Photoshop or InDesign

I work for a non-profit and they need a program to design their own post cards, brochures, print ads and various other mail outs, especially for special events. They have a very limited budget and want to buy a single license for either Photoshop or InDesign. They cannot afford to buy both. Which would be the best program for them? They have an old version of Elements which works up to a point. They are upgrading to Windows 7 in the very near future. Thanks for any suggestions.

If it has to be one, go for Photoshop.
Instead of InDesign there are cheaper (or even free) layout programs available and, for the work you describe, you just don't need the sheer power of InDesign.

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I have the following problem:
When printing from Photoshop or InDesign to a PostScript printer, Adobe recommends to let Photoshop handle the colors (I use the German version, so I don't know the exact term used, it changes slightly in all CS3 apps anyway).
The manufacturer however told me to let the PostScript printer handle the colors.
When I chose this option in Ps's print dialog and then choose ISO Coated as the printer pfofile, the results are fine.
But when I place the exact same image in an InDesign file and print from InDesign or export to PDF and print via Acrobat, again using "Printer handles colors", the results are the exact same as if I had used Ps and chosen to let Ps handle the colors (way too saturated and a bit too red).
·Photoshop CS3
·InDesign CS3
·Test image is a TIFF in CMYK Fogra 27 Coated (which is also the working color space in Ps and ID.
·Printer: Xerox Docucolor 3535
·Printer profile: ISO Coated
How can I make sure the printer handles the colors in other CS3 apps than Ps? I tried it with ID's print dialog (translated from the German version: Color Management > Options > Color Handling: PostScript-printer decides colors).
Thanks a lot!

RE: "You don't indicate what Xerox printers you have"
In my first post I named it, is that the information you need?
Docucolor 3535 using Splash 3535
That's interesting, so I have to find a way to turn off the printer's Color Management function? I mailed them, hope they can tell me how to do it easily. They usually just tell me to not use any profiles and so on, but that's the general rule in this area, I'm really tired of hearing it. Everybody seems to think profiles and LAB mode are nuclear science and I should stay away from it.
Anyway, the test image I'm using is a simple photograph (size A3, 300dpi), so no transparencies at all. I'm placing this image into an equally large ID file and print it from ID, then export it to PDF-X/3 and print it from Acrobat. Hope that helps.

I just bought a new iMac and used the Migration Assistant to transfer my files. Initially, all was working, but now a week later, I get the message that the application manager is missing, and I cannot get Photoshop and InDesign to launch. I do not want t

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Try to install Adobe application Manager from below link and check
Adobe - Adobe Application Manager : For Macintosh : Adobe Application Manager : Thank You

Which is better software for brochures and PDF forms ? Photoshop or InDesign ?

Which is better software for brochures and PDF forms ? Photoshop or InDesign ? and why ?

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If I don't know how to use mini bridge in Photoshop and InDesign.

I tried to use mini bridge from photoshop and inDesign both but unsuccessfully. Displays message "Waiting for Bridge CS5..." and it seems for hours and hours but not working... .
But Adobe Bridge is working perfectly. Does anyone has the same problem?

