Take control of master pages and multiple page sizes.Today, just a few days after its first release, we released the first update for TransformMaster, bringing the version number to 1.0.5.

TransformMaster (formerly known as EnslaveMaster) is a free Extension for InDesign CS5, based on an idea from David Blatner of InDesignSecrets.

It enhances the functionality offered by InDesign CS5′s new Page Tool – in addition to ‘shifting’ the image of the master page behind a page, it adds master page rotation and scaling. Read all about it here.

We’ve just released a beta version (1.0.9b0) of our popular FrameReporter plug-in with support for InDesign CS5.

We expect the beta-test period to last until the end of June 2010 – during that period, you can purchase a (per InDesign install) license for FrameReporter for US$29.00. After the official release of FrameReporter, the price of a license will increase to US$39.00 – so don’t delay, get your licenses today!

More information can be found here.

http://www.rorohiko.com/wordpress/indesign-downloads/framereporter/

Soxy 1.2.4 Beta released for Mac OS X and Windows.

There’s a common problem when there are multiple versions of applications like Adobe® InDesign®, QuarkXPress®, Adobe Illustrator®… installed on the same computer.

Double-clicking a file’s icon will often cause the wrong application version to launch. As a result, you might unwittingly re-save a document into a more recent file format, which could be a bad thing. Maybe it’s a customer file, and the customer might not be able to open the updated file when you e-mail it back to her.

This version has the following changes:

For more info and to download a 20-day fully functional demo click here:

http://www.rorohiko.com/soxy

Download it from here

StoryTweaker is a tool that allows for text edits of a master Adobe® InDesign® file by multiple users, without needing a copy of InDesign for the text edits.

StoryTweaker’s users include
• editors who want a document translated to another language, ie, English to Spanish
• designers who hand off a finished layout to writers that will provide the content
• writers/editors collaborating on a project

StoryTweaker is not meant as a replacement Adobe InCopy®. Even though there is some functional overlap between StoryTweaker and InCopy, StoryTweaker has a markedly different approach.

Changes since 1.1.1 include:

Visit the StoryTweaker page to download the latest Release.

http://www.storytweaker.com

We’ve just released a new version of APID ToolAssistant – 1.0.48; click here for more info and the download links.

By itself, APID ToolAssistant does not ‘do’ anything apparent. Instead it assists other plug-ins to do their job.

You have this plug-in installed when you use most of the InDesign tools you can find on this web site.

As a result, this new 1.0.48 upgrade is a recommended download for all users of any of our tools (like TextExporter, TextStitch, MagnetoGuides, FrameReporter, Color2Gray…). Simply replace the older APID ToolAssistant plug-in in your plug-ins folder with the latest one.

This new version has a direct impact on FrameReporter: it fixes an issue with the frame labels shown by FrameReporter when a frame has a drop shadow applied. If you’re using FrameReporter, please upgrade your APID ToolAssistant!

Registration has officially closed, but we still have some seats available. If you still would like to enroll please contact training@rorohiko.com as soon as possible to check whether we can still accommodate you.

If you’re involved in automation around the Adobe Creative Suite, you need to mark the week of May 3 to May 7, 2010 on your calendar – there’s another Adobe Creative Suite Developer Summit (aka CSBU Developer Summit) coming up in Seattle, at the Adobe Fremont Campus.

For the third year in a row, we’ll be running our acclaimed Getting Started With The InDesign SDK workshop during the summit – click this link for more info:

http://www.rorohiko.com/wordpress/workshop-getting-started-with-the-indesign-sdk/

(Photo courtesy of Mark Niemann-Ross)

Familiarizing yourself with the InDesign SDK takes many months of hard work and study. This workshop will slash a substantial amount from the time it takes to gain a good understanding and get properly started. Make sure you enroll as soon as possible – there is only room for 12 participants!

More about the Adobe Creative Suite Developer Summit can be found here:

http://www.adobe.com/go/2010csbuDevSummit/

There’s a common problem when there are multiple versions of applications like Adobe® InDesign®, QuarkXPress®, Adobe Illustrator®… installed on the same computer.

Double-clicking a file’s icon will often cause the wrong application version to launch. As a result, you might unwittingly re-save a document into a more recent file format, which could be a bad thing. Maybe it’s a customer file, and the customer might not be able to open the updated file when you e-mail it back to her.

This version has bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug where files on a networked drive wouldn’t open.
• Fixed a bug where some PDF files weren’t recognised.
• Fixed a bug where not being an administrator crashed the program.

For more info and to download a 20-day fully functional demo here:

http://www.rorohiko.com/soxy

YeShore enhances the built-in Live Preflight function in Adobe InDesign CS4.

Version 0.0.6 fixes an issue where the ‘Get License…’ button remained disabled.

With Live Preflight, you can easily avoid numerous expensive mistakes and ruined print runs. Our YeShore plug-in enhances Live Preflight a great deal. It adds a set of additional powerful design rules to the available rule set.

For a limited time, during the beta-testing period you can purchase licenses to YeShore at a reduced rate of US$49 (instead of US$69).

Click here for more info:

http://www.rorohiko.com/wordpress/yeshore/

Invest a few days of your time, gain them back a thousandfold. Spend a few days in Seattle at The InDesign Print and ePublishing Conference, and quickly gain that time back by using your newly acquired knowledge.

http://indesignsecretslive.com/conference.html

David Blatner and Anne-Marie Concepción did it again. You’ll not only learn about how to be a more efficient InDesign user, you also get to rub shoulders with a host of world-renowned experts and the people of the Adobe team that built InDesign.

We’ll be there too – Kris will be roaming the conference, and he’s always ready for a chat, kudos, ideas, wishes,…

If you can make it to Seattle, May 12-14, make sure you don’t miss out and enroll at:

http://indesignsecretslive.com/conference.html

There’s a common problem when there are multiple versions of applications like Adobe® InDesign®, QuarkXPress®, Adobe Illustrator®… installed on the same computer.

Double-clicking a file’s icon will often cause the wrong application version to launch. As a result, you might unwittingly re-save a document into a more recent file format, which could be a bad thing. Maybe it’s a customer file, and the customer might not be able to open the updated file when you e-mail it back to her.

Soxy has now officially been released for both Mac and Windows, and is available for US$19 per computer. Site licenses are also available.

For more info and to download a 20-day fully functional demo here:

http://www.rorohiko.com/wordpress/downloads/lightning-brain-soxy