Timeframe: The only thing we hear is "soon" or "in 2012", that's the same

for Android support.

WoodWing: I think it is the other way around. WoodWing said that they will

stop using their own tools and transfer their customers to Adobe DPS, so

they will use the overlay creator instead in the future, use .folio format

and drop their own format.

—Johannes

Brilliant, so for those of us that have the Professional licence, what's the benefit of our investment now?

Professional for 495$ a month, single edition for 395 each time.

Thanks Johanes (BTW, brilliant work with the blog and the app ) and Tony.

I am kinda happy, to be honest, as I use WoodWing at work and DPS for my personal projects, so it seems that exporting (and, probably, being able to share and combine workflows) to a single format will simplify my life.

I have scheduled a meeting with my local WoodWing representative in a couple of days, will let you know what's their view.

One thing I'm wondering: the Single Edition is for one "single app" and not for one "issue" of a kiosk, do I understand correctly? I mean, you can publish a standalone app using this, not use one every time you want to publish an issue of a magazine title.

When will ADPS users be able to use Woodwing tools?

Constantine Terss wrote:

 

1 - is that a per app cost?

 

2 - how long till the multi-folio app?

 

3 - when will we learn of nonprofit pricing scheme?

 

1. Yep. The price is for each single-issue application.

2. Multi-issue applications are more complex.  They require the use of Adobe's fulfillment servers and interaction with Apple's In-App Purchase APIs.  So, I doubt they'll ever appear with a "one-time" fee.  A contract will always be necessary as Adobe will continue to spend money so long as your content is ont he store.

Creative Pro has an updated article with some answers to the above questions, with the OP's thoughts () and a handy table for all the solutions out there.

It's found at: http://www.creativepro.com/article/adobe-dramatically-drops-price-ipad -publishing

Fabio

The single issue app that you send directly to Apple can be updated through "updates" on the App Store. So it is still perfect for a catalogue etc.

Where it fails is if you may have sold a magazine, and you dont want, or the person that has bought the app, doesn't want, for it to be "over-written" by the update.

Cheers

Alistair

Woodwing workflow will be integrated into DPS with Enterprise 7.5, which we expect to be available by Mid-Nov.

We show the solution at IFRA in Vienna next week at booth A660.

The creation process of interactive elements keeps to be Woodwing's, so InDesign plugins by Woodwing still exist and content management remains within Enterprise, you don't use ID5.5 but still ID4 & ID5. ID5.5 support is still on its way and actually will come after DPS integration with Enterprise 7.6.

So Woodwing supplies you with its own toolset & workflow and one-click export into .folio format (instead of .ofip, which will be abandoned) on basis of the DPS SDK.

Woodwing will work with Adobe (& vice versa) to make the transition for Woodwing customers as smooth as possible, possibly bringing the more advanced features of Woodwing Digital Magazine Reader & CDS to the Adobe DPS ecosystem very soon.

Woodwing and its solution partners will act as DPS resellers to the market in the future.

Any questions, contact me via twitter @PeterPanVienna or http://www.zweipunktnull.net

Cheers

Peter

GM zweipunktnull Authorized Woodwing Solution Partner

Yes, but presumably not if you have a subscription.

So basically I can publish a catalogue and update it a couple of times a year as long as I pay the single edition each time, is that correct?. And if that's possible: is it an update to the app the user already downloaded or does it necessarily have to be a different app on the appstore (which wouldnt be so convenient).