Tired of getting a message from your layout application such as, “Adobe InDesign may not support the file format a plug-in“? This video may help you fix your .INDD file and make that Adobe InDesign file openable… (With the simple use of a text editor, 0xED.)

The exact error message, is something like this:
“Cannot open the file “Xxxxx.indd”. Adobe InDesign may not support the file format, a plug-in that supports the file format may be missing, or the file may be open in another application.“

Have a bad or corrupt InDesign file. InDesign document not opening, crashing, etc? Check out our no-cure-no-pay InDesign Recovery Service here:
http://www.markzware.com/blogs/bad-corrupted-adobe-indesign-software-docs/2008/09/15/

And do not forget this tip on how to help stop corruption in Adobe In Design files before it becomes a job-halting crash: Export to .INX Format…

Bad, corrupted or crashing Adobe InDesign software documents are unfortunately a reality. Hopefully this will not be something you experience, but if you do, here is a great work-around for recovering flaky InDesign layout files. Note – here is a listing of the various InDesign error or crash messages you may get:
http://www.screencast.com/users/Markzware/playlists/Corrupt%20InDesign%20Files/

These are the instructions, with inventory list of software (XTensions and Plug-ins) needed. It is a work-around, however one which is working quite well…
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* = You need it
-= What to do

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*QuarkXPress 6 or 7
*ID2Q from Markzware loaded
-Open InDesign file in QuarkXPress via ID2Q (Under “Utilities)
-Save (hopefully) converted bad InDesign file now as a QuarkXpress file to your desktop with a “.qxp” extension.
*InDesign CS2 or CS3
*Q2ID plugin from Markzware
-In InDesign (after Q2ID is loaded) simply to a “file->open”
-Select the salvaged file now in a “.qxp” or QuarkXPress form
*** If it opens, it is generally RECOVERED!***

TIP- after you get the InDesign salvaged it is BEST to then EXPORT it as an “.INX” or Adobe Interchange format.. this will zap any corruption that may be lingering in most cases… then you can work-on!  Read more... (357 words, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)