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I'm surprised that this thread has been allowed to continue. Serif/Affinity are obviously not in the software business as a hobby - it is a business and no doubt like any business is intended to show a profit. That being the case, there's no doubt in my opinion that the developers will introduce new features, etc on a soon as possible basis as there's every incentive for them to do so. If, although I very much doubt it they manage to find a way of opening INDD files directly with Publisher then so be it although as that file format is constantly, or so it appears to me, to be a moving Adobe target it will be a no go in my book. IDML - well maybe but going on about it day after day isn't going to make it happen any faster. Publisher is what it is and for now that's what it is.

Something not consistent with this error. I've just opened a 495mb PDF file - it was camera ready for the printer. No problems. Also open were 5 other PDF files - all approx 5mb in size. Windows task manager reports 8gb memory being used. My PC has 16gb memory. This is something that needs reporting directly to the Affinity team as obviously mileage is varying.

Really all depends upon circumstances. Although I've purchased Publisher, it was a bargain price I will still be using ID. If/when there is IDML import feature then no doubt I'll be using Publisher more often at that time. For now though, unfortunately I don't think we'll ever see a pure INDD import especially as Adobe manage to keep tweaking the thing at their convenience. Remember how long it took Adobe to overcome QExpress. Was it v4 until InDesign managed to gain some traction and they certainly have far more resources behind them than Serif.

So if like myself you need to occasionally use ID then you may as well use it full time. I like AP and would join in the high fives if it managed to break the Adobe 'monopoly' but for now I cannot see any advantage to changing if I need to fire up ID from time to time. May as well just keep using it. Maybe one day......

Hence I really cannot see at this stage AP making much of a dent in the professional market whatever folks think of Adobe and I'm certainly no fan of them. If you have clients sending you *.indd files they're not going to suddenly change their habits to supply *.idml. After all, they are the clients. So for now AP is for the hobbyist, occasional user or where you can just supply *.pdf. Just my thinking but in the same way that Photoshop is overkill the fact is that it is considered as the market leader and if that's what clients require then unfortunately you have to go with the flow at this stage or risk upsetting those that indirectly pay your rent. Maybe at some stage AP will be fully accepted but for now we're just going to have to bite the bullet unfortunately and in my view I think that's how it's going to be for the foreseeable future.

Yes it would be nice to open *.indd files but in my book that's not going to happen especially with a first release and possibly/probably never. The best anyone can hope for is an import of *idml files which isn't a bad compromise. So for now AP is really just for occasional use and certainly at this stage not ready for the professional market especially where a client uses InDesign. In my opinion to ask them (the client) to supply an idml file is a no go at this stage so it's either continue to cough up those monthly 'rip off' fees for CC or carry on with CS6. I'm reminded just how long it took Adobe to overhaul Quark as those early day InDesign programs simply didn't make much impact. Adobe persevered whereas Quark sat back on their laurels. So we're looking at a few years down the line sadly before AP becomes mainstream. Maybe though Affinity are not after the InDesign market as Adobe would be a big nut to crack.