Get ahead, innovate, and build a portfolio with unique print, Web, and Flash® design using one software application — QuarkXPress 8. You can integrate motion, sound, animation, and interactivity into your design, create and manipulate images directly in your page layout, and achieve stunning text with designer-driven typography.
What’s more, you can combine your creative talent with the collaborative tools in QuarkXPress 8 to put you ahead in real-life workflows. High integration with Illustrator® and Photoshop® will get you going in no time.
KEY PRODUCT BENEFITS: - Build an impressive portfolio with print, Web, and Flash design — no coding required
- Deliver exceptional creative ideas using real-life, collaborative workflows
- Integrate design elements quickly through native Illustrator® file import and Photoshop® support
- Using common Illustrator and Photoshop keyboard controls, flip between QuarkXPress, Illustrator, and Photoshop without having to change the way you switch tools or manipulate objects
- Enjoy single-key commands consistent with Photoshop and other familiar applications
- Integrate motion, sound, animation, and interactivity into your design
- Create and manipulate images directly in your page layout
- Achieve stunning text with designer-driven typography
WHAT’S NEW IN QuarkXPress 8 (and the FREE 8.1 update): - Export of unflattened transparency in PDFs (8.1)
- Export of Layers in PDFs (8.1)
- Advanced scaling controls (8.1)
- Refined spell checking (8.1)
- Mac OSX Snow Leopard and Windows 7 ready (8.1)
- Native Illustrator file support
- New Illustration tools
- Customizable hanging characters
- Common Illustrator and Photoshop keyboard controls
- Modern, intuitive interface
- Advanced image manipulation tools
- Drag and drop
- Advanced baseline grids
- Guides Palette
- Global File format
QuarkXPress 8.x SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
MAC: Software — Mac OS® X 10.4.6 (Tiger®) – Mac OS X 10.5.x (Leopard®), Mac OS X 10.6.2 (Snow Leopard®) or later. Tested on Citrix. Hardware — G5 or faster PowerPC or Mac Intel processor (G4 minimum) 1 GB RAM (256 MB minimum), 1 GB hard disk space. Optional — An Internet connection for activation; DVD-ROM drive for installation from DVD (not required for installation from download)
WIN: Software — Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2 or SP 3, Windows Vista® SP1 (certified on Windows Vista) or Windows 7. Tested on Citrix. Hardware — 1 GB RAM (256 minimum on Windows XP, 512 MB on Windows Vista), 2 GB hard disk space (1 GB minimum); Optional — An Internet connection for activation; DVD-ROM drive for installation from DVD (not required for installation from download). QuarkXPress 8 |