Output Factory 3 Version Control

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3.0.18

Jan 5, 2025

Fixed a crash that could happen when adding InDesign files to the queue.

Previous Updates

3.0.17

Dec 24, 2024

Fixed an issue where the file path and modification date weren’t assigned to book chapters, which caused output issues when splitting books upon adding them to Output Factory.

3.0.16

Dec 2, 2024

Batch # is now incremented as expected when exporting files.

3.0.15

Dec 2, 2024

Fixed a progress display error.

The ‘Show Warning’ option for Overset Text in Basic preflight now works as expected.

New info popovers for the variable file name tokens.

3.0.14

Oct 28, 2024

Export to TIFF and GIF from InDesign 2025 now works as expected.

JPEG export in InDesign 2025 now works as expected.

3.0.13

Oct 28, 2024

JPEG export from InDesign 2025 now works as expected.

3.0.12

Oct 24, 2024

Fixed an issue where skipped docs were always closed regardless of the workflow settings.

Fixed an error that occurred when no base layers were specified.

3.0.11

Oct 17, 2024

Fixed image export issues with InDesign 2025.

Newly created workflow folders are now selected automatically.

Workflow table now scrolls to the newly create item, when needed.

3.0.10

Oct 11, 2024

Fixed an issue where an extra accent could be added to an accented character in the file name under some rare conditions.

3.0.9

Oct 4, 2024

Fixed an issue where the ‘auto-save workflows’ button could become unchecked and enabled after deleting the preferences. utton

Export to Interactive PDF now works as expected.

3.0.8

Oct 4, 2024

Fixed a bug where a corrupted workflow was created when creating a new workflow while a folder is selected.

3.0.7

Oct 2, 2024

Fixed an issue when accented characters in some languages were replaced by their unicode codes when using the Script Label token.

3.0.6

Sep 26, 2024

Fixed a page range error that occurred during printing.

Updated alert info on a rare error that could happen when launching a newly installed copy of Output Factory.

3.0.5

Sep 23, 2024

The Modification Date column in the queue table; queue can be sorted by modification date.

3.0.4

Sep 16, 2024

Info popups are now displayed correctly in dark mode.

3.0.3

Sep 10, 2024

Support for installation with InDesign 2025 Prerelease (full support isn’t guaranteed yet).

Fixed various export errors in InDesign 2025.

“Rename in printer queue” now works as expected.

PostScript export now works as expected.

3.0.2

Sep 5, 2024

Fixed issues with icon sizes of pre-CC InDesign files in history outline.

Workflows inside folders are now sorted alphabetically.

3.0.1

Sep 5, 2024

Fixed various issues that could happen when running actions using workflows located in folders.

3.0

Sep 4, 2024

Initial release.

3.0b47

Aug 25, 2024

Fixed internal error related to tool tip display in the settings list.

PDF security password now work as expected.

3.0b46

Aug 25, 2024

After creating a new workflow, the list now scroll to it if needed.

Improved the return key action after editing workflow name.

Output button not invoked anymore when exiting a text field with the enter key.

UI fixes.

3.0b45

Aug 22, 2024

Fixed an error during PostScript export.

New workflows are now duplicates of the selected workflow as expected.

New workflow is now selected after being created.

Info popups for some file name tokens.

3.0b44

Aug 22, 2024

Workflow changes are now always saved automatically.

IDML, PostScript, and Interactive PDF files are now named correctly when exporting as single file.

3.0b43

Aug 21, 2024

Fixed a stall when exporting books.

3.0b42

Aug 13, 2024

Selected workflow isn’t duplicated anymore when dragged into or out of a folder.

Fixed dark mode appearance of workflows list.

Improved folder highlighting behavior when dragging workflows.

3.0b41

Aug 13, 2024

Fixed an issue of workflows disappearing when dragging a non-selected workflow under certain conditions.

3.0b40

Aug 12, 2024

Tool tip with the contents of the variable name field when hovering over the File Name setting.

Fixed an issue of workflows disappearing when dragging under certain conditions.

Fixed an issue with some popover views location on macOS Sequoia.

3.0b39

Aug 5, 2024

Fixed an issue where the Char/Para Style tokens didn’t work as expected under certain conditions.

3.0b38

Aug 5, 2024

Fixed an issue where image export stalled the app.

3.0b37

Aug 5, 2024

Exported spreads and ‘n pages’ are now named correctly.

3.0b36

Aug 4, 2024

‘Show in History’ contextual menu.

UI improvements.

Last selected workflow is now saved on quit.

3.0b35

Aug 3, 2024

‘Create new folder’ icon.

Export/Import workflow menus are now enabled and work as expected.

More compact appearance of workflow lists without folders.

3.0b34

Aug 2, 2024

Fixed an error when using layer versioning.

3.0b33

Aug 2, 2024

Folders in the workflows list.

Better space usage in workflow lists.

Improved workflow list resizing behavior.

Expansion tooltips in workflow lists now work as expected.

A workaround for a potential crash.

3.0b32

Jul 30, 2024

Folders in the workflows list

Crash fixes.

3.0b31

Jul 30, 2024

Folders in the workflows list

3.0b30

Jul 29, 2024

Expiration date extended.

3.0b29

Jul 23, 2024

Fixed a file naming error.

3.0b28

Jul 23, 2024

Fixed an error that occurred when specifying output subfolders.

Fixed an issue the text in subfolder name fields could look disabled under some conditions..

3.0b27

Jul 22, 2024

Fixed known errors introduced in b26.

3.0b26

Jul 22, 2024

Fixed a pre-processing error.

3.0b25

Jul 22, 2024

Fixed a crash that could occur on attempt to add open InDesign docs to the queue when no docs are open in InDesign.

Fixed a crash that could occur when clicking Export… when the queue is empty.

3.0b24

Jul 22, 2024

Scripts are now running as expected.

Additional code changes in attempt to fix a rare crash.

3.0b23

Jul 15, 2024

An error is now displayed if a modal dialog is open in InDesign.

Additional code changes in attempt to fix a rare crash.

3.0b22

Jul 9, 2024

The ‘Random Number’ token for the variable output file name.

Code changes in attempt to fix a rare crash; an alert should be displayed instead of a crash during certain operations.

3.0b21

Jul 5, 2024

Code changes to fix a rare crash; an alert should be displayed instead of a crash.

The info circle button for the Script Label token now functions as expected.

3.0b20

Jul 1, 2024

Code changes to fix a rare crash.

3.0b19

Jun 30, 2024

New file name tokens: Paragraph Style, Character Style.

3.0b18

Jun 16, 2024

More safeguards to avert a rare crash during action processing.

3.0b17

Jun 16, 2024

The ‘Output File #’ file name token.

Fixed an issue where some file/folder name tokens disappeared when hovering the mouse over them.

The File # format in the output file name now has the correct number of digits.

Fixed the output folder path control appearance.

The ‘1 (01)’ number format menu replaced with the more accurate ‘As is’.

Improved File Naming UI.

Safeguards to avert a rare crash during action processing.

3.0b16

Jun 10, 2024

INDD output files are now correctly named when splitting to spreads and n pages.

3.0b15

Jun 3, 2024

Fixed an issue where changes to the variable file name weren’t saved before output under certain conditions.

3.0b14

May 29, 2024

File and folder name tokens should now work as expected.

3.0b13

May 26, 2024

Fixed a crash that could occur when a file is skipped during pre-processing stages.

Various UI fixes.

3.0b12

May 20, 2024

Support for cloud docs. Note: Only cloud docs open in InDesign can be supported. Various glitches are still expected.

3.0b11

May 18, 2024

JPEG export as RGB and Grayscale now works as expected.

3.0b10

May 18, 2024

TIFF export as spreads now works as expected.

The ‘Delete source PDF files’ option is now saved as expected.

The position of PDF Security and EPS Options windows is now remembered.

3.0b9

May 14, 2024

Fixed an issue where the Script Label token didn’t work as expected with text variables under some conditions.

3.0b8

May 9, 2024

Improved error alerts for errors when adding open documents to the queue.

Safeguards against a rare crash.

3.0b7

May 9, 2024

Exporting spreads to JPEG, GIF, and BMP should now work as expected.

3.0b6

May 8, 2024

Export to JPEG, GIF, and BMP should now work as expected (except when exporting spreads, will be fixed soon).

3.0b5

May 5, 2024

Eliminated the situation where final combined PDF could be deleted if its name is identical to a source PDF name.

Improved handling of the default suffix in combined PDF name.

Warning if combined PDF name is empty.

UI fixes in Layers section.

Current version layer name is now listed in progress status during file export.

The Combine PDF option is now ignored if only one InDesign file is in the queue.

Fixed multiple errors that disrupted layer versioning processing.

3.0b4

May 1, 2024

Combine PDFs: The None option in the combined PDF name (for cases where a source PDF name isn’t required). 

PDF and print presets are now sorted by name.

Check for Updates now works as expected.

3.0b3

Apr 30, 2024

The Save, Close, and Process Invisibly options are now honored.