Image Placement Issue in InDesign: Placed Photoshop File Appears Too Small

Has the image the same resolution in InDesign as in Photoshop?

Is the image scaled to 100% in InDesign.

The canvas sizes are identical so this shouldn't be an issue.

Hi @Benjamin98A4 , what are the canvas sizes and what Ruler units are you using in InDesign?

When you place directly on the page InDesign places an image at its 100% print output dimensions.

Are you using the Place command to insert the image in the document? It's far more reliable than drag-and-drop or cut-and-paste.

The apps sometimes interpret effective PPI differently, so an image that is several inches across in Photoshop may be two inches, or twenty, in InDesign. This is almostly always a temporary, meaningless misadjustment, easily fixed by rescaling the placed graphics frame. And when you Place a graphics, you can drag the placement frame to any size you like and it should scale the content to that size.

And, very basic but it's surprising how many users don't quite grasp the idea of pixel size and effective PPI — Place a PS image, and then see what the Info panel says is its Effective PPI. If you're importing a fairly small image, ID will import it at 72-96ppi; if you're actually having a problem such as you describe with large(r)-scale images, the InDesign value should be very high — 300, 600 or even higher Effective PPI values.

In general, it's hit or miss as to whether ID automatically places images at a desired or "comfortable" size. The best method is to draw the graphics frame first, then Place with it selected; second is to use Place and drag the frame to the approximate (or exact, with guides and margin snap) size you want it, and go from there. If you just click to place (or worse, paste), ID has to guess at the desired results, and it can't read your mind. 🙂

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