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I'm currently working on a project for a client, who wants to end result to be packaged as a psd, so that text and layers are all fully editable. However, its a multi-page pdf and additionally I am much more accustomed to working in Indesign (tbh I suck at PS). Is there a way to design to doc in Indesign and then package it for my client as a psd?
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Short of rebuilding the entire document in Photoshop, no. The file formats are incompatible. You could export PDFs with different layers visible then place them into a Photoshop file, but the content of those layers would not be editable. Text would be rasterized or PDF smart objects. Your client is making a very unreasonable request. You can either talk them out of it or tell them truthfully it will triple the time and their bill.
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Hi Scott, thanks for answering! I'm going to talk to my client about finding a workaround. She's not being unreasonable though, she's not v experienced in Adobe so didn't realise this was impossible.
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Full answer: no. And it is a bad idea.
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When you package you can adjust to have a quality pdf. But Mike is correct it is a bad idea.
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The only way your client can edit your InDesign documents (assuming you're happy for him/her to do so) is for them to take out their own InDesign licence and learn how to use the application.
There may be developments in due course that would allow others to edit parts of an InDesign document but, although it's been mentioned, nothing firm has been announced to date..
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