stephen may Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Can I open/import Indesign Files into Publisher? Ademanda and Janath 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ademanda Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I would like to know this too. It was a question in the Beta forum and we were told that it would be available 'in a few weeks'. Now that the full version is available, I was hoping that this would have been sorted prior to the launch. It is a deal changer for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janath Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I'd be interested in this feature too. You can export an InDesign document to PDF, and then import the PDF into Publisher - but that workflow doesn't quite keep the document structure (text frames, images etc) of the original file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted June 20, 2019 Staff Share Posted June 20, 2019 @Janath Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums To All. This is a very popular request and IDML is being worked on but was not ready for the initial launch, sorry. If this is important to you, you may want to save your IDD files in IDML format in preparation for this feature. Mark Oehlschlager 1 Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iorgulescudan Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 @Patrick Connor I use .idml files to localise files using a custom made solution based on http://translatehouse.org. It works by extracting text from stories retaining all info and reconstructing the .idml file back. It will have Publisher some kind of format similar to .idml? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboderc Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 @Patrick Connor IDML data can not be opened in Publisher. When will this work? I bought Publisher for this reason because the new operating software will soon support only 64 bit and InDesign CS6 will not work anymore. When will the update be added? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted June 22, 2019 Staff Share Posted June 22, 2019 @aboderc Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums 7 hours ago, aboderc said: DML data can not be opened in Publisher. When will this work? I am head of QA and have not any control of the order features are released. Having said that, IDML import has been worked on by the development team for some time and I expect to see it in a customer beta in a 1.x version. Our public beta has made it clear this was not in the application yet, as do the new Affinity Publisher marketing pages. Sorry if you misunderstood. Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 53 minutes ago, Patrick Connor said: IDML import has been worked on by the development team for some time and I expect to see it in a customer beta in a 1.x version Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelnat Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 This is such an important feature. No matter how good this suite of tools is, (and it is awesome-no doubt at all) if you can't open other people's files, and you can't save in a format they can open, it's pretty much a deal breaker. I can't wait to see this introduced. I'm literally holding my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted June 23, 2019 Staff Share Posted June 23, 2019 @Zelnat Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums Breathe, please literally take some breaths jmwellborn and Fixx 2 Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboderc Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 7:17 PM, Patrick Connor said: @aboderc Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums I am head of QA and have not any control of the order features are released. Having said that, IDML import has been worked on by the development team for some time and I expect to see it in a customer beta in a 1.x version. Our public beta has made it clear this was not in the application yet, as do the new Affinity Publisher marketing pages. Sorry if you misunderstood. Bad Deal! Affinity wrote that IDML files or InDesign files can be opened and edited. That was crucial to my purchase. I did not understand anything wrong. That was a purchase criterion for me. Your statement that it worked in the beta but not in the published version, also shows me that the marketing cheated on me as a user / buyer. This is not a good advertisement for Affinity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboderc Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 minute ago, aboderc said: Bad Deal! Affinity wrote that IDML files or InDesign files can be opened and edited. That was crucial to my purchase. I did not understand anything wrong. That was a purchase criterion for me. Your statement that it worked in the beta but not in the published version, also shows me that the marketing cheated on me as a user / buyer. This is not a good advertisement for Affinity. There is nothing left for me to do but wait. Is it foreseeable when there will be the new release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted June 26, 2019 Staff Share Posted June 26, 2019 2 hours ago, aboderc said: Affinity wrote that IDML files or InDesign files can be opened and edited. That was crucial to my purchase. I did not understand anything wrong. I fear you did misunderstand, sorry. Where did you see that written? It was not in anything I saw. Please forward any email to me (pconnor@serif.com) or link to any marketing or social media post where that was said by Serif staff or representatives. 2 hours ago, aboderc said: Your statement that it worked in the beta but not in the published version, also shows me that the marketing cheated on me as a user / buyer. You have misunderstood what I am saying. This feature has never been a part of any beta, but is being worked on internally. It has not even been seen by the QA team yet, so I am sorry that you think nything has been removed but I assure you it has not. I still expect to see it in a future 1.x beta where x is MORE than 7 (the current release). So that woudl mean anyone who has already bought 1.7 will see this feature appear in a future version 1 beta and a future free update if testing goes well. 2 hours ago, aboderc said: There is nothing left for me to do but wait. That is not correct you can ask for a refund of your pre-order by emailing AffinityReturns@serif.com within 14 days of the software launch 2 hours ago, aboderc said: Is it foreseeable when there will be the new release? I do not know when that will be no. Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelnat Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) On 6/23/2019 at 5:30 PM, Patrick Connor said: @Zelnat Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums Breathe, please literally take some breaths Edited August 24, 2019 by Zelnat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelnat Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 So, 2 months later, I'm wondering whether there is any indication yet, as to if and when Affinity Publisher might be able to open .indd files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEC Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 26 minutes ago, Zelnat said: So, 2 months later, I'm wondering whether there is any indication yet, as to if and when Affinity Publisher might be able to open .indd files. Two months is a very short time to expect any news on this! Many requested features, which Serif do seem to be planning on adding at some time, have been dragging on for years! (In all fairness, I understand the problems, but it can still be a little frustrating, when you really need some feature that you've been used to using in other software.) Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 10 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad "Beware of false knowledge, it is more dangerous than ignorance." (GBS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Move Along People Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 - Quote Move Along people,nothing to see here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboderc Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 8:10 PM, Alfred said: May the force be with affinity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelnat Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Fair enough - not meaning to be pushy, just keen. I can see the possibilities of a massive ground shaking shift with this one aspect, so naturally, I'm watching and waiting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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