Adobe Indesign: I'm getting weird lines on my images when i export in Jpeg.
May 14, 2008 12:03 AM Subscribe
Adobe Indesign: I'm getting weird lines on my images when i export in Jpeg.
This is actually my very first time using indesign so I have no idea what I'm doing. But I designed a flyer using the software to the best of my ability and I'm trying to export it out to a file so my friend can see it on her screen. Tried exporting in PDF but black came out at grey and I tried to find a solution online and apparently there's no way around it. I tried exporting in JPG but then I get all these weird lines on my images. Please help quick! Hitting deadline! Thank you!
This is actually my very first time using indesign so I have no idea what I'm doing. But I designed a flyer using the software to the best of my ability and I'm trying to export it out to a file so my friend can see it on her screen. Tried exporting in PDF but black came out at grey and I tried to find a solution online and apparently there's no way around it. I tried exporting in JPG but then I get all these weird lines on my images. Please help quick! Hitting deadline! Thank you!
Response by poster: Hi latch,
Thanks for the reply. No luck, PDF still comes out to be grey and washed out.
posted by herbiehancock00 at 1:06 AM on May 14, 2008
Thanks for the reply. No luck, PDF still comes out to be grey and washed out.
posted by herbiehancock00 at 1:06 AM on May 14, 2008
Eeek! Sorry, I can't offer anymore advice I am still a baby with InDesign, and I'm not at work so can't play around with it to see if I can find a solution for you. Maybe someone older and wiser will come along... someone? anyone?
posted by latch24 at 1:30 AM on May 14, 2008
posted by latch24 at 1:30 AM on May 14, 2008
Try using "Registration" over "Black".
If this is going to print, (digital, offset or web) please, please, please don't do this.
This isn't going to answer what you asked so feel free to flag away; but this is something you need to know.
If the PDF is coming out looking gray then her monitor (or possibly yours) may need to be adjusted. Black (100% K) will appear