Screen shots will usually be low resolution. Derek
On 24 Sep 2009, at 07:20, Phil Ward wrote: > > All, > > I'm very confused by apparent resolution and quality of TIFF (or is it > TIF?) images placed in an InDesign document. > > The images in question are screen shots from a Mac. I was sent the > images originally embedded in a Pages document and if I place them in > the InDesign document via a simple copy and place operation they look > OK. However, if I drag one to the desktop as a clipping, or cut and > paste into Illustrator in order to open in it in Graphic Converter for > some editing and subsequently place it in Indesign, it looks horrible > – all the resolution has gone and the detail is all jaggy (InDesign > Display Performance is set to "High Quality"). > > So what's going on? How can an image, that presumably is at a meagre > 72 dpi, look ok when it's in Pages or pasted into InDesign and look > horrible as soon as it's "exported" either by cutting/pasting into > Illustrator or clipping to the desktop and opening in Graphic > Converter? > > Anybody? > Phil > > -- > Phil Ward > > Skype: aphilw > E: [email protected] > E: [email protected] > www.myspace.com/philwardmusic > > Phil Ward is the exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. > www.veilletteguitars.com > > Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
