Digital Publishing Suite presentation for Indesign User Group/Indianapolis

1. Digital Publishing Suite

2. Cate Brosseau Indiano
DesktopMedia
cate@desktopmedia-corp.com
http:twitter.com/desktopmedia
http://delicious.com/cindiano
http://linkedin.com/in/cindiano

3. Digital Publishing Components/Workflow
InDesign CS 5-6, overlay palette/folio palette, folio builder, digital publish-
ingsuite dashboard, adobe i.d.
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https://digitalpublishing.acrobat.com
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4. overview of the workflow
1. plan your layout for intended device
orientation(s), navigation, content, resolution, aspect ratio, live area
for example ipad: 44px top and bottom, 6px right for slider
2. uild your files following proper folder structure and filenaming
b
conventions
3. add your interactive overlays, file by file, previewing as you go
4. uild your folio and add your articles layouts (note: viewer version,
b
thumbnails)
5. preview on desktop or device with content viewer
6. ign in via device to Adobe account and use viewer for proof of concepts,
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w/ standard/pro/enterprise build app and/or publish to iTunes

5. overview of install
and how important versions are
To install the full set of tools for InDesign CS6, run the DPS Desktop Tools installer
by choosing Help Updates in InDesign.
To install the full set of digital publishing tools for InDesign CS5/CS5.5, two separate
installations are required. First, install the Folio Producer tools. Then, install the
Folio Builder panel.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/digitalpubsuite/using/WS67cb9e293e2f1f60-21ba9a4512e5e5e0b8d-7ffe.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/digital-publishing-suite/kb/please-update-app-download-folio.html
Folio Producer Tools and Viewer App version compatibility:
Component
Producer Tools 1.0 or 1.0.1 1.1.1 1.5 or 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11
Installer
ID Digital Pub- 7.x.x.12 7.x.x.13 7.x.x.15 or 7.x.x.17 7.x.x.18 7.x.x.19 7.x.x.20 7.x.x.21
lishing Plug-in *.16
Folio version 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 2.0.0 2.1.0
Viewer Builder v12 v13 v15 v17 v18 v19 v20 v21
“Viewer Version”
Viewer version 1.8.x 1.9.x 2.0.x or 2.1.x 2.2.x 2.3.x 2.4.x. 2.5.x 2.6.x

6. brief demo of palettes/interactive overlays

7. Folio builder
folios (magazines), articles (containers), layouts (files)
sharing

8. Folio Producer
https://digitalpublishing.acrobat.com/app.html#x=folioproducer
Previewers (desktop, ipad via content viewer)
DPS versions
https://www.adobe.com/products/digital-publishing-suite-family/
buying-guide.edu.html
single edition
professional
enterprise