Best Quark Preflight Software?

[Criminy]

Aside from Markzware's FlightCheck, that is...

My boss is asking for comparable (read: cheaper) software. We've got 5 seats. Ideas anyone? Recommendations?

[Tech]

I don't think anyone else makes more efficient and effective preflight app for Quark or Indesign than FlightCheck at the price they are asking for 5-seat.

[mattbeals]

Sorry, FlightCheck is the only player in native application preflighting. And it's a great product too.

[Criminy]

I would tend to agree. (I only wish there was some miraculous method of collecting embedded fonts and links for export!) However, I've been charged with finding viable alternatives. Thank you for confirming my suspicions, though.

I've tried (repeatedly and unsuccessfully) to download "FreeFlight," that totally-free preflighting software, but keep getting a dead link, which expired only days ago... Bummer.

[mattbeals]

FreeFlight appears to be a cheap knock off. Every time I have asked for information I can't get any. when I tried downloading it I couldn't. 'Ve been banned from his website.

[Criminy]

Yeah, I'm not exactly overflowing with confidence there, either.

Of course, I'M one of the annoying "just joined the site to get the link to the free software" noobs, anyway.

[mattbeals]

For all practical purposes it appears to be a side business. So I'm not sure how well maintained it is. Getting references is impossible. At least with Markzware it is actively maintained and supported. Extensis used to have a preflight tool, but that is long since dead. And rightfully so if I may add. Horrible product, horrible... But, I'd advise your boss to stop waisting time and go with FlightCheck. You are not going to find anything nearly as functional or in depth with native files.

[Criminy]

Thanks for the recommendation, Matt. I'll be sharing my findings with the boss today.

[Fernando Bergamaschi]

Quark Job Jackes if used correctly can be very powerfull and easier to use than preflight programs.

[semi-tech]

If they still make it, Markzware has FlightCheck Designer. That should work well, and is less expensive than the Full-blown FlightCheck.