Digital magazine publishing company 3D Issue has launched version 5 of its creative software. The upgrade supports the creation of digital magazines created and viewable in HTML5, as well as Flash.
3D Issue 5 also features eBook conversion tools for Kindle, Nook, and other eReader devices, and a publishing tool called PressJack, which converts blogs, RSS feeds and web pages into dynamic digital magazines.
“3D Issue has been on the forefront of digital publishing since its inception, and we are pleased to bring our technology to our widest audience yet, allowing iPad and iPhone owners to access the dynamic, interactive content that HTLM5 digital magazines can offer,” says Paul Mc Nulty, MD at 3D Issue. “We want to go beyond translating static print magazines into static electronic magazines. By using HTML5, we can provide all readers with a richer experience that truly realises the promise of digital technology – with live links, embedded videos, and many more features. “
The software works with PDFs, and allows the user to add dynamic content to static magazines. 3D Issue can add hyperlinks, videos, and sound, and then creates a digital magazine with animated page turning and table of contents functionality. On tablets, the magazine runs in a browser.
“Its a critical part of any publishers strategy to have a digital presence,” says Mc Nulty. “HTML5 is the future. Publishers have to go to wherever their users are, whether its an iPad, iPhone, desktop, or Kindle or other eBooks so weve also created an eBook mode, which strips down the publication to focus on the text.” 
The PressJack feature presents online content in a magazine format, with clickable layouts that update automatically, and dynamically optimise layouts for to the screen on which it is viewed.
“We realised that tablets and mobile devices were really growing in popularity, and it would be a platform for that content is consumed on. So we developed PressJack, where the content is responsive to the environment its being consumed on,” says Mc Nulty.
PressJack is currently only available in Flash.
Head to the 3D Issue website for more information.
