Just stop DTD validation inside Adobe InDesign…
So you have to validate your InDesign XML structure with a DTD. A DTD consists in determining how your XML structure should look like. DTD is really rigid. I mean, consider DTD as the tough guy who will not make you enter the party if you don’t wear the right clothes. However, that rigidity within InDesign, […]
How to save time with InDesign ?
Time flies inexorably. Client is waiting for the approval. Changes will be required for sure. Fix, resubmit, exports PDFs, upload to the Printer. Hopefully he won’t require changes too. In a good day, round trips will be limited, production acceptable, stress level ok. On the other days, you got used to work under big pressure […]
Best wishes for 2015
Ozalto wishes you the best for 2015 : health, happiness and prosperity.Ozalto wishes you a smooth, robust and error-free production. It’s not ? So make it your new year’s resolution to fix it and get in touch with us !
Event-Driven Programming with ExtendScript
Several years of using Adobe Flex and ActionScript have used us to Event-driven programming. In other words, get separate pieces of code to communicate without direct linking to each other. Events can mean UI events (buttons clicks…) or even application related events (menu calls, documents openings). But we want to talk about something else here. We would […]
PDF Imposition well done with Callas PDFToolBox
One of the most critical prepress steps is PDF Imposition. A lot of good imposition solution exist. Please allow us to introduce you Callas PDFToolBox. Although this software is primarly intended to PDF preflight and correction, it does embed a powerful and useful imposition engine. We will show how to impose our files thanks to PDFToolBox and supplied imposition […]
All you need to know about using XML with Adobe InDesign
When talking about XML Import, you can easily define three groups of users : One that master and use it : 5% One that heard about it : 10% One that ignore all about it : 85% I admit XML is all but sexy. Who wants to spend time with XML when you can do nice DPS/ePub projects ? Still, […]
Bar graphs with InDesign & EasyCatalog
EasyCatalog is terrific for injecting large sets of data quickly and precisely. However, is it possible to create bar graphs thanks to this plugin ? Yes it is, all you need is a bit of ingenuity…
What Automation Solutions for your Production
Any company facing increasing production comes to this conclusion : how produce better, faster and more efficiently ? Of course, first step is rationalisation. The hunt for bad process is open : you set procedures and try to reach a production efficiency optimum. Hey it works…for now. Soon enough production is speeding again and the previous patchs […]
Script debugging : a call for your files !
We are about to update our scripts. We may need you production files for our tests. Hence we hope to cover a maximum of cases and later release scripts that will perfectly match your daily needs. We guarantee a absolute privacy with your files and their removal once we used them. Don’t forget to precise the script […]
Where to find Scripts for InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator…?
A few years ago, I came to the conclusion that finding scripts for Adobe Software was really an adventure. Of course, there was Adobe Exchange, an official platform gathering scripts, plug-ins and files. However, the difficult submission process and the limited content appeared to me as not representative of all the greatness of available resources. […]
