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Blurb Plug-in for Indesign 2023 Incompatable

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
November 12, 2022
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Recently I upgraded Indesign to 2023 and when I tried to upload the Blurb plug-in, it gave a error message that it isn't compatable. Does Indesign 2023 not support this plug-in? I'm in the middle of several Blurb projects and can't use the plug-in.

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Rick Adams

Inspiring

While the Blurb InDesign plug-in works in 2023 (18.0), it cannot create an appropriate-sized document. I specified a Large Landscape 13" x 11" book and the Blurb plug-in created a book that was 900px x 765px or a 3" x 2.55" book. Certainly not what is expected. I downloaded InDesign 2022 and tried again, the problem persists in the earlier version of InDesign (17.4).

I am using the latest 22.11.20.0 version of the Blurb/InDesign plug-in,

I have reached out to Blurb and they have been less than helpful and have had zero response to the issue I have brought to their attention.

I am using a Mac Pro and Big Sur 11.7 with 96GB of ram.

Rick Adams

Inspiring

I created an Adobe Illustrator file with guides for all the book edges. When brought into InDesign created by the Blurb plug-in, it is clear that the plug-in made a much smaller bok than the one requested.

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mariam74244899

Participating Frequently

Looks like it's fixed or updated. I had the same issue 2 days ago and as of Nov 26, 2022 it works, just installed!

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Manan Joshi

Community Expert

Did you install a new version or the same version that you was installed 2 days ago started working automatically?

-Manan

Peter Spier

Community Expert

It's up to the plug-in publisher to issue updates for their product. If the plug-in is incompatible with version 18, you will need to either work in an earlier version where it is compatible or wait for Blurb to catch up.

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Good_DAuthor

Participant

Thanks! Blurb says it's an Indesign issue which is probably just finger pointing.

I'll revert back to an earlier version.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

Community Expert

>>>Blurb says it's an Indesign issue...

It's only an ID issue in the sense that there is a new 2023 version release. I suspect a new version of the plugin will be released shortly.

>>>I'm in the middle of several Blurb projects and can't use the plug-in.

Rule #1 in Production: DON'T UPGRADE IN THE MIDDLE OF PROJECTS!

Unless there is some major new feature you absolutely need, don't upgrade right away. Wait 3-5 months. Even then, you can keep multiple versions on your hard drive.

Adjust your Creative Cloud app to your desired preferences:

Note: if you already removed the previous version, you could reinstall it with the CC app:

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

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