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David W. Goodrich
David W. Goodrich
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Am I over-cautious?

Feb 8, 2012 9:02 AM

I prepared PDF proofs (Commenting enabled) for a 16-page document with 4 dozen anchored FPOs, backmatter for an art book to be printed in Asia.  The copy-editor wanted to enter corrections directly in my Windows IDCS4 file using Mac IDCS5.5.  I suggested that changing platforms could cause problems because the job uses Type 1 fonts with a 1991 Adobe copyright (I'd have chosen Opentype if only to automate OSF); I also noted issues associated with conversions to IDSC5/5.5 from older versions.  My worries were dismissed as groundless.  Am I just a worrywort?

 

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  • Bob Levine
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    1. Bob Levine,
    Feb 8, 2012 9:18 AM   in reply to David W. Goodrich
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    You’ll have way more problems because of CS5.5 than anything else. He can use your fonts but the text engine is different and text will reflow.

     

     

     

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    2. David W. Goodrich,
    Feb 8, 2012 9:46 AM   in reply to Bob Levine
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    Thanks, Bob.  I think re-flow is inevitable, so perhaps my worry about fonts is overblown.

     
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    3. Bob Levine,
    Feb 8, 2012 9:48 AM   in reply to David W. Goodrich
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    Totally as long as they know what they’re doing. Those Type 1 fonts have to go into the InDesign/Fonts folder on the Mac and will only be available to InDesign.

     

     

     

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    4. Peter Spier,
    Feb 8, 2012 1:17 PM   in reply to David W. Goodrich
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    But of course, YOU won't be able to do any additional editing in CS4 once the file is saved in CS5.5...

     
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