FlightCheck 2024 supports CreativeCloud 2024
FlightCheck 2024 supports CreativeCloud 2024
New version of FlightCheck now also supports the latest version of Adobe CC
The best document check for prepress is called FlightCheck. The new version supports more formats than ever before.
Adobe CreativeCloud
If you work with Adobe CreativeCloud, you can always download the latest versions. It is therefore important that additional tools support these new versions. The latest version of FlightCheck 2024, which has just been launched, also supports the new document format from Adobe CreativeCloud 2024.
Document check via drag-and-drop
It couldn’t be simpler. Documents from InDesign, XPress, Publisher, PDF and many other formats are automatically recognized by FlightCheck. It is therefore sufficient to simply drag such a document onto the FlightCheck 2024 program to check the document immediately for possible errors. Drag-and-drop is all it takes.
If you want to parameterize the result even better, or, for example, map the requirements of the printing press in the test, then all elements can be easily adjusted.
Another advantage of Adobe products is the Markzware menu in InDesign, for example. FlightCheck 2024 preflighting can be called up directly from there.
Detection of image manipulation with artificial intelligence
If you check Photoshop files from Creative Cloud 2024, for example, image elements that were created using artificial intelligence (such as Adobe Firefly) are also marked.
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Ensure quality
Preflighting software can be used to ensure the output quality. But that’s not the only advantage. During work preparation, you can also check the incoming documents for possible sources of error, missing images, special colors and the like. This simplifies communication with the customer, shortens any queries and prevents undetected errors from being recognized during or after production. Preflighting prevents costly errors.
FlightCheck (Mac)
CHF 247.00 – CHF 396.00
Make PDF documents editable
Make PDF documents editable
PDFMarkz converts PDF documents to InDesign, XPress and Affinity Publisher.
Is the original document missing and is there only a PDF file? How can an original file be created from it again? This task is performed by PDFMarkz, a conversion tool from Markzware.
PDF files are editable only to a limited extent. This is logical, because PDF files were only meant for transport. It is an output format, not an editable format. If problems arise in PDF files, they can be rudimentarily edited with special tools, but they cannot be converted to editable formats.
However, PDFMarkz makes this possible. The software converts PDF files to IDML format. From there, the file can be opened as editable original files in known publishing solutions. These include XPress, InDesign, and Affinity Publisher.
Original files missing
Sometimes you only have a PDF file and no original file anymore. Rebuilding a design often takes a lot of time and is therefore expensive. However, it is quick and easy to convert the PDF file to one of the standard publishing solutions.
All texts, images, elements are usually adopted without any problems. Images of the PDF file are swapped out. All colors are listed. These and other conversions are done in minutes and significantly reduce the time and effort required to recreate them. It is the fastest way to a new and editable document.
When converting a document with PDFMarkz, the IDML format is just an intermediate stage. The IDML format can be opened in InDesign, XPress or Publisher and saved there. This way you get an editable file in a professional publishing environment again in no time.
Convert Word files
Many customers are not familiar with publishing solutions. Instead, you do everything with Word or other text programs. However, these are unsuitable for prepress. Now how to convert a Word file to InDesign? This is possible with PDFMarkz.
The process is simple and involves the following steps:
- First, open the document again in Word,
- exports it from Word as a PDF,
- opens it in PDFMarkz afterwards,
- where you specify the desired destination format.
In order to export an IDML to XPress, InDesign or Affinity Publisher, a license of this software must be installed. The conversion from the IDML format is done via the IDML import functions of these publishing software solutions.
That was all!
PDFMarkz (Mac)
CHF 218.00 – CHF 356.00
PDFMarkz SE (Win)
CHF 218.00 – CHF 356.00
All Markzware conversion solutions are now available for Mac and Windows
All Markzware conversion solutions are now available for Mac and Windows
All products are based on the same new MarkzOne technology
This week Markzware has completed its line of conversion solutions. All data conversion software solutions are now available for Mac and Windows.