So, I have the same problem with the mini bridge not loading. I noticed it also wouldn't load at my school on their Mac computers, too. I wondered if it had anything to do with me only having the free trial but the school's computer isn't free trial. I looked at the two solutions you've provided.
1. When I went to the following...
Win 64 bit machines: \Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\SwitchBoard\SwitchBoard.exe
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2. I then tried to see about your second solution and followed the link... it doesn't support my computer version ><
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Ciao!
I have designed a 3D illustration in Illustrator (version 15.0.2), this illustration need to be printed for a magazine cover and I want to use 2 pantone colours for it.
The 2 pantone colours are assigned form the Swatch Palette.
The image is in CMYK (file > document colour mode > CMYK).
The illustration is in 3D and the text has been convereted in outline. But I have not expanded the appareance of any element.
I want to add more depht to the illustration and Photoshop seems the best solution for shadows and visually looks better.
Plus InDesign can manage Photoshops files with Effects very nicely.
[I find difficult and problematic to import Illustrators files with added Effects in InDesign, it leaves always a white background around the image and I don't know how to get rid of that.]
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In the Separation Preview panel (if I click Overprint Preview) I have listed the 4 CMYK colours and the 2 pantones but if I turn off the 5 CMYK eyes I only see the white artboard, it’s like if the pantone are not assigned.
After adding the shadows in Photoshop I need to import the file from Photoshop to InDesign and the final file need to be transparent because there's a backround at the bottom and a box of text in between the background and the illustration.
I could place the bacground and the text in photoshop no problem for that...
The questions are how do I import the 3D file from Illustrator, keep the pantone and add the Photoshop shadow?
Hope anyone can help me as I'm going to press soon...
Please feel free to ask me anything else if need to answer the questions.
Many many thanks in advance if you can help me.
ASTIK

This first image is the file in ID with High Quality Display on
This is with Overprint Preview and that what I aming for, roughly, for the final. [I'm not sure what is the purpose of overprint preview in ID].
This is the 3 plates of Black and two pantones
This is the plate of Black plate
This is the Pantone 812 c plate
and finally this is the Pantone 8201 c plate
Hope this can help to get the best solution

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I can understand why the menu bars and stuff should appear fuzzy and blurry as a result of auto anti-aliasing; otherwise they might appear too small for eyes to see since the resolution is super high.
But why should the machine want to blow up the images or documents inside the application and apply anti-aliasing to make them look so fuzzy?
It would be grateful if there's a way to stop my computer doing the anti-aliasing all the stuff on screen.

No, not that I know of - you do need to make certain that you're using the very latest versions of both apps, though.
Clinton

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I got stuck on a problem where I couldn't get Acrobat's print to match what I print out of Photoshop (Epson 7880) using Source>Print Profile "Photoshop Manages Colors" workflow.
I traced the problem to InDesign.
The screenshot below shows the Photoshop sRGB document (left) with the blue background, 22/56/158.
The right side shows InDesign blue background (sRGB is Working RGB) with the identical 22/56/158 RGB fill.
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There is a considerable difference between them that could account for the difference I am complaining about the prints not matching.
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conroy,
do you have a custom monitor profile, or sRGB equivalent?
your Id screenshot cuts off the area i can confirm you are using RGB (not CMYK), i also can't tell what your Id working RGB is, or your Ps Source Profile - so it is hard for me to understand what you did
however, Ps' color picker on my MacBookPro CS6 looks like yours - the one i posted was from my MacPro CS6 and what i am used to seeing in Ps
that may be a clue -- how do i get my MacPro to use that style color picker in Ps?
+++++++
gener7
my Id document only has RGB objects, the blue swatch is "RGB"
my Id Working RGB is sRGB (the same as my Ps Source Profile)
in theory, the same RGB numbers using the same source profile should "match" on the monitor (calibrated or generic) in this test (if InDesign converts its Working RGB to Monitor RGB like Photoshop)
moreover, getting Info in Ps on each app's blue background should be a numerical "match" in my screenshot, they're not

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Thanks for your reply. I was able to find help through a tech support chat session and the person helped me edit my /etc/hosts file and it solved the problem.
For anyone else experiencing this issue (Mac OS X):
Close all other programs and sign out from the Adobe Desktop App
From the Finder, Go > Go to Folder...
Type /etc and hit enter
Find "hosts" file (only "hosts", there were similar files such as hosts.config but only open the one that says "hosts"
Open the file, and replace the entire content with ### Host Database## localhost is used to configure the loopback interface#
Close the file, sign back into the Adobe Desktop App
Problem solved!

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Hi,
No it's the same Photoshop .Photography program is just a temporary promotion pack with Photoshop and Lightroom and it can end anytime .So you can buy Indesign and photography to have Indesign,Photoshop and Lightroom .
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