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Méthode 4.0 integrates Adobe CS4 applications
Thursday 15. October 2009 - Users of EidosMedias new generation editorial platform can now use standard graphics tools for image editing and pagination.
The latest release of EidosMedias Méthode editorial platform features an unprecedented degree of integration with Adobes latest suite of applications.
“Given the widespread use of Adobe applications such as Photoshop and Illustrator in editorial environments, Méthode has for some time allowed users to open images and graphics from the editorial or pagination environments in both applications, edit them and save them back to the Méthode database – all under workflow control,” said Ismail Gazarin, EidosMedias CTO.
“Weve now extended this facility to InDesign and Acrobat, making the Adobe suite an integrated part of the Méthode editorial process.”
“The integration allows pages and artwork created with InDesign to be stored in Méthode, and paginated with a simple drag and drop operation,” Ismail explained. “The same document can be subsequently opened and edited in InDesign, while remaining part of the Méthode workflow. This enables Méthode publications to include contributions from external or free-lance page designers using the Adobe suite.”
Using a similar facility, PDF files can be managed using Méthode, either for further editing via Adobes Acrobat Pro or for simple review using Acrobat reader.
“By integrating these applications, Méthodes own powerful design and layout features can seamlessly work together with off-the-shelf graphic design tools,” Ismail concluded. “with everything under the power and control of Méthodes advanced editorial workflow functions.”
The CS4 integration is one of the new features of the Méthode editorial platform that visitors will be able to experience first-hand at the IfraExpo 2009 trade show in Vienna (October 12-15 – stand A710).