Clarity of writing in a placed image

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January 27, 2023
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I have an image file showing a timeline with writing which is very clear and very readable

When I try to place it into my InDesign file it is suddenly very blurry with illegible writing

It doesn't seem to be a size/scale issue. Also I have tried multiple file types

I feel like there is something basic I am overlooking

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much

Simon

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Correct answer Eugene Tyson

Hey

I wrote an article here on why images look low resolution.

https://creativepro.com/high-res-image-look-low-res/

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Eugene Tyson

Correct answer

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Hey

I wrote an article here on why images look low resolution.

https://creativepro.com/high-res-image-look-low-res/

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SimonInglisAuthor

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Thank you very much indeed Eugene, reading through it now

Willi Adelberger

Community Expert

If you place it into InDesign it is best to save it as PDF/X-4 or as AI file. Let text be alive, vectors should remain vectors. For this kind of graphics avoid any raster file like PNG, JPG, TIFF or PSD.
How it is represented depends on the display settings.

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SimonInglisAuthor

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Thank you very much. I will bear that in mind, and next image follow your advice saving it in PDF/X-4 or AI.

With this one I cheated a bit and composed the original in "Flowdia" so was limited in file choices. I will do some sessions on Illustrator though to get better at it. Thank you

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SJRiegel

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Under View, change your Display Performance to High Quality Display.