Moving from Frame 7.1 and Webworks to Adobe Technical Communication Suite

[Rene Stephenson]

I can't answer *all* of your questions, but I know someone who can.  ;-)

ATCS includes RoboHelp, and the current version of RH provides seamless integration from FM source, skipping the RTF step that used to be required. Additionally, you can set the new RH to recognize TopicAlias markers as the context-sensitive links. Although the new RH doesn't import the ePub stationery or WWP templates, it does provide the same type of mapping directly between FM formats and RH formats, so I don't think it's going to be as big of a deal as moving from WWP Pro to ePub would be. However, we don't have a lot of custom macros in our WWP Pro templates, either.

We're migrating from Frame 7.2 w/ WWP Pro 2003 and Acrobat 7.0 Pro to the ATCS. I have been talking with someone at Adobe (an "ATCS Evangelist") about all the in's and out's of moving. The main reason we're moving is that ePublisher is cost-prohibitive to upgrade, and RH now does what ePub (and formerly WWP Pro) did, but the output to Adobe AIR format with the integrated support for interactive animated 3D drawings and video will truly take our deliverables to the next level for our audience. Plus, the $999 for the whole ATCS deal is, well, irresistible...
 
Rene L. Stephenson





----- Original Message ----
From: "kimwrites at comcast.net" <kimwrites at comcast.net>
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 6:59:36 AM
Subject: Moving from Frame 7.1 and Webworks to Adobe Technical Communication Suite

My doc team currently uses Frame 7.1, Acrobat 7.0 Standard, and WebWorks ePublisher Pro 9.1 to generate our printed docs and online help. Now we are looking at the Adobe Technical Communication Suite to do it all. However we have some concerns about moving everyone over and the impact it could have on our existing docs, templates, and workflow.
 
Has anyone had a similar situation and switched to ATCS?
 
What issues did you encounter?
 
Can Frame 7.1 and ATCS live together on the same computer? 
 
Does a ATCS install mess up WebWorks ePublisher Pro 9.1?
 
Can you use source files from Frame 8 in ePublisher Pro 9.1? 


Kim Smalls
Technical Writer
Blackbaud, Inc
843-654-2762
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