A Lowly Apprentice Production, Inc. (ALAP), announced today the release of an update for it’s Adobe Photoshop import XTension for QuarkXPress, ImagePort 1.4. This update resolves some known issues in previous versions.
“The ability to import native Photoshop files with layers into QuarkXPress is very desirable for many of our customers,” said Susan Friedman, senior vice president of marketing at Quark. “ImagePort can save design professionals a tremendous amount of time by eliminating the need to flatten images. It’s great to have ImagePort available for QuarkXPress.”
About ImagePort
At present, Photoshop images containing layers must be “flattened,” or stripped of all layering information before they can be imported into a QuarkXPress layout. ImagePort saves designers tremendous time by eliminating the need to “flatten” an image to be used in QuarkXPress. ImagePort retains full control of layers, channels and paths once the image is imported into the QuarkXPress document. ImagePort even allows the user to manipulate layers, channels and paths. Layers can be turned ON and OFF and the user has full control over layer opacity and blending mode. Channels can be turned ON and OFF, or designated to print as any QuarkXPress color. Paths can be designated for use as a clipping path or for text runaround.
Multiple versions of the same image can be conveniently placed in one picture box and ImagePort now includes support for Adjustment Layers. The easy-to-use ImagePort palette provides familiar controls to give the user full access to layers, channels and paths in a Photoshop image.
Pricing and Availability
ImagePort 1.4 is currently available for Apple Macintosh PowerPC System 8.6 or later including Mac OS X, using QuarkXPress 4.1 or later and Microsoft Windows 98 or later using QuarkXPress 4.1 or later. ImagePort 1.4 is priced at $99.99 (USD). Upgrades from version 1.x to 1.4 purchased are $29.99 (USD). Upgrades from version 1.3.x to 1.4 are available free of charge. To purchase, contact ALAP, Inc. by phone at (888) 818-5790 or on the web at: https://store.alap.com.
For more information, contact ALAP, Inc. by phone at (888) 818-5790 (US), (760) 438-5790 (Canada/International) or visit the company’s website at www.alap.com.
About “A Lowly Apprentice Production, Inc.”
Founded in 1990, A Lowly Apprentice Production Inc. (ALAP) is a leading provider of extended technology for the publishing and graphic design industries. Affordable, easy to use and seamless integration into the host application environment, ALAP’s products have won major awards in both the United States and in Europe.
This article was last modified on March 5, 2025
This article was first published on January 4, 2005
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