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December 05, 2007

FrameMaker to InDesign Conversion Plug-In

The new FrameMaker-to-InDesign conversion filter from DTP Tools has been in beta for a while, and the shipping version is finally here! The product details page does a great job enumerating the conversion options, and it's worth a look to see just how comprehensive this plug-in is.

The filter is even capable of converting text variables, complex tables, and numbered lists. If you also use their Cross-References plug-in for InDesign then cross-references from FrameMaker are also converted.

Just last week I met with a customer who is interested in converting some existing documents from FrameMaker to InDesign and this new plug-in should help a lot if that's the direction you're headed. Possibly the most interesting this about this plug-in is the pricing model. Instead of paying a specific license fee, yo only pay for how much you use and only when you're satisfied with the conversion results. That's right, you can download and use the plug-in for free and test the conversion results for yourself. When you're happy with the results you can purchase usage credits and save the new InDesign files!

Posted by Adam Pratt at 02:26 PM on December 05, 2007

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