Conversion of publishing documents
Markzware conversion solutions shine in prepress. The major publishing platforms all come with dedicated document formats. Markzware products convert InDesign documents to Affinity Publisher, or QuarkXPress documents to InDesign, for example. PDF documents can also be converted and turned into editable documents.
- IDMarkz: Converts INDD documents
- QXPMarkz: Converts QXP documents
- PDF Markz: Converts PDF documents
- OmniMarkz: Converts INDD, QXP and PDF documents (the all-rounder)
For these conversions, Markzware has developed its own new technology, called the MarkzOne engine. All products work with this engine, which does not require any other publishing software installed to perform conversions. This makes you completely independent of other licenses. The conversion solutions can therefore also be used without any problems in work preparation.
For example, if you have an archive of older INDD documents from InDesign, but you don’t have an active subscription to Creative Cloud, you won’t be able to open the documents. However, IDMarkz or OmniMarkz can be used to quickly and reliably convert INDD documents to QuarkXPress or Affinity Publisher, output them as image files, or check them for various characteristics.
Accordingly, the current products provide Mac and Windows users with good solutions for everyday digital life, allowing digital documents to be saved in other formats. This is comparable to the transfer of old typesetting to a new structure.
Introducing OmniMarkz
Introducing OmniMarkz
How the Markzware conversion solutions work
Markzware conversion solutions have been proven for many years. There are good conversions for documents from Adobe InDesign (INDD), QuarkXPress (QXP) and PDF documents (PDF). Recently there is OmniMarkz, which combines all three individual products and can therefore convert all of the file formats mentioned here. OmniMarkz is something like the Swiss army knife for publishing documents.
The following video is an introduction to OmniMarkz. However, because the products all work in the same way, the video can also be viewed as an introduction to IDMarkz, QXPMarkz and PDFMarkz.
How OmniMarkz works
More information about OmniMarkz can be found here:
OmniMarkz (Mac)
CHF 386.00 – CHF 594.00
PDFMarkz in beta test
PDFMarkz in Betatest
The successor of the InDesign plug-in PDF2DTP is in the starting blocks
Just before the release
PDFMarkz is the next product to be released by Markzware. As the successor to the InDesign plug-in PDF2DTP, it will convert PDF documents into editable publishing documents. The manufacturer is following the new strategy of releasing products as standalone versions. So while PDF2DTP is still a plug-in for InDesign, PDFMarkz (like IDMarkz and QXPMarkz) is an independent software. The advantage is that there no longer has to be any other software installed in order for the software to run.
When the software will definitely be available has not yet been announced. However, current users of PDF2DTP have access to the beta version via the personal download link of their current valid license.
easy installation
PDFMarkz can be installed in no time. On the Mac, it’s just a drag and drop. After the first start, you have to enter the registration email and the serial number and then complete the registration with personal information.
Convert PDF documents
PDFMarkz reads PDF documents. It’s as easy as drag-and-drop.
Das Dokument wird analysiert und von allen Seiten erscheint eine Preview. Ausserdem gibt es Informationen über Bilder, Fonts, Farben, usw.
Export as an image or as IDML
If the document is available in PDFMarkz, it can be exported in many different formats. On the one hand there are image formats (TIFF, JPG, PNG), on the other hand there are IDML and PDF to choose from. The fastest way, however, is shown below.
Das IDML-Format lässt sich in XPress, InDesign und Affinity Publisher importieren. Für diese letzten drei Optionen gibt es deshalb einen Schnell-Modus: Von PDFMarkz kann das Dokument sofort in XPress, InDesign oder Publisher aufgemacht werden. Dabei wird das Dokument zuerst nach IDML konvertiert und anschliessend sofort in der Zielsoftware geöffnet.
Die Datei in Affinity Publisher aufgemacht.
The perfect universal tool
PDFMarkz is a universal tool for prepress. All kinds of documents can be transferred to publishing programs. Of course, these can be already existing PDF documents from which you no longer have any other templates. However, there is always the requirement to use documents from other programs (Word, websites) as the basis for new publishing documents. These documents can now be easily integrated via PDF.
Conversion often saves hours of work. The perfect thing about this solution is that you are not tied to a publishing platform. You can freely choose how to export the document and where to open it. Professional freedom looks like this.
