Have just learned of an upcoming XTension (a software module plug-in) to QuarkXPress called QuarkVista. This new applet will add image editing capabilities which will be available from within Quark, rather than having to export to another image geeking app (Photoshop, naturlich) and then reimporting.
This, however, is hardly a replacement for Photoshop...not by a long shot. The geeking is only apparently the basics, blurs, basic color corrections, filters. But the concept of bringing so much functionality in an area that Quark typically ignored (image previews were sheer dreck until 6 and you still have to choose "Hi-Res Preview", it's not automagic) ought to at least raise an eyebrow or two.
Not to mention the cost. As Tom Peterson says, Free is a very good price!
But, don't expect it to replace CS.
Quark's page says to expect release Any Time Now[tm]
Follow this link to Quark's QuarkVista announcement page
By Samuel John Klein of Portland, Oregon - Graphic Designer without Portfolio, aspiring artist who dawdled too long.
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