Overview
BLOX Total CMS provides powerful tools to create once and publish for print, online, and mobile. For more BLOX Total CMS information that pertains to all of BLOX Total CMS including the Admin Interface and Software Applications like Page Tracker, Assignments, and InDesign Settings, Click Here.
BLOX Total CMS InCopy Options Comparison Chart
| Topic | Installation with InCopy enabled | Installation without InCopy | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editing in InCopy | X | InCopy allows users without InDesign to see the paginated design and edit to fit. | |
| Add frames to a selected asset | X | X | Reporters or editors may not add all the necessary information that a page designers wants for a layout. They may forget to include a print subheadline, a kicker or a child asset. Page designers can add them from the page. Some of them will writeback to the asset; all of them will show up in an InCopy assignment if they are using InCopy. |
| InCopy Assignment creation | X | If you wish to edit assets in InCopy and see the actual page design, you must create an assignment in InDesign. This can be done as you are placing an asset on the page or after it already is on the page. | |
| Best for a Digital First workflow | X | Absolutely. | |
| Instant Publishing to Online | X | X | No need to wait for syndication to duplicate to the hosted environment. Great for breaking news. |
| Remove InCopy Assignment | X | If your site uses Adobe InCopy along with Adobe InDesign, you must make assignments from InDesign so that copy editors can then see the geometry of the page. This option allows users to remove an assignment. | |
| Assignment Packages | X | Under ideal circumstances, all InDesign and InCopy users on the team have access to a server where assignment files are stored. However, if one or more users don’t have access to a common server, you can create and distribute compressed assignment packages. After working on the assignment, the InCopy user repackages the assignment and returns it to be integrated into the InDesign document. Package files created in InDesign include the .icap extension. The return package files created in InCopy include the .idap extension. | |
| Create InCopy Assignment automatically | X | Creates InCopy assignments when the story is placed. | |
| Does require separate file server | X | X | BLOX Total CMS Hosted sites with or without Adobe InCopy will still need a file server for storage of Adobe InDesign pages, links for images, text, and ads. |
| Adobe InCopy requires more resources | X | Using Adobe InCopy with BLOX Total CMS requires more storage space and additional network bandwith. | |
| Asset placement with Adobe InCopy enabled for BLOX Total CMS | X | If you are creating Adobe InCopy Assignments while using BLOX Total CMS for placement, it will take longer to place a story. | |
| Additional ruleset setup required with Adobe InCopy enabled for BLOX Total CMS | X | Adobe InCopy enabled for BLOX Total CMS requires additional setup in the Export translation ruleset. To set it up, the template manager or the person in charge of your site's rulesets needs to provide information on every field in BLOX that is affected by each style. This is a one-time process. | |
| Superior Adobe InDesign performance | X | Creating the Adobe InCopy assignment files slows down speed while working on InDesign pages. | |
| Related Content | X | RELATED Content will only show up in Adobe InCopy if it is part of an assignment. It is ignored in single frame and read-only modes. | |
| Hyperlinks | X | X | HYPERLINKS within the text can be created using the hyperlinks icon in the Web browser toolbar. These addresses are passed to Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy. |
| BLOX Digital supports File Server | X | X | Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy require access to a file server. |
| Links | X | X | Adding links to your story will aid Internet readers in finding sourcing documentation, related information and helpful websites. They are not passed along to the InDesign page or to Adobe InCopy. |
| Access to Associated Press agate | X | X | With Appliance based BLOX Total CMS you will have direct access to any item that you have entitlements for from The Associated Press. BLOX Total CMS with InCopy users can open and edit an Associated Press agate fixture. |
| Asset editing speed | X | X | Once the assets are open, all systems are fast. |
| Browser Performance | X | X | Once the assets are open, all systems are fast. |
| Interface with various Ad Layout systems | X | X | BLOX Total CMS supports a multitude of Ad Layout Systems. No difference between BLOX Total CMS with or without InCopy. |
| Live e-edition segmenting | X | X | BLOX Total CMS supports the creation of segments to Live e-Editions with or without InCopy. |
| Page Tracker | X | X | BLOX Total CMS with or without InCopy support Page Tracker and include Budgeting and Assignments. |
| BD on-site training costs | X | X | On-site training costs is the same with or without InCopy. |
| Publish to All Platforms | X | X | BLOX Total CMS supports all publishing methods with or without InCopy. |
| PC Adobe InCopy not compatible with Mac Adobe InDesign | X | It's important to be aware of a potential issue in some newsrooms where designers use Macs and editors use PCs. This can cause problems as PC InCopy is not compatible with Mac InDesign. |