Blurry Photos recurring on EXPORT in Indesign //

[jean-michaelt81400308]

Hi,

I'm having this insane blurry issues when high-res when I create an interactive PDF out of indesign. It continually happens and always happens after I've finished creating a document and am trying to submit it. The blurriness is like a virus that just comes and goes when it pleases.

I have DISPLAY PERFORMANCE > HIGH QUALITY - checked and under PREFERENCES > DISPLAY PERFORMANCE > I have "preserve Object-Level Display Settings" NOT checked and I have DEFAULT VIEW "High Quality"

My images are always a larger pixel count, then the bounding box I place them in, and then I check fit content proportionally.

I have NO IDEA why my page counter logo will not become high res.

The EFFECTIVE PPI is 581 // ACTUAL PPI is 72 - WHY THE F?! WON'T it become high res, the images is 500 x 220 and the image box I've placed it in can't be more than 100 x 50 pixels.

It always looks fine in the document, and then the export is blurry.

Please advise anyone.

[jean-michaelt81400308]

I've realized that changing your compression settings from 72ppi to 144ppi helps, but does not completely elevate the problem, but it makes images better.

[rob day]

I've realized that changing your compression settings from 72ppi to 144ppi helps, but does not completely elevate the problem, but it makes images better.

Why not use 300ppi? Also what application are you viewing the PDF in? AcrobatPro and Reader have a Page Display Rendering Preference that will affect small text and line art (like the image in your capture) when the zoom level is at 100%.

[vickyv28710433]

how do you change compression settings? I have the same exact problem. Help!

[rob day · Accepted solution]

For Interactive exports in 2018 there's a Compression tab.

It used to be under Image Handling

[audreyroth123]

Did you ever figure this out?? I am struggling with the same issue.

[Derek Cross]

If you're enlarging a 72PPI image to 581PPI, it will go blurry.

[Barb Binder]

If you're enlarging a 72PPI image to 581PPI, it will go blurry.

What am I missing here, Derek? If the actual PPI is 72, and the effective PPI is 581, the image is being reduced and not enlarged.