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Markzware products adapted to Big Sur and Apple Silicon
In MacOS Big Sur Apple has included some landscapes as illustrations for the desktop.
Markzware products adapted to Big Sur and Apple Silicon
Markzware adapts the latest products. IDMarkz and QXPMarkz now run on both Big Sur and Apple Silicon Macs.
Apple has announced some groundbreaking new technologies. The MacOS 11 Big Sur operating system is now supported by QXPMarkz and IDMarkz. Also supported are the new Apple Silicon machines, which are being shipped these days for the first time.
Both products are now Universal Binary, which means that they are compatible with both older systems and the new hardware line.
Other Markzware products are PDF2DTP and FlightCheck Pro. Here, it can be assumed that the adjustments will be made as soon as new versions are released. For PDF2DTP it is obvious that there will be a similar standalone product like QXPMarkz or IDMarkz. FlightCheck Pro is no longer under development and hopefully a new version will be released.
Markzware has been continuously developing products for well over 20 years now. Occasionally old products were discontinued to make room for new products. Reliable product development looks like this. You can be curious about the things that are in preparation.
IDMarkz and QXPMarkz run on MacOS 11 Big Sur.
If you have a current license for QXPMarkz or IDMarkz, you can download the latest version via your personal license URL
QXPMarkz: Markzware launches the successor of ID2Q
QXPMarkz: Markzware launches the successor of ID2Q
QXPMarkz replaces the previous ID2Q
Markzware has just launched QXPMarkz, a software for converting QuarkXPress documents. The new tool replaces the previous Q2ID, which was available as a plug-in for InDesign.
A new generation
A new generation of Markzware tools is created. Previous plug-ins are gradually being transformed into standalone products. After IDMarkz, QXPMarkz has now been released. While IDMarkz converts InDesign documents, QXPMarkz enables the conversion of XPress documents. Such a development is logical and has several advantages.
First, it no longer requires any additional software. ID2Q was previously a plug-in for Adobe InDesign and could only be used in conjunction with InDesign. Current solutions are stand-alone software solutions.
Secondly, the functionality becomes more versatile. When an XPress document is opened with QXPMarkz, it can be saved in IDML, PDF or one of several image formats. In addition, these formats allow the converted file to be opened directly in another software. This allows an XPress file to be edited directly in Affinity Publisher, but just as easily in Adobe InDesign.
Universal tool for Xpress documents
QXPMarkz is a universal tool for XPress documents. You do not need an XPress license to open original XPress documents. You get a preview (directly from the document data) and some more information about the document. The preview even allows you to flip through all pages of the document. This is something like a mini-preflighting function. Afterwards, the document can be converted in several formats and also be opened directly in popular software solutions.
QXPMarkz is a cost-effective and flexible way to convert any XPress document on demand. Very old documents may need to be converted to a newer XPress format using Quark’s own free conversion solution before they can be opened in QXPMarkz.
The cryptic names remain
Markzware produces real tongue twisters with the product names. Although all names are logical, it takes special attention when using them. However, the trend towards renewal seems to offer some benefits here as well:
- ID2Q has been dropped, in its place IDMarkz appeared
- Q2ID has been removed, in whose place QXPMarkz was just released.
The name is mission statement: IDMarkz opens and converts InDesign documents. QXPMarkz opens and converts QuarkXPress documents. Currently, only one plug-in remains, namely PDF2DTP. If there were a successor, what would the name of the new product be?
Annual license or continuous license
QXPMarkz can be purchased either as an annual license including all updates, or as an unlimited license without updates. When purchasing, the preferred version can be specified. The annual license is not a subscription and you do not have to renew it. The license expires automatically, but you can renew the license at any time.
QXPMarkz (Mac)
CHF 218.00 – CHF 356.00
IdMarkz converts InDesign documents to Affinity Publisher, XPress and other formats
IDMarkz converts InDesign documents
Standalone software converting to IDML, PDF, XPress and other formats
Markzware launched the new IDMarkz, a conversion software made to convert native InDesign documents (INDD) to a variety of other formats. This is especially usefull, if documents are only available in INDD format or no InDesign is accessible for conversino to IDML.
