Exporting JPEG

[Carusoswi]

I could swear I had this sorted out previously, but, I'm not having success now. I've created a press packet for my son (he's a performer). I created all the elements in IDcs, but want to use them in some specialized applications that can accept Tiff's or Jpeg's, but not PDF's.

I could do all the work within IDcs, but, have my own reason's for wanting to integrate it into another ap (that can nest all the elements within a single file - two-sided CD jacket inserts for front and back of CD case, the CD label itself, and the audio for the CD, cd text, etc.), and letterheads and other pieces I want to do in Word, only because my son is comfortable with Word, and needs to type his own letters using the letterhead I create in IDcs).

Anyhow, I succeeded (somhow) in exporting JPEGS that worked when imported into the other software (and in Word), and I printed 150 of these press kits about a month ago.

Went into this other ap to print another batch today, and all the jpegs exported from IDcs were fuzzy. I keep thinking there is some place in IDcs where I can control the output of jpegs (beyond simply setting resolution to "maximum" in the dialog, but, I can't locate this control. Jpegs that I export from IDcs, when opened in Photoshop show a 72 dpi resolution (the same images that look fuzzy in my other ap also appear fuzzy in Photoshop). I cannot explain what changed between my first batch and this morning, but figured I could just re-export the INcs files to correct the problem - didn't work, still fuzzy.

Unable to find a solution, I worked around the problem by exporting as PDF, opening the pdf in Photoshop, then, saving as a jpeg at the maximum resolution. This gives me a file with 600 dpi resolution that works fine, no matter what application I use to open/import it.

I finished my batch of press kits using this work around, but continue to be puzzled as to how to export higher resolution jpegs. Is there a way to do this?

Thanks.

Carusoswi

 

[jimoblak]

InDesign does not allow variable resolution JPG export. It is limited to screen size display (72 ppi).

Exporting to PDF and rasterizing in Photoshop is your best free option.

If you are willing to pay a little, a good plugin is InPrint from alap.com. This allows you to specify the resolution of your JPG.

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[Carusoswi]

Thanks, jimoblak. Obviously, like Clint Eastwood in that early flick of his where he and his party run all over the countryside in their RV to escape that witch cult they stumbled upon only to take refuge in the very field where the cult first took notice of them, I obviously did the same with respect this problem. Solved it once via the described PS work-around, only to totally forget what I had done, and, so, had to re-discover it again.

What puzzles me most, I guess, is that docs that had once printed perfectly, when invoked for a second print job, were all fuzzy, as though I had never solved the problem the first time around. I have copies of my original print run on this project, so, I know I'm not totally out of it.

Thanks for your reply. Running my projects through PS in order to use them in other aps is a small price to pay for the excellent results I get from working in IDcs.

I am an old time Pagemaker user, and an unwilling convert to ID - couldn't fathom what all the fuss was about. I've been using PM in my business for years. IT guys used to laugh at me (in constrained grimaces, as I am VP and COO of my company, LOL) that PM was overkill for some of the tasks I was using it for (filling in payment requisition forms, inter-office memos, project proposals, and such), but I have always been intrigued by the flexibility of that ap, and have more than a few times won projects because, in part, clients were impressed with the tidiness of our presentation.

I stepped up to ID out of curiosity more than anything. Moving to that point where I actually elect to use it when something has to get done quickly took some time, as I'm not a manual reader, and it didn't at first seem to be as intuitive as PM (finding the menus to accomplish basic things - like bolding or italicizing a font, for example - used to frustrate me -- gosh, just inserting pages seemed like a chore!).

However, in time, I was able to figure these things out, and, must admit that IDcs gives me much quicker, much more precise control over placement of text than PM did. I love it.

Sorry to rant.

Thanks for the response.

Oh, and, I've pondered greatly over your signature line -- I'm so gullible.

Carusoswi