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XML files and how it works with Indesign

eoin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:01:21 +0000

Ok hello i will be helping you inderstand how to use XML and Indesign.

You must watch this video first. before you ask any questions or do anything else, so go make a cuppa.

http://www.instantindesign.com/watch_episode.php?ref=InstantInDesign-3

After watching this video take a break and have a think about the possibilities this can bring for you. E.G Skysports.com or other websites have an xml file for all up coming games for the premiership. If you were to make up a graphic design for the 10 games held every weekend you would just replace the XML file every week and goto print. Easy!

There are so many examples of how to use XML and when to use XML, also RSS feeds are essentially XML files created every hour or so by a server. Here are many ways to produce quality productions without doing the work to make the information.

In short XML is a new technology its creeping its way into the world of graphic design. I believe in free knowledge and I hope the readers share this.

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I will update this as my downloads finish.

If you want to know the whole story the buy this Adobe E-Book.

Designer’s Guide to Adobe InDesign and XML

Try this if you own a mac..

eoin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:27:47 +0000

stumbled across this old program on www.mactips.org

talk to your mac

Its a program that allows you to have a conversation with your mac, using pre recorded responses to common words.

its fun!

Leitrim.ie

eoin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:40:13 +0000

Having spent many months working over the site with the leitim county council. Many days spent in front of computer screens and code. We finally got to launch www.leitrim.ie

We had hassle from the IEDR and problems along the way with a development company which was taking the site and turning it into a content management system. So all we were tasked with was coming up with the design. I then had to make the designs which were all illustrator files, into working XHTML CSS with and XML sitemap.

Nikon Super Cool Scan 5000.

eoin — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:34:23 +0000

These are the best settings for the nikon super scan 5000

Turn on Advance tools
use 250 Resolution for Photograhic Print

300 for Brochure

360 for Front Cover of Brochure
Also scan at the size needed + 10%

Using DIGITAL ICE
Enable ICE

ENABLE PostProcessing

Turn on PostProcessing

Turn ROC to 1

Turn GEM to 0
Enable Digital Exposure DEE
Turn Shodows to <50

Turn Highlight to < 50
Turn Threshold to 140-160
For very colourful slides scan with ROC+GEM

For slides with 1 or 2 colours use NO ROC/GEM
Thanks to Tony for the info