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Walter T.

Freelance Graphic Designer

Higher Education

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/28/2020

"Gets the job done"

5/5

What do you like best about Q2ID?

That it keeps everything in place as text boxes and graphics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Q2ID?

Alignment of items is sometimes skewed. Text wraps get applied to everything sometimes. But in the end I have a fully functional InDesign document so it's all good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Q2ID:

I would highly recommend this product if you are receiving files from outside your organization. It makes life so much easier! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Q2ID solving and how is that benefiting you?

Opening Quark documents with Adobe InDesign so I don't have to purchase it. We don't get many Quark documents, but the small price tag is well worth it. It's so much better than having to re-layout an entire job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Business Supplies and Equipment

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/25/2019

"A must for ex-Quark users"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Q2ID?

ease and simplicity. I can open Quark files in Indesign with all the formatting and style sheets intact simply by clicking on open doc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Q2ID?

That it's gone to a subscription service rather than a purchased app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Q2ID:

If you want to convert Quark files to Indesign, this is the way to do it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Q2ID solving and how is that benefiting you?

All our early work was done in Quark Express. I enjoyed it but InDesign is the industry standard now and others in my team are unable to open and use Quark. Using Q2ID allows us to open Quark files in Indesign. All formatting is kept intact and I can simply updated the style sheets to bring documents up to date. A godsend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hunt W.

Graphic Designer

Facilities Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/15/2017

"Q2ID helps me almost every day"

5/5

What do you like best about Q2ID?

It does a pretty amazing job of translating old legacy files left over from the digital "dark ages" when the beast known as Quark lumbered about making life generally weird for people doing layout work. I'm sure the new Quark is fine, but we use Indesign for this sort of work. Now you can pop that publication open and groove with Indesign seamlessly, in most instances. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Q2ID?

I have noticed the occasional juxtaposition of items in the layout. Every now and then there will be a different ordering of layers. For instance, sometimes an object in the background will come all the way to the front, but this is usually easily remedied by sending it to the back again. I do wish there was a batch processing function that works similarly to how Photoshop can take a designated group of files and export a batch of one type of file to another type. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Q2ID:

If you have loads of old Quark files that are inaccessible, this is your solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Q2ID solving and how is that benefiting you?

I work in the creative services department at a museum where most all of the original artifact labels and wall graphics were created close to 20 years ago in Quark XPress. There were hundreds of files that would have required us to re-build in Indesign, should we have chosen to go that route, which isn't practical at all. Q2ID allows me to go back and re-purpose the old files for a new life in Indesign where they are accessible and editable. This saves us time and money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Becky H.

Senior Graphic Layout Specialist

Publishing

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/14/2017

"Q2ID is a Lifesaver"

5/5

What do you like best about Q2ID?

It only takes seconds to convert a Quark doc. It almost makes you wonder if it is really working. But, it truly is! The price is outstanding, as well as Markzware's customer support and technical team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Q2ID?

Sometimes it can't translate EXACTLY how my Quark doc flowed, due to preferences I had created originally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Q2ID:

Since the publishing world has mostly turned to InDesign, I was forced to switch from Quark 7 yrs ago. Hundreds of files I created were in Quark. Now that I know InDesign really well, sometimes its easier to work with those files in InDesign and not in Quark. Its nice to have options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Q2ID solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sometimes old Quark files just won't open, but Q2ID has no problem opening them. The plugin has made my job quite a lot easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tom B.

Cornermark Plastic Printers Reseller

Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/14/2017

"Amazing way to convert old Quark files to InDesign"

5/5

What do you like best about Q2ID?

I am astounded at the ease and accuracy of Markzware's QXP to ID and how every detail stays virtually identical to the original document. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Q2ID?

I would change nothing about this product and haven't had a single problem converting files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Q2ID:

There is no better investment one may make when going from QuarkXPress to InDesign than Markzware's Q2ID plugin. You will never regret your purchase and worth every cent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Q2ID solving and how is that benefiting you?

When we changed over to InDesign, entire magazines needed to switch over. I envisioned hours of painstaking and time-consuming detailed transfers. The files change in seconds and are fully editable for changes. Thanks, Markzware! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Performing Arts

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/14/2017

"Does a Great Job"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Q2ID?

Easily converts my client's Quark jobs (she's using v. 8, I believe) to ID so that I can do the prepress work on her layouts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Q2ID?

Fonts don't always come through correctly if they are not already opened. Oftentimes, I can reopen the file and it comes out correctly but there have been a few times when it took more than a couple of tries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Michael R.

Owner and Adobe Certified Instructor

Graphic Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/14/2017

"Q2ID well worth the money"

5/5

What do you like best about Q2ID?

The conversion worked very well and the process is fast and easy, done from within InDesign. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Q2ID?

Of course the conversion isn't perfect and there is always some cleanup that needs to happen. Primarily I found cleanup needed on rule weights in tables, and some issues with drop shadows but on the whole the conversion was very good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Publishing

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/14/2017

"Quick and efficient conversion"

5/5

What do you like best about Q2ID?

Markzware Q2ID is easy and quick to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Q2ID?

The conversion can show up problems in the styling of the original Quark doc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Q2ID:

Q2ID is simple to use. The conversion to Indesign may highlight any idiosyncracies in the original Quark document if the Quark doc. was styled with 'over-rides' rather than clean style sheets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Q2ID solving and how is that benefiting you?

Conversion of archive files from Quark now that the (publishing) industry standard is Indesign. Conversion of Quark files which describe a series of complex house styles across many document sizes to Indesign to enable ongoing use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alice S.

Production Manager

Publishing

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/15/2017

"Does what it says"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Q2ID?

Minimal time reworking Quark files when opened in InDesign. Saves having to completely rebuild from scratch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Q2ID?

Nothing really. It did what I needed, which WAS to import some old Quark files from a new client to InDesign for continuing use, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Publishing

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/14/2017

"Life-saver!"

5/5

What do you like best about Q2ID?

Easy to use! Files convert to ID with all major aspects--like doc size, style sheets, colors, fonts, and graphic elements--intact! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Q2ID?

Not perfectly seamless, yet: minor quirks like curved text lines that are invisible in Quark translate to white strokes in InDesign, for instance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.