Adobe CS5.5 and Page Flip creation

[lnivin]

We're planning on buying software to help create Page Flip Books for websites.

Before we buy, did Adobe add any more options into 5.5 for creating these?

[Rubydragon]

We're planning on buying software to help create Page Flip Books for websites.

Before we buy, did Adobe add any more options into 5.5 for creating these?

I'm not sure... however, have you tried searching for opensource pageflips solutions? I know there are many based on flash. Also a few based on AJAX. With a bit of searching I think you can find a nice piece of software, free of charge.

Goodluck,
Dennie

[Marko]

I'm not sure... however, have you tried searching for opensource pageflips solutions? I know there are many based on flash. Also a few based on AJAX. With a bit of searching I think you can find a nice piece of software, free of charge.

Goodluck,
Dennie

edocker is the only one (within reason) that I have found that deals with the swf thats comes out of Indesign without any issues. Most seem to want individual swf files or jpgs.

Any free solution that work with the full swf coming right out of Indesign?

Thanks

[lnivin]

Plus, we want to link to individual pages of the swf file. I was hoping since Adobe is going toward the ePub market, the same programming would address page flip books.

[Joe]

You are still better off going with a 3rd party app that can convert a PDF such as:

FlippingBook - software for creating online publications, magazines, photo albums and flip books with the real page turning effect.

or

Digital magazine software create digital online publications

They are not free. The open source ones I have found did not work very well.

[magazine]

I want to suggest you another commercial solution with many design related options:
virtualmagazine

[leiyduo]

There may be no Adobe program to create an animated flip book by itself. But some kinds of the 3rd party software, such as the Kvisoft flipbook maker might solve such issue easily.

[Greg_Firestone]

We're planning on buying software to help create Page Flip Books for websites.

Before we buy, did Adobe add any more options into 5.5 for creating these?

Hi lnivin,

Yes, Adobe did put a feature into InDesign that can generate simple flip books. As some on the thread have mentioned, you may want to look at an 3rd party product if you need more functionality.

Do you think you'll only need to do flip books for websites? Or do you anticipate down the road someone will want an ipad version or a android version. These are things to keep in mind.

Greg