Adobe has announced that it is developing new tools that will enable InDesign users to generate layouts that are formatted especially for the iPad. The company’s Digital Magazine Solution is based on the work that it did with Wired magazine to create its first digital edition using a new .issue file format.
Bundling vertical and horizontal magazine layouts, metadata, code to enable interactivity, and associated assets (images, video, etc.), the compressed file format is then viewed on the iPad via a native app — a publisher-branded version of Adobe’s Digital Content Viewer.
“With the Digital Magazine Solution, publishers are able to retain the design fidelity of a print magazine and add the interactivity of digital — captivating reader attention and creating an immersive content experience,” says Dave Dickson, Adobe’s product marketing manager for digital publishing, in a blog post.
Dickson says that Adobe will be releasing the new tools and documentation later this summer, at adobe.com/go/digpublabs. It also plans to release an AIR-based application for viewing content on Macs and PCs.
