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madebydan
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February 25, 2019
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Bitmaps in Photoshop then imported into InDesign

  • February 25, 2019
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Hi all,

I have a question concerning Bitmaps in Photoshop, that are then taken into InDesign.

I need to show a client how the Bitmaps will look when printed, however whenever I place the Photoshop file into InDesign, it looks very different (has grid like dot formations, weird lines etc.)

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Best,

Dan

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Abambo
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AbamboCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 25, 2019

As a standard Indesign shows only a low res proxy. You can change that with the "Display performance" setting.

And last but not least: you need also to consider the preview mode tool:

A different option is go to "view->oveprint view". The Overprint view shows "high res" pictures and simulates the overprint settings.

For customer exchange use PDF which is a much better tool, except if your customer is looking over your shoulder. I have customized my export settings to my preferences, so I only to need the correct one: Screen view, Print, ProPrint.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
rayek.elfin
rayek.elfin
Legend
February 25, 2019

Set the preview quality to high.

https://indesignsecrets.com/high-res-image-look-low-res.php

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