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February 14, 2025
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Text in png & jpeg export is fuzzy, not sharp, but it's sharp in pdf export

  • February 14, 2025
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I'm exporting an image with text on it (100 pt Fino Sans and 20 pt Quicksand). When I export a png or jpeg file, the text is fuzzy at 72 ppi & 96 ppi export settings. It looks better at 300 ppi export setting, but I need this file to be under 1MB; it will be attached to emails for viewing on-screen (not printing). The image looks fine at any resolution. I have anti-alias checked.

 

When I export a pdf, the text is sharp, but the image is pixelated. The resolution of the image is higher than the resolution of the document, so while this is not my main issue (I don't need this to be a pdf), it is perplexing.

 

I need this file ultimately to be a jpeg or png. The only workaround I've found is to screenshot it, but since I need to make a number of these, that's not ideal. Any ideas on what could be going wrong? Thx

2 replies

Robert at ID-Tasker
Legend
February 15, 2025

@lisac61174007 

 

How about SVG? But not directly from InDesign.

 

Willi Adelberger
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 15, 2025

If the file is for print, avoid SVG.

Robert at ID-Tasker
Legend
February 15, 2025
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If the file is for print, avoid SVG.


By @Willi Adelberger

 

From the original post:

 

but I need this file to be under 1MB; it will be attached to emails for viewing on-screen (not printing). 

 

Willi Adelberger
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 14, 2025

If you have an image with text and vectors you should save/export as PDF and import this PDF into an INDD file. Don't use jpg or png for this purpose.  

Robert at ID-Tasker
Legend
February 15, 2025
quote

If you have an image with text and vectors you should save/export as PDF and import this PDF into an INDD file. Don't use jpg or png for this purpose.  


By @Willi Adelberger

 

OP wants to include it in the email for viewing - no "professional" printing.