exported (PDF JPG) layouts very poor quality

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April 5, 2018
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This is really frustrating and seems to be an issue with the last InDesign update (Adobe InDesign CC 2018). I've never had this happen before with earlier versions. And I am surprised I haven't found any community posts with this same issue.

Trying to export singular pages or spreads from layouts (in this case book spreads) as JPEGs/PDFs to use as promotional graphics and with Adobe Spark. The exported PDFs and JPEGs are TERRIBLE quality: Images are fuzzy, text is jagged, everything is blurry. I am using all the same settings for previous exports (on earlier InDesign version). I have systematically tried all the different PDF settings for exporting and the different settings for JPEG export, the outcome is always the same.

Just a note, all the images are linked, so that isn't the issue.

Please help, I have several PDF designs I have to send to a client, but cannot send them PDF proofs that look like this, and I also cannot promote my book (especially on Spark as video promo) with images like this.

My system is iMac, 27-inch, late 2013. 32 GB memory. Running High Sierra Version 10.13.4. Adobe InDesign CC 2018.

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NOOSHINRAD

Inspiring

check if this helps.

rob day

Community Expert

There was a problem with PDF exports with the first version of 2018 are you updated to the latest ID, which is 13.1.0.76

pnormandesignsAuthor

Participant

yes, I am using the latest version of Indesign, 13.1.

Steve Werner

Community Expert

By the way, InDesign generally doesn't do well with directly exported JPEGs. You'd be better off to rasterize a PDF in Photoshop.

pnormandesignsAuthor

Participant

Hi Steve. I have been rasterizing the PDFs in Photoshop to JPEGs, PNGs. I am posting a Dropbox link with examples here. I had to use Dropbox because I cannot attached a PDF here. (please excuse my limited knowledge in using this forum, it's my first time!)

1) The exported PDF, using high quality setting which looks ok at this point, 2) the rasterized PDF into JPEG, 3) Screenshot of that JPEG placed into a Spark video layout. Link below:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/11m24aw91g10joq/AAD79_fGvP-R6_3d-JzXO0mXa?dl=0

If you have trouble with the link, let me know. Thanks!