Resolution of placed image in illustrator?

[dawnh42651382]

What does this area (circled in red) mean in illustrator CC. Our production dept asked for a new illustrator file with a higher resolution placed in illustrator. I show that the photoshop files provided and linked to the illustrator file were 300 pixels per inch each. I am not certain why they embedded the image when I sent them the files as linked, but even my illustrator file shows this PPI.

Dawn

[Monika Gause]

DId you scale the image after placing it in Illustrator?

In that case your resolution has changed.

[dawnh42651382]

I will have to ask the artist.

Thanks,

Dawn

[Bill Silbert · Accepted solution]

If you enlarge an embedded or linked image the effective resolution will be decreased. For example, If you enlarge an image that is 300 ppi by 200% your new resolution will be 150 ppi.