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andrew6750237317464687
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March 5, 2025
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ID 20.2 only shows placed PNGs in low resolution

  • March 5, 2025
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When I open a document with ID (20.2) with a placed PNG that was created with an earlier version of ID, only a pixelated preview is displayed. The only workaround I have found is to relink the PNG file.
Does anyone know this behaviour of ID 20.2?

 

 

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Willi Adelberger
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Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
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March 5, 2025

What is the effective resolution of the image?

Why do you use PNG? Personally I would use PDF; AI, PSD or TIFF. I avoid PNGs in InDesign.

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    andrew6750237317464687Author
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    March 5, 2025

    Hallo Willy
    Danke für deine Antwort. Ich verwende hier ein transparentes PNG, weil das Zieldokument ein PDF für den digitalen Einsatz (nicht Druck) ist. Die platzierte Datei hat eine Auflösung von 380ppi effektiv.
    Wenn ich das selbe Dokument mit ID (20.1) öffne, wird das PNG korrekt dargestellt.
    Es hängt auch nicht vom Anzeigemodus zusammen. Die habe ich alle geprüft.

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    Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
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    March 5, 2025

    Try File>Export and choose IDML

    Then open the IDML file in InDesign and save as a new inDesign file name.

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      andrew6750237317464687Author
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      March 5, 2025

      Hi 
      Thank you for your reply. 

      Your workaround also works, of course. Whether I link the file again or save the document as .idml makes no difference to me. Thanks anyway.

      By the way: When I export the document as a PDF, the linked PNG file is in high resolution again.

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      Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
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      March 5, 2025

      The InDesign preview is temp file information and builds up in the background saves. 

       

      Exporting to idml or relinking forces the InDesign preview to regenerate. 

       

      Moving from version to version, exporting to idml and working from this is better

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