IDMarkz opens InDesign documents, offers a preview of all pages and several export options.
Markzware’s technology for converting various document formats has proven itself over the years. There are plug-ins for InDesign for importing PDF or XPRess documents. Even complex documents can be converted to InDesign in next to no time.
IDMarkz now works the other way. Any InDesign documents (INDD) can be opened with IDMarkz. IDMarkz is a standalone software (not a plug-in). InDesign documents can be opened in no time and even a preview of all pages is generated. This allows you to scroll quickly through a document and some information about the document offer something like simple preflighting.
The InDesign document can then be exported in a variety of other formats. The export formats include: IDML, PDF, XPRESS and various image formats.
If you don’t have InDesign, you can still convert documents, for example to XPress, Affinity Publisher or IDML for use with Viva Designer, older InDesign versions, etc.
From Adobe InDesign to Affinity Publisher
Adobe locks customers in a subscription system. If you no longer have InDesign, you can no longer open InDesign documents. Of course, this strategy annoys many customers. Adobe is at the same point as QuarkXPress once was. Many are wondering how things will continue?
IDMarkz gives users the freedom to determine for themselves which software is the right one. Even complex documents can be converted to various other formats very quickly and easily. This also includes an export option for the newcomer Affinity Publisher. It works like this: Affinity Publisher currently officially supports PDF as an import format. It works very well. IDML is also offered in the current beta version. So if you still have InDesign, you can convert documents in InDesign to IDML and then open them in Affinity.
The situation is not that simple for long-time users of InDesign. Often there are hundreds of customer documents. Not everyone can and would like to preventively export all documents to PDF and IDML. With IDMarkz this is no longer necessary. Native InDesign documents can be converted directly to PDF and IDML.
For Affinity Publisher it works like this: Open the INDD document in IDMarkz. Export to Affinity Publisher. Finished! Affinity Publisher will start automatically and the converted file will open.
Export to image files
IDMarkz also offers various export options according to image formats. InDesign no longer needs to be present just to generate a preview file or to generate image files for the website. IDMarkz does it in no time.
Markzware adapts software to Adobe InDesign CC 2020
Markzware software now supports Adobe InDesign CC 2020
New versions for PDF2DTP and Q2ID
Latest updates free of charge for current licenses
Markzware has just announced several updates to its conversion products. PDF2DTP and Q2ID now support Adobe InDesign CC 2020. Customers who have a current license can download the latest versions via the personal download link.
Reliable conversions
Markzware products have been proven for many years and offer excellent document conversions in many directions. With PDF2DTP, PDF documents of any kind can be converted to InDesign in no time at all, where they can then be processed immediately as normal InDesign documents.
Markzware is also reliable because it can be adapted to the latest document formats at short notice. Because things are always changing, this reliability is very important in any production environment. It’s also a reason that Kursiv is 100% behind these products.
PDF2DTP update
- New plug-in for Adobe InDesign CC 2020
- Compatible with the last MacOS versions (10.14.5 and 10.15)
Q2ID update
- New plug-in for Adobe InDesign CC 2020
- Compatible with the last MacOS versions (10.14.5 and 10.15)
PDF2DTP now also for Adobe InDesign CC 2019
PDF2DTP now also available for Adobe InDesign CC 2019
Markzware just released their newest version of PDF2DTP, which now can be used with Adobe InDesign CC 2019 as well. All subscribers can download this newest version directly through their personalized download URL. PDF2DTP is a conversion tool for Adobe InDesign.
With it, PDF-files can be converted in regular editibale InDesign files. Once installed, the plug-in allows the user to open PDF-files as if they were InDesign files. The opened file is then already converted to a fully editable InDesign file, which can be saved, enhanced and used just as any other InDesign file. New in this version is an option to include PDF comments in the conversion, as well as text-markings (strike through, underline, etc.) as can be created with PDF editors.
Also Markups like symbols can be converted and included in the InDesign document.