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• • January 25, 2021 at 8:29 am #14335087
    Phyllis Utter

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    After having looked at one of their plugins (that we might start using), I’m curious: Can anyone describe what the publishing system k4 is? By vjoon? I tried reading about it on their website, but I’m totally confused. It sounds like it integrates with Adobe software, but what functionality is it adding? I’m just curious and looking for very general information. I remember looking for work at one time (quite a few years back) and one of the ads asking for k4 knowledge. Perhaps I should at least know what it is generally speaking. Anybody out there using it?

    Thanks, Phyllis

  • January 25, 2021 at 9:00 am #14335088
    David Blatner

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    K4 is an editorial workflow system… there are many of these, including from Woodwing. For example, let’s say you have a team of 10 people, including editors, designers, art directors, marketing team… and maybe you’re doing a magazine. And each article is in a different InDesign doc. So the workflow system lets you, the production person, send a layout to the art director with a note saying, “hey, can you review this” and they can send it back to you, etc… And the editorial workflow system knows who has the “live” version at any given time, and who is supposed to be doing what.

    I’m sure it can be far more complicatated than that (including DAM systems, etc.), but that’s the basic idea of a workflow system.

  • January 26, 2021 at 5:17 am #14335098
    Phyllis Utter

    Participant

    Thanks, David!

    Guess I’ve never worked anywhere big enough to need something like this! Just me and 2 editors. :) Good to know about it though!

    Thanks, Phyllis

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