Design Across Media

Design and Output Flash (SWF) Directly from QuarkXPress

Page-layout professionals can create rich Flash® projects — without compromising design — using the built-in Flash authoring capabilities included in every edition of QuarkXPress® 8.

Working in the same, familiar print environment of QuarkXPress 8, you can take existing print jobs to Flash, or create new Flash projects, in minutes — no additional purchase or coding required! Interactive design in QuarkXPress 8 includes support for all of the new typographic features, the improved illustration (pen) tool set, full integration with Item Styles and other features, and support for more than 30 languages, including East Asian scripts. No other page-layout application gives you such advanced design capabilities that you can apply directly and easily to Flash design!

At a glance

• Use built-in Flash (SWF) creation, conversion, and export — no additional purchase required
• Leverage your existing print design skills through a common, redefined interface and tool set
• Output Flash files that support high-end typography features
• Create SWF files in more than 30 languages, including East Asian languages
• Make the most of rich design features including transparency, image manipulation effects, and robust illustration tools

Synchronize Content across Print, Web, and Flash

Take the headache out of creating complex campaigns across media — rich design across media is made possible — and available — only in QuarkXPress!

Not only does QuarkXPress let you create designer-friendly HTML and Flash content, it helps you maintain design consistency across media through Item Styles and the unique Shared Content feature. They keep your headlines, body copy, images, and even vector art the same across multiple layouts and media types with no need for manual updates. You can also place a live, Interactive layout into a Web layout, designing the Flash elements and the rest of the page at the same time, in the same application. Then, with a single click, you can export the layouts into HTML or SWF format!

At a glance

• Place Interactive layouts into Web layouts with live updates, and share them among multiple designers using Composition Zones®
• Design once and use the content in multiple places with Shared Content
• Use Shared Content in a single layout and across multiple layouts, even in different media types

Flash for Everyone

Thanks to QuarkXPress 8, the dynamic medium of Flash is no longer restricted to highly trained programmers. Even better, because every edition of QuarkXPress 8 includes built-in Flash authoring, it’s the only page-layout application that gives you the ability to create rich Flash projects easily, and without having to buy or use a separate application. No more juggling or learning multiple applications — just another example of innovation you expect from superior page-layout and design software.

Whether you're a freelancer aiming to provide a complete service to your clients for print, Web, and interactive design, or a business that wants to get the most design power out of your creative professionals, Web and Interactive layouts in QuarkXPress 8 let anyone design across media. It’s fast, easy, and cost-effective.

QuarkXPress 8 follows a familiar, page-based model rather than a complex timeline, so you can build rich, fully interactive communications that include animation, video, and more — using the same application you already know. If you’ve ever struggled to master Flash creation — or avoided it altogether — you’ll be amazed by how quickly you can create rich, attractive, and compelling interactive content with QuarkXPress 8!

At a glance

• Take an easy path to producing powerful, interactive communications with our page-based — not time-based — model
• Apply more than one hundred predefined actions, easily customizing anything you can place on a page
• Integrate video and audio into your designs
• Create animation and buttons with ease
• Build interactivity through simple pop-up menus and fields
• Start producing interactive content quickly and easily, then develop more advanced projects with scripting and expressions