![]() ![]() Word processors like Microsoft Word or Google Docs are meant to write. And when it is, it surpasses all the other word processors in doing what it can do. InCopy shines when it is used with InDesign. ![]() But why is InCopy like that? It is because it’s not meant to be used independently. Typing in InCopy feels like I’m about to hack into some international bank’s mainframe. It is more akin to a word processor made in 2002. One look at the interface of InCopy and you’ll agree with me that it does not look like a great word processor. In a nutshell, this program is for writing content that aids visual media such as photos or artworks. Sounds confusing, right? This software is made for copywriters, column writers for magazines, products, and media writers who work in collaboration with designers. But before you prepare to download it and unleash the Tolkien inside it, there is a condition. Adobe InCopy is meant for writers, as it is a word processor. So to help you get rid of all the confusion about this program and why it even exists, here’s a detailed article. It is a word processor that is meant to be used with Adobe InDesign. A majority of their products are focused on visual creations i.e., photos and videos. Adobe has always focused on visual editing software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, InDesign, Spark, etc. It seems to me it was simply ported from the Windows version.Perhaps one of the most confusing offerings in Adobe’s Creative Cloud is Adobe InCopy. If I were the team leader for Incopy I would do a complete redesign from the ground up for Incopy for Mac. There are some serious memory issues causing Incopy to do this. Indesign has no presets or additional plugins. Indesign (which takes up 1.4 Gb of RAM) does not handle Hebrew so well (takes about 4 seconds to change a style from bold to medium) instantly italicizes the Latin-based Garamond. On my Macbook Air, Photoshop battled to load 392 fonts, and took about 12 seconds to load them. Photoshop struggles to scroll through all the fonts, but takes about a second to load them. (I might add that my Photoshop has maxed out on the number of brushes you can install, and I have 1000s of Shapes). Incopy took 18 seconds to load in contrast with Photoshop, which took 4 seconds to load That is seriously a problem! It's using 500 Mb of RAM. I'm running an i7 quad-core macbook pro! and it takes 12 seconds and a beachball to italicize one word!!!!!!!! Nonetheless, there was no observable difference. I reset the preferences as you suggested (ironic since this is the first time I'm using it, and haven't set any preferences). Incopy is not handling the RAM properly if it can't do simple tasks like render typing in real time without lag!!!! I feel this product is antiquated when I use it. What surprises me is that the developers don't check their software and see how it is used by actual professionals on the latest hardware. For comparison, I can edit a 600 Mb illustrator file with no lag with no problems. Photoshop CC and lllustrator CC are 10 times faster. I can't use it, because it is obstructing my workfllow. Incopy rendering of text, and simple things like TYPING!!!!! results in a pinwheel (beachball) every moment. ![]() I've set the settings of display for high performance (rather than quality) The text includes both Hebrew and English. I have a file open that has about 26 pages I'm running the latest version of Incopy CC I'm running a MacBook pro 2017 - That is an i7 quad-core with 16 Gb Ram plus Radeon Video card. ![]()
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