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The most efficient way of creating iPad3 rendition

Jul 2, 2012 12:20 AM

Tags: #renditions #ipad3 #rendition

Hi,

 

I've released three issues in my app now, whereby the last two had renditions for the iPad3. Both times I followed the same steps, but I find them to be a bit unnescessarily time-consuming, so I'm wondering if there are any quicker ways of doing this.

 

Here is my way of doing it;

1. I have a fully finished folio made in 768x1024. The whole development process is done on iPad2 with images in 144dpi.

2. All is finished, and I am ready to duplicate the whole folio in 1536x2048.

3. In inDesign I create a new folio, with the same name and details (but with 1536x2048)

4. I go online to the Folio Producer, click my way to the new empty folio, and click "Add".

- Now comes my main question. Is there any way to add multiple/all articles at once? The way I do it, is to add one and one article at the time, and this becomes very tedious and time consuming.

5. After all articles are added, all is seemingly well, but i cannot publish the folio. This gives me an error, saying the folio contains content in the wrong resolution.

6. I go to inDesign and update each and every article. (again, time consuming)

7. Folio rendition is finished and ready to publish.

 

Is there a better way of doing this? Tips would be greatly appreciated.

 

Eddie

 
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    Jul 2, 2012 6:18 AM   in reply to eddie_dps

    >  4. I go online to the Folio Producer, click my way to the new empty folio, and click "Add".

     

    Why???

     

    > 6. I go to inDesign and update each and every article.

     

    Just don't do step 4

     
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    Jul 2, 2012 6:21 AM   in reply to eddie_dps

    Don't use add. Use the import multiple articles command...and this is where a sidecar.xml file is very important.

     

    Bob

     
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    Jul 4, 2012 7:11 AM   in reply to eddie_dps

    I produce "M Le magazine du Monde" evry week, we had the same question.

    We found the following:

     

    1. Work and finish your iPad2 1024x768 folio.

    2. Then create a new iPad3 folio (2048x1536)

    3. Using inDesign Folio Builder Panel, import all articles

    4. Only two things to be done again: re-order the articles, re-fill kicker metadata*

     

    *we use "tomaxxiXMP" to embedd in our inDesign files the main metadata (author & title).

     

    Hope it will help...

     
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    Jul 4, 2012 9:21 AM   in reply to eddie_dps

    I had my first go today with the generator Johannes Henseler built: http://projects.nordsueddesign.de/sidecarxml/#

    Worth every minute spent using it, easy to do and manage, makes life much easier for renditions.

     
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    Jul 4, 2012 9:32 AM   in reply to HugoKing321

    I used it once.

    I got trouble with « (becomes ") and é, è, ë, ê (become e)...

     
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