CopyFlow Gold for InDesign CS4 Updated - 4.9

Today we updated the CopyFlow Gold for InDesign CS4 translation tool to version 4.9. Most of the new features and fixes concern XLIFF. The XLIFF format used has now been upgraded to 1.2. The XLIFF is now completely valid. The XLIFF is compatible with SDL Trados Studio 2009. During QA we discovered certain translation memory (TM) would 'strip out' Adobe line feeds. This version includes a fix for that problem.

We no longer support the optional and unadvised use of INX for XLIFF skeleton files. From this release forward - all CS4 XLIFF is based on the newer and we think, more reliable Adobe InDesign document format, IDML. The use of IDML skeletons has also enabled us to do better job round-tripping: Index and Tables of Contents material, text variables and other structural document elements.

As always, we recommend updating your CFG translation tool only after a project is completed. It is always best to complete all your outstanding translation round-trips before changing software versions.

In the case of this version 4.9 - as a result of making the XLIFF valid, it is incompatible with XLIFF exported from CFG versions 4.8.1 and earlier.

CopyFlow Gold for InDesign CS5 Update - SDL Trados Studio 2009

A new version of CopyFlow Gold for InDesign CS5 is now available on the web site. The CFG exported XLIFF is now compatible with SDL Trados Studio 2009. The new version number is: (CS5) 5.0.10.

CopyFlow Gold for InDesign CS4 & CS5 - New Installers

The CopyFlow Gold translation tool for InDesign CS4 and CS5 now use the Adobe Extension Manager for install and removal.

Copy Flow Gold for Adobe Illustrator CS5

Found and fixed a delivery problem with CopyFlow Gold for Adobe Illustrator CS 5. New version is CS 5.0.2.

CopyFlow Gold for InDesign CS5 Update available

We have just posted an update to CopyFlow Gold for InDesign CS5 - version (CS5) 5.00b8.

This update now adds a new import/export format - 'CFG XML', a simple XML format based on an IDML skeleton. This format is meant as a replacement for 'Tagged XML Format' which was based on Adobe Tags. Going forward CFGXML should be more complete and handle all document types. It looks very much like XLIFF, but without the idea of a source and a target language - so CFGXML will be easier to include in some workflows.

On import in CS5 both XLIFF and CFG XML now determine the language name of the (optionally) created new InDesign document by looking first at the target attribute in the file element at the beginning of the XLIFF/CFGXML file, and if that is blank, then at the CFG XLIFF Preferences. This should also make it easier to copy and edit multiple language imports from a single (XLIFF or CFGXML) export.

Other changes include several semantic fixes to XLIFF attributes, and the inclusion of Master page names in the exported XLIFF.

CopyFlow Gold Upgrades

There are two levels of upgrades for CopyFlow Gold - if you need the upgrade for a new major version of your application -- let's say to go from InDesign CS4 to InDesign CS5, you can order an upgrade from the NAPS online store .

If you already have a license but want to get the latest 'dot release' for your current version you can simply download and re-install the appropriate demo. CopyFlow Gold should find and remember you license key information to automatically convert the new 'demo' to product. However; it is recommended that you not install a new version in the midst of an active job. It is always best to export and re-import a document's text with the same version.

CopyFlow Gold for InDesign CS5 Available Today

The first version of CopyFlow Gold for InDesign CS5 is now available. This includes all the features from the latest version of CFG for CS4 and a few new features. We are calling this a beta -- because we have a few new features in the works which are not yet completly ready.

XLIFF now exclusively uses Adobe IDML as its internal skeleton format - this should give better round-tripping results. The XLIFF export format has also been extended to better handle Index items, cross-reference text, text variables, etc.

We are planning a new XML format also based on an Adobe IDML skeleton. Called CFG XML, this is also IDML based. This simple XML is intended to phase out the older Tagged XML format which was based on Adobe tags.

Click here to download a CFG CS5 Demo.