Post Description

Up and Running with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite shows designers how to create interactive publications for tablet devices using Adobe InDesign and the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. Introducing this emerging publishing platform, author James Lockman discusses the DPS workflow, comparing it with existing EPUB and print workflows, and highlights key layout and design considerations when designing for DPS. The course explains how to incorporate hyperlinks, slideshows, panoramas, audio and video, and pan and zoom capabilities as a means of adding value to a publication. Lastly, the course sheds light on compiling interactive folios and testing and publishing finished projects. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

    Determining your digital publishing market
    Designing for an interactive publication
    Creating buttons
    Setting up image sequences
    Building the panorama viewer
    Configuring audio and setting video playback options
    Creating a web viewer portal
    Structuring articles into folios using the Folio Builder
    Testing a folio locally
    Publishing folios
    Building viewers for iPad and Android