XFlip Digital Magazine Publishing Software Overview

Mar 4
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2013

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Let your users read your digital magazines or other digital publications with flipping effect will be a pleasure. XFlipdigital publishing software makes it possible to convert traditional documents to page flipping publications. Your originaldocuments can be PDFs,XFlip Digital Magazine Publishing Software Overview Articles Office files( PPT, Word, Excel), images, video and audio files. Compared with other publishing software, XFlip has a unique function, it also supports batch conversion, you can batch import different format files, and publish them into one file.

   XFlip also a good digital magazine software, it can help you publish your magazines to different forms. Publish as HTML formats with SEO friendly Meta tags, you can upload this format magazine to your website, this will make your magazine good for ranking and searched. XFlip also supports standalone SWF file Output, this function is also most other software doesn't have; this is very convenient for uploading on website, just upload one file, you can view your digital magazine online, solve the trouble of uploading multiple files. Especially when you want to share your electronic publications to other web sites and online distribution, publish your project as standalone SWF format is a choice. Of course, XFlip also supports publish to other common format: EXE, APP, ZIP, Screen Saver, depending on the selected format, a few options will be made available, which you can use to create auto-run files for CDs or to create a mobile version of your publication, which can be used on the Apple iPad, iPhone and Android devices.

 

   XFlip works well on Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7. It requires Adobe Flash Player 9 or above to open the publications, at least 512 MB of RAM and 200 MB of free disk space.

Turning a document into a page flipping publication such as online magazines, digital catalog, e-newspaper, e-report and e-brochure, etc. is quite easy. It is sufficient to load a document on the interface and hit the Publish icon, located on a toolbar, to convert it to another format, but you can make various adjustments along the way. The software allows you to import an entire document, odd or even pages or a custom selection. When you load a document, XFlip will organize its pages in groups of two.

Loaded pages are displayed in the central region of the interface. They are also displayed on the lower part of the window, where you can move them to other positions, by dragging and dropping them. You can use a series of tools, located on the left side of the window, to insert text, videos, audio files, YouTube videos or hot spots. Inserted elements can be adjusted separately. You may link text with a different page, in the current document, a web page or an email address. Inserted videos or sound tracks can be set to play automatically on a loop and more. You can also adorn your publications by add dynamic SWF files on the pages.

The software allows you to preview your publication on the same interface. You can either click a page's margins to flip it or use a series of controls, beneath the document, to switch between pages, mute the loaded music, zoom, search and more.  

 

Pros: You can turn a traditional document into a page flipping publication. The software allows you to insert entire documents or specific pages, which can be re-arranged without any difficulties. Media files can be inserted as well and you can export your project in various formats. Its unique functions that other software doesn’t have: supports batch conversion and publish as standalone SWF file.

 

Cons: The user interface takes up most of the screen and you cannot resize it.

If you process your documents with XFlip, you will be able to read them in a comfortable and elegant fashion on your computer or various mobile devices.

Pricing and availability:

XFlip Digital Publishing Software has three versions now.

XFlip Lite is available now at $399 per license which doesn’t have page editing and YouTube embedded videos features.

XFlip Professional is at $899 per license.

XFlip Enterprise is at $1999 available for 5 licenses.