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July 16, 2019
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Bibliotecas CC - Indesign convierte imágenes TIFF en PNG

  • July 16, 2019
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Tengo una biblioteca con imágenes TIFF en capas.

Si uso esta biblioteca en Indesign, las imágenes TIFF me las convierte en PNG.

¿Esto es normal?

¿Hay alguna forma de que mantenga el formato original del archivo?

gracias

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    Community Expert
    November 5, 2019

    Hi together,

    the issue should be fixed with InDesign 2020 version 15.0.0.155.

    Just tested this with my German version on Windows 10.

     

    Dragged several TIFF images from my "old" CC Library to a page in InDesign and the placed images remained TIFFs in the Links panel. Still, with InDesign CC 2019, CC 2018.1, CC 2017 and below, PNG images are placed.

     

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender

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    Peter Villevoye
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 16, 2019

    This behaviour is correct, but could be improved by InDesign.

    The CC Libraries basically don't store any content as ordinary files, but as vector and/or pixel based 'stuff'. Sounds maybe a bit silly, but that's what it is in essence. So when you drag files from Bridge into its CC Library, they're converted to whatever is the best kind of stuff for that content. The fact that it originated from a certain file format with a certain name and type, is probably only a mention in a tag. After all, the asset might even have been a selection of an unsaved document.

    But as you can see by the popup info, the CC Libraries panel still has a notion of the file's original file type !

    When this asset is placed in InDesign, it is being handled as a bunch of pixels. When you create a package, InDesign needs no clue of the original file type of the asset, neither does it need to know its original whereabouts. So InDesign just generates the file with an appropriate format, being PNG for this kind of stuff. Which is also basically a good choice, unless you're working with imagery in CMYK mode or in modes higher than 8-bits per channel. These will be converted to 8-bits RGB in a PNG file. (Layers, transparencies, and blend modes are preserved.)

    So InDesign might improve its method, by letting you specify which kind of file format you'd prefer for such files, not just for mimicking the original file (if there has been one), but also to preserve these modes (CMYK, higher then 8-bits) which are lost in a PNG output.

    (Illustrator also offers the option to select from some file types upon exporting embedded images.)

    If you need to recreate those TIFF files right now, you can use the web view of your CC Libraries, where you can select a file and download it in the original or some other preferred file type:

    Community Expert
    July 16, 2019

    Hi Peter,

    tried a PSD file as asset with Adobe Bridge and a CC Library.

    Placed that PSD image and InDesign is recognizing the PSD as PSD.

    So I think something's wrong with TIFF images.

    Regards,
    Uwe

    Known Participant
    July 16, 2019

    thanks for the explanation.

    Yes, the PSD files manage them well.

    I'll have to convert the files to PSD :-)

    Community Expert
    July 16, 2019

    Hi franp30034553 ,

    if I the translation of the forum is right you are using CC Libraries.

    It's not normal that stored TIFF image assets are turned into PNG images by placing them to InDesign pages.

    How did you store the TIFF images as assets?
    Was this with PhotoShop? Illustrator? InDesign?

    What's your version of InDesign and version of operating system?

    Regards,
    Uwe

    Known Participant
    July 16, 2019

    The library was created with Bridge.

    Bridge version: 9.1.0.338

    Indesign version: 14.0.2

    OS: Mac OS 10.12.6

    thx Uwe

    Known Participant
    July 16, 2019

    Hi franp30034553 ,

    thank you for providing the image.

    I can replicate the issue with:

    Adobe Bridge 9.1.0.338

    InDesign CC 2019 14.0.2.324

    Regards,
    Uwe


    thx

    Let's see if we solve it

    Willi Adelberger
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 16, 2019

    Cual tipo de biblioteca usas?