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bradleyd1453121
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September 27, 2017
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InDesign "Reading" image causing delay

  • September 27, 2017
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Hi,

Can anyone tell me why InDesign is Reading my files (as displayed in a status bar at the very bottom of the page/screen)? Not a big deal, but it's hanging and making life sluggish (and frankly, I've never noticed it before)...

Thanks!

Brad

      Correct answer SJRiegel

      Is live Preflight on? I have found that turning it off makes things run a lot faster.

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      sayum2332
      Participant
      August 20, 2020

      If the Preflight is off and displays are all on "typical" and still having the problem..... any advice?

      lisal18472544
      lisal18472544
      Participating Frequently
      December 20, 2019

      STEP 1: Indesign- Preferences- Display Performance, then set 'Default View' and 'Adjust View Settings' to Typical- I did this first, then the below. You will have to change in BOTH places as one change did not effect the other.


      STEP 2: Go to View (in the top bar in InDesign, third from right)- Display Performance and check Typical

      erics72537641
      erics72537641
      Participant
      October 24, 2018

      I have this issues as well, and turning pre-flight off does NOTHING to remedy the issue. I work on catalogs that have hundreds of images and this problem is TERRIBLE. I have to wait until Indesign redraws every linked image not matter what action i do in Indesign...even scrolling or trying to select an object, etc

        lisal18472544
        lisal18472544
        Participating Frequently
        December 20, 2019

        I realize this is an old post but I was having this issue and couldn't find much help online. One article suggested going to

        Indesign- Preferences- Display Performance and to set to typical display, but that didn't work. I then went to
        View (top tab in InDesign)- Display Performance and checked Typical there and it's no longer 'reading the image' each time I scroll!!!! Whew! SOLVED! Hope this helps!
          bradleyd1453121
          bradleyd1453121Author
          Known Participant
          September 29, 2017

          So I shut Preflight off, but am now still getting the Reading status bar at the bottom...

            lisal18472544
            lisal18472544
            Participating Frequently
            December 20, 2019

            @mj
            Community Expert
            @mjCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            September 28, 2017

            I agree with SJRiegel. Live Preflight is on by default in ID.

            To disable it:

            1. Click on the downward pointing arrow to the right of the colored dot (either red or green depending on whether it has picked up errors).
            2. Choose Preflight Panel from the pop-up menu.
            3. Disable the On switch in the resultant Preflight Panel.

            HTH

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              Elisha5CE2
              Participant
              January 21, 2021

              This worked for me. I have had huge lagging issues for my InDesign. It seems to check the links every two minutes. Had no idea this was the issue.

              Derek Cross
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              Derek CrossCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              September 28, 2017

              Which version of InDesign and OS?

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              SJRiegelCorrect answer
              Legend
              September 27, 2017

              Is live Preflight on? I have found that turning it off makes things run a lot faster.

              bradleyd1453121
              bradleyd1453121Author
              Known Participant
              September 28, 2017

              Thank you all. That did the trick!

              My other [totally separate] issue is I'm uploading VERY large files into my InDesign project, and it's basically taking forever to load them ("loading TIFF" window/status bar goes nowhere). One in particular is an image of a poster at 150 MB. This poster scan was originally 98 MB, but after PhotoShopping it a bit (cropping/straightening, CMYK), it became huge.

              Is there any way (in either iPhoto, where my photos are stored, or PS, where some edits are made) to reduce the SIZE, but not the quality? I saved it in iPhoto as MAX quality and LARGE in size (down from my normal save of FULL) - and it reduced the imaged to 978 k. I was pretty surprised that it leapt from such a high res to such a poor res with a mere downsize from FULL to LARGE.

              Happy to bring this over to the PS forum if need be.

              Thanks again!

              Brad

              Derek Cross
              Community Expert
              Derek CrossCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              September 29, 2017

              Re your poster, you image should be in RGB color mode (and convert to the appropriate PDF on InDesign. If the poster is to be viewed from a distance it doesn't need to have a high resolution.

              Speak to your printer about these issues.

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