Reply To: IDML — any draw-backs?

Great question, Roland. One of the main reasons that IDML is so small is that the (non-embedded) images aren't included… if your colleague opens the file and doesn't have the images available, he or she will just see gray boxes. That might be fine, though; the images will pop back when you relink.

However, I don't think anyone should rely on IDML to be seamless and perfect. There is always a chance that text may reflow a little bit or something might get messed up.

If they use CS4 to edit your CS5 doc, things may get even more wonky. Any CS5 features you've used will of course get stripped out when it's opened in an earlier version.