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Productivity and Efficiency Comparison Between QuarkXPress 7 and InDesign CS3

This report analyses productivity and efficiency in QuarkXPress 7 and InDesign CS3, comparing the most important functionality of the two applications. The analysis consists of timing results that measured identical tasks performed in each application and of a qualitative assessment of features that can’t be measured in time.

In particular, we tested tasks and challenges in the following application areas:
- Document, setup, collaboration and design consistency
- Working with layouts
- Printing and output
- Miscellaneous other tasks

We found QuarkXPress to be faster in 79% of the tasks; InDesign was faster in 21% of the tasks. However, the degree to which the tasks were faster in either application varied and might not always be relevant to the user. For example, most users won’t notice if a task takes 9 vs. 11 seconds, even though that is 18% faster. However, if that is a task that in their particular workflow they perform all the time, the 2 seconds delay in one application does matter. Where appropriate we highlight in the report which task matters most for which type of use case.

We found that QuarkXPress 7 has better support for design departments where more than one person must be able to control and manage the layout process by offering support for Job Jackets, Composition Zones and sharing colour management elements. In many areas, QuarkXPress 7 also is just faster, supporting the creative process better by including –right within the application– Web and Flash layouts, and the most often needed creative tools and effects.

InDesign CS3 is faster and offers better support in the areas of table styling, XML, and Object Styles. The automation of long-document functionality like automatic running headings, run-in headers and nested styles are other examples of where InDesign CS3 is better.

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