elipsett Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I was unable to locate specific information on this here, so I'm asking... if it's been answered already somewhere, I'd appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction. I use the Japanese-native version of InDesign. It has been impossible to send one of my indd files to an English version of InDesign, forcing me to save it into the idml intermediate format, and after it is imported into the English version, then resave as a standard indd file again. I haven't tried this recently so there is a chance this problem has been rectified in later versions. I have a cc subscription running on MacOS 10.15. Question: Before I buy Affinity Publisher, I'd like to know if it can import a standard indd file created in the Japanese version of InDesign. If it's a complex procedure or often causes layout changes, I'd like to know that, too. I can provide sample indd files easily enough if that helps. Unfortunately, I was unable to properly test the trial version of Publisher before my time ran out... Thank you for your time. Edward Lipsett Kurodahan Press Kumamoto Japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Hi @elipsett, Welcome to the forums 1 hour ago, elipsett said: Before I buy Affinity Publisher, I'd like to know if it can import a standard indd file created in the Japanese version of InDesign Unfortunately Affinity Publisher cannot read the .INDD file format, you can only import .IDML documents into Publisher, as covered here - I hope this clears things up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elipsett Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 Thank you, Dan. Has anyone confirmed import from a Japanese-native version of InD? Or if nobody raises their hand, is there anyone who would be willing to try on a small sample I send you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 No problem at all! Unfortunately I'm not personally aware of other users that have tried this, however I'd be happy to convert a sample IDML document into Publisher and provide screenshots of the results. Could you please provide a copy of this sample IDML file? If you wish to keep this file private please let me know and I'll supply an upload link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elipsett Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 Thanks, Dan. Let me make a simple indd file, export to idml, and post the indd, idml, and a PDF of the expected result here. Give me a minute or three. Dan C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elipsett Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 Here is the original indd file (latest cc version on MacOS10.15.6), the output PDF, and the exported idml. Paper size is A4. test.idmltest.pdftest.indd I'm including the indd file in case other people interested in the same question want to have a look at the source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Thanks for your files! I've opened the .IDML file in Publisher and this provided the following results - Please note that the fonts are missing, which is why most of the text appears differently from the PDF - however vertical text isn't currently supported at this time, so this will be converted to horizontal text. The image is Linked and therefore missing on my computer, hence the 'question mark' image, bit this would show the image for you as you have access to the source file. I hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elipsett Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 Thank you, Dan. This is certainly promising! Did it report the fonts that were missing? In other words, can you identify what specific fonts are needed by this layout? In theory anytime I move a layout from InD to Affinity I will have the fonts, too, and font assignments should import correctly, but at the very least it's important that the specific font still be identified in the Affinity document, so it's clear what font is missing. Since you didn't mention it I assume this is the case, but if you could confirm I'd appreciate it. Fortunately very few of the books we'd port to Affinity need vertical text, and other than that it looks like Affinity doesn't choke on Japanese-native IDML files, so that's good start! Thanks. Edward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 7 hours ago, elipsett said: Did it report the fonts that were missing? In other words, can you identify what specific fonts are needed by this layout? Yes absolutely, not only was I informed these fonts are missing, but if I select the text it shows the missing font name in the font drop-down menu I'm glad to hear this, if you haven't yet then please do try our free 10 day trial! https://affinity.serif.com/publisher/trial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elipsett Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 Excellent, thank you. I signed up for the trial, got very busy, and didn't have a chance to actually test-drive the software within the 10-day period. ...which is why I'm asking silly questions here that I should have been able to answer myself... I think I'll go ahead and purchase the software now, though, since we've gotten this far and vertical CJK is not a major issue. Appreciate all the help! Dan C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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