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OpenNow Pro for QuarkXPress 7 and OpenNow Pro for InDesign CS3, $44.99, Mac Only

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Designer does not live on publishing application alone. Designer needs variety.

I think it's probably quite rare that a desktop publisher, designer, or production person lives and breathes a single application. Today we are expected to be the master of our domain — and our competitor's domain. That means we create a brochure, color correct the images, and illustrate the logos. OpenNow Pro makes these tasks easier. Just click, click.

Select any image and click, click. In the resulting dialogue box (shown immediately below for QuarkXPress and followed by the same dialogue box from InDesign), you now have more information about that image than you probably wanted. Click the open with drop-down menu and you will practically fly to the application of your choice for a quick editing session. No longer are you limited to editing the image with the OS-assigned default.

Not happy with just one choice (who is?), simply queue up your favorite applications (up to 30), and choose any one. Better yet, define a default application for a particular file format and off you go.

The dialogue box, in an easy-to-read format, shows detailed picture attributes: name and file icon, full path, file size, dimensions, scaling, format (e.g., EPS, TIFF), color model (e.g., RGB, CMYK.), absolute and effective resolutions, date modified, status (e.g., OK, Missing), color profile, preview resolution, and the default editing application.

Other tools for managing pictures include: reveal the picture or any of its enclosing folders in the finder, bring the picture up to date after it has been modified, change the preview resolution from high to low or vice versa, and open the picture usage dialog to search for missing pictures.

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