Report of

Comparison between
Indesign CS3 Functions
And QuarkXpress 8 Functions
-Comparison Diagrams -

By Nori 200109
Indesign CS3
Multi Use Path frame
TIFF JPEG EPS AI PSD PDF
(No issues)
Multi editing
Preflight
Smooth workflow with
photoshop, Illustrator
CS, CS2, CS3, Q6, Q7
XML import support
Print Colour Support from AI,
PSD files
Proof Colour Support from AI,
PSD files
Compatible with files from Indian
Less issues for re-edit, re-print
Anastasia doesn’t show up
>Use Anoristasia
No EPS Preview support
>Work on Default Screen not
High Res
>Convert EPS to PDF
44 signature issues
>Use LTP Symbol A
Need more time for Proof
Reading
Smooth Workflow with PSD files
Able to edit PSD files, Stable
Workflow
Able to Vector Import
Quark 8
No Path Frame
TIFF JPEG EPS AI (Colour Issue)
PSD (effect not supported) PDF
Single Font Editing (Colour, size)
Job Jacket
Time Consuming workflow with
photoshop, Illustrator’
Q6, Q7, Q8
No XML import support
Print Colour Issues from AI,
PSD files
Proof Colour Issues from AI, PSD
files
Not Compatible with files from
Indian
More Issues for re-edit, re-print
No Major Issue for Anastasia
EPS Preview Support
44 signature issue
>Use LTP Symbol A
Less time for Proof Reading
Crash sometimes depends on
PSD files
Unable to edit PSD files, Stable
Workflow
Unable to edit Vector format
1 Indication to adjust
9 Indications to adjust

1 Comparison between Indesign CS3 and Quark 8

Quark 8 Quark 7
TransparencyCS X

Unicodes X

OpenType fonts X

PDF support X

High Res Preview X

Multi editing for Image X

AI, PSD support X

Drag+Drop X

No XML import support XML Import Support

2 Comparison between Quark 8 and Quark 6

3 Left:Q8 Right:Indesign CS3 Previews

Conclusion

There are a few functions on Quark better than Indesign, for

instance, Font “Anastasia” Conversion Issue, EPS preview Support
and Less time for Proof reading.

There are necessary functions missing on Quark. For instance, XML

import support, Print/Preview Colour Support from AI, PSD.

Any other functions are not considered as “Very Important

Elements” as they are very similar functions.

Quark 8 and Quark 7 has much more different. Best part of using
Quark 7 is XML import supported for Quark 6 but not supported for
Quark 8

Indesign CS3 has an issue of different colours between “drag+drop”

and “file import”. And Drag+Drop colours are much closer or exactly
the same to the colours we created on Illustrator CS3 files.

Recommendation

In result, To consider of stability for progress and maximise the

security for printing, I would suggest to use Indesign CS3 for our
main system, there will be some other exceptions.

In printing market, the share of using Indesign is much higher and

will be continuing for another few more years. Therefore when we
get to the reprinting steps, we could easily edit and reprint again.
(Could be CS5 or CS6 but not Q9 or Q10)

With issue of colour differences on indesign CS3, I will suggest to

decide which colour we will go for and make a system to use this
colours as default colours for our company.