: Importing logo from Photoshop to Illustrator I'm not an expert with these tools at all, so my question might be stupid and the terms totally wrong. How do I get a logo from Photoshop to

@Yeniel278

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Indesign 'previews' bitmap images from Photoshop and here lies your answer. The programme is intended for layout, text and publishing not image editing. Be assured that the original resolution of your file will remain the same within the Indesign document, even if the preview looks a little shaky at certain magnifications. Still, its worth ensuring you do the following for print:


Set the image at 300 dpi and CMYK format in Photoshop
Save as an EPS file with a preview (check the button in the save settings)
New Indesign document set to the 'real' size of your end product e.g. 297 x 210 mm for an A4 portrait flyer (height measurement always comes first with the printer)
Make sure the Indesign colour profile is set to CMYK (or the one specified by your printer) to avoid colour shift
Note: if your image is RGB at the moment change it in Photoshop to CMYK and adjust colour as required.


As to why Indesign does this, there could be several reasons. You've found the 'high' display setting in preferences (good) but this can be overridden at object level in the layout. Does your image include a preview to start with? Do you have a decent graphics card / RAM on your system? I have found on CS3, CS5 and CS6 that if I am working on a MacBook with Photoshop open, Indesign preview images will have reduced quality particularly if I manipulate them. If I close Photoshop they immediately go high resolution (without me doing anything) which leads me to believe that its a VRAM / RAM issue i.e. the Mac cannot cope with having the file at high resolution in Indesign and Photoshop at the same time.

For this latter reason, I generally work on a Mac tower with a 1 GB graphics card. If I am on the Macbook I do my image edits first, close Photoshop and them work in Indesign.

Best of luck with it.

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@Si6392903

Photoshop work with pixels and illustrator work with vectors so its impossible import the logo with photoshop effects and convert them to vector.
If you redesign your logo in illustrator you can aply the same effects you use in photoshop, and if you need to use your logo in web you can also export your logo to svg then you don´t lose quality.
You can send me the files for tiagofidalgo.adobecc@gmail.com and i can help you if you want.

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@Frith110

If your logo is made up of all shapes and line then you don't need to do anything you can always increase the size of your images without loosing the quality. You can change the resolution, Width/height without loss of quality and you also do not need to transform your logo into vector format.

I have never never created any image more that 300 Resolution in my entire career because there is no need. The printer that print the image at 300 resolution will give you the same result at 600 and will consume more ink. Although the resolution of 300 is also a very high number, Today, many printers can print very Good images in between 72 & 96 resolution its also depend on the type of material and USES(like for printing banners, posters, brochures etc).

If you want to use your logo for web then 72 resolution is Enough (Concentrate mainly on image sizes)

but if you PSD is all raster then you have to recreate your logo in Illustrator. there is no short-cut for that.

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