The Move to El Capitan - Replacement for InDesign CS5?
I'm not a fan of renting software monthly. I do understand that for Photoshop pros and many larger publishing houses, the cost of Adobe CC is largely irrelevant. That's fine. I just personally don't need the latest and greatest at pro prices. I've been getting along fine with Adobe CS5. I'm not a top-tier power user and I don't feel like I've been missing a whole lot of the newer features.
Given that CS5 no longer runs on Apple's latest operating system (and CS6 doesn't seem to be a whole lot better) I'm in the hunt for new options. Affinity Photo has enough of a pro feel and features (and does CMYK). It looks to be perfect as a Photoshop replacement for me. And the price is unbelievable.
Affinity Publisher isn't due out until next year, and even then will probably need a couple of major updates before it's ready to replace InDesign (I believe the first version isn't slated to have a multi-line composer, among other things.)
Any other options out there? Quark 2015 actually looks pretty good, but one glaring feature I don't see is whether it can open InDesign files. It would be nice to have the ability to open my library of .indd files after I move to El Capitan and Adobe CS5 refuses to open. Even if the files don't open perfectly, it's still a useful timesaver if I can open them up and drag and drop elements to a new document. This is precisely why Apple iWork opens Microsoft Office files. It's hard to switch to new software without support for older files.
Any other CS5-level publishing software options out there, or in the pipeline?
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