Tue, 30 November 2010
2011 PeP Conference; InDesign to EPUB; Acrobat X and InDesign; Quizzler winners (and a new Quizzler); Obscurity of the Week: Output Condition Name, Output Condition Indentifier, Registry Name ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-138.php for Show Notes, links, and to leave a comment! ----- Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-138.mp3 (19.9 MB, 36:48 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode. The transcript of this podcast will be posted soon.
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To enter this episode's Quizzler: Send an email to info@indesignsecrets.com with the word QUIZZLER in the subject line and your best answer in the body of the message. You have until Friday, Dec. 10, at midnight CST to send in your answer, one per user! We will choose the most correct answer, or in the case of a tie, we will randomly choose from the correct answer(s). Winner will be announced in the first podcast after Dec. 10. 2011!
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Liz Castro's webinars: InDesign to EPUB and Advanced EPUB Formatting
> ePubChecker utility
> Springy utility (for editing EPUBs and ZIPs without extracting files) OS X only
> Acrobat X info and Anne-Marie's Acrobat X Essentials video lessons on Lynda.com
> Download Reader X (free), available for Mac and Windows!
> Don XX, the most interesting guy in the world
> ICC registry profiles > Rimshot app (sound effects)
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Tue, 9 November 2010
Hexadecimal colors and a free Hex script; CMYK color management in ID for the rest of us; InDesign to EPUB webinars; Obscurity of the Week: Show Single Plates in Black ----- Details below, or go to http://indesignsecrets.com/indesignsecrets-podcast-137.php for Show Notes, links mentioned in the podcast, sponsor's coupon codes, and to leave a comment! ----- Listen in your browser: InDesignSecrets-137.mp3 (16.1 MB, 29:13 minutes) See the Show Notes for links mentioned in this episode.
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>> UK-based Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Center, is giving away one free 2-day InDesign class to a lucky InDesignSecrets.com listener. Classes will be held in Cardiff or London, U.K. To enter the drawing for the free class, go to http://www.certitec.com/indesignsecrets.html and fill out the form. Quick! You only have 14 days from the date of this podcast to enter the drawing. If you don’t win, you can always register for any 2010 class at Certitec for 10% off if you mention “InDesignSecrets” when registering.
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Links mentioned in this podcast:
> Certitec's Jon Bessant explains the basics of editing a PDF in Acrobat X
> David's post about Hexadecimal colors (includes a link to the free script)
> Memorize this Wikipedia page on Hex colors so you can impress your friends
> David's post (busy guy!) about CMYK color management in InDesign
> Easy primer on "Color and the Printing Process" from PrintingForLess.com
> EPUB guru Liz Castro's EPUB: Straight to the Point book (and here's her blog)
> Liz Castro is doing two webinars on InDesign to EPUB! Register quickly, spots are going fast
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