Existing users, 
Hello,
once again, this is really strange.
So, I tried to save an InDesign Document created in version CS2 so that another user using Adobe InDesign CS1 is able to to open and edit my document.
Since, the "most innovative and popular publishing company in the world" named Adobe is not able to offer a simple "Save as" --> "InDesign CS1 Document" in their InDesign CS2 open & save dialog box, I tried to export the document using Adobe's "InDesign Interchange" document format.
This said, I exported my InDesign CS2 file to an ".inx" (InDesign Interchange) document hoping that and InDesign CS1 user is able to open and edit the file on his machine.
Well Adobe, the name "InDesign Interchange" sounds reaaaaally good.
Bottom line. It doesn't work.
The user on his machine using Adobe InDesign CS1 is getting the following
error message by trying to open my exported ".inx" file.
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blablabla
...
This is not a valid InDesign Interchange Document
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Gosh, how can we make the daily life of graphic-designers as
complicated as possible Adobe. This seems to be the new
motto of Adobe.
Adobe should offer a "Save as" file format Plug-In they are
selling separately for $300. Adobe, this another "creative" idea
how to make even more money $-)
graphically & sincerely,
Marc Klein
mediaVinci - The art of invention
Adobe InDesign CS4
Page layout & design.
Version: 6.0.4
Adobe restricting designers to work productively
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: mediaVinci Thursday, August 09 2007 @ 08:15 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Over One Year
Recommend Product: YES
Comments
Adobe sometimes is a real genius in making things complicated - mediaVinci
okay ... pouuh ... I have found a posting on a french forum where someone else describes a similar problem. The user needs to convert an InDesign CS3 file to a CS1 file because his client is still working with Adobe InDesign CS1.
http://forumde.lalogotheque.com/index.php?showtopic=14508
Converting files from InDesign version CS3 to CS1 is not possible. The user downloaded a demo version of Adobe InDesign CS2 in order to convert the file. (Which is complicated enough on my opinion.)
Step 1.
Export from InDesign CS3 as an ".INX" file.
Step 2.
Re-importing the ".INX" file in Adobe InDesign CS2.
Step 3.
Re-exporting the ".INX" file from Adobe InDesign CS2.
Step 4.
Opening the file in Adobe InDesign CS1 only works with the April(!) upadate of Adobe InDesign 3.0.1.
If you don't have Adobe InDesign CS2 installed on your computer and you need to convert a CS3 file into a CS1 file. Bad luck for you. Users can download a trial version of InDesign CS2 from Adobe's website.
Apparently, Adobe released 3 updates in total which have all the same version number. Adobe CS 3.0.1 Update.
It is important for Adobe InDesign users to get the last and third update released by Adobe on April 2005.
I mean, is there a way to make the daily life of graphic-designers more complicated? And I thought software was invented and developed to work for me and not the other way round.
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Zero stars for Adobe's version handling.
graphically & sincerely,
Marc Klein
mediaVinci - The art of invention
Monday, October 22 2007 @ 12:35 PM PDT
Adobe restricting designers to work productively - almaink
You have to update the ".inx" (InDesign Interchange) extension in CS1 and CS2 for it to work. Should be able to do that from the applications under help in the file menu.Reply to This
Wednesday, October 10 2007 @ 08:44 AM PDT