: How do I get Adobe InDesign CS6 to export high quality PNGs? I am having trouble exporting PNGs from Adobe Indesign. The problem is they become very pixelated once they have been exported to

@Sue6373160

I had the same problem exporting to a JPG. The only solution I found was this:

(1) export to a PDF

(2) open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat

(3) save as a JPG

(4) open in Irfanview and adjust the size a little if necessary (I was starting with 1400 px x 1400 px and needed that as the output. Step 3 gave me 1401 x 1401)

This is a pretty strange work-around but the only thing I could do to get what I needed. I don't know how much additional loss was introduced through this but the final image looks "ok".

Windows 7, Indesign CS 3.0.1

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@Ravi4787994

Coming to this a little late, but I found the problem to be replicable on all machines I have running any version of InDesign from CS6 onwards. It occurs when a graphic containing an alpha channel ("transparency" in the case of PNG, or the existence of any layer other than "background" for PSD) is displayed in InDesign at a size other than 100% (the image, not the boundary) and/or at a DPI/PPI different to that of the document, and is exported either as a PNG or PDF. It seems it switches to a different resampling algorythm for high quality output, but messes up somewhere giving this awful jaggy nonsense.

To prevent issues, I take two different approaches. For images that require no transparency, such as a screenshots or photos, I just make sure the linked file is flattened. For bitmapped art that does require a transparency, I just command+C copy the figure in the "scale" box, edit the original in Photoshop, put all layers into a Smart Object, edit Image Size to increase/decrease by the percentage I just copied, and then if needed, edit Image Size again to rescale to 72ppi (assuming it's for web). Hit save, and InDesign updates the image in its place, so no further editing is required. Occasionally, it's a fraction of a percentage above or below 100%, so double check and set to 100% if necessary.

None of this should be necessary, and it's frankly disturbing that Adobe have let this go for several versions now.

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@Hamm6457569

you could export as a high res PDF, and then change it into a png in Photoshop. it'd stay high quality and have the transparency.

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@Tiffany317

I'm unable to reproduce this difference after trying with a number of layouts that include transparency effects and various kinds of linked vector and raster images.

Three possible troubleshooting approaches:


If your document includes any linked EPS files, convert them to AI files and relink.
Export the document to IDML and create a fresh document from the IDML.
Trash InDesign's preference file by holding down Ctl, Alt and Shift while the program is starting.

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