4 Replies Latest reply: Jan 13, 2011 1:04 PM by andyvisuals RSS

    Mystery:  Jpg explodes in size when placed.  Why?

    andyvisuals Community Member

      This has never happened to me before and has be totally baffled.

      I have a jpg about 1000px x 800px and I've been trying to 'place' it into an Illustrator CS3 doc set at 11 x 8.5 inches. 

      When I do the jpg increases/transforms to mammoth proportions ....around 14,000 px by 9000px. 

      The same image opens fine in Photoshop and image size indicates the workable size 1000 x 800px. 

       

      What the heck!  Anybody know what is going on?