Image quality lost when importing to Indesign!

[BobbinX]

Hello!!

I having a strange problem with Indesign... I'm trying to import an image file from Illustrator to InDesign but when I do the quality of the image turns terrible and often the colours become extremely desaturated!! I didn't have this problem earlier with other images but this one .ai is really giving me grief! I've tried importing it under a variety of different graphic types (gif, jpeg, png) but they all give me the same problem! Any tips would be extremely appreciated!! Thanks!

 

[Eggles]

How are you 'importing' the image? Are you using the file>place command? What version of AI? what version of ID? If the AI file won't work, try saving it first as an EPS, then placing it.

 

[jimoblak]

How are you viewing the onscreen previews? Check your View menu.

What image data are you sending to the printer? Check your print dialog fully.

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Why is everyone in this forum responding to me as picklefish?

 

[Eggles]

>>What image data are you sending to the printer?<<

Good thinking... the image data must be set to 'all' not the default 'optimised subsampling' (under the 'graphics' tab of the print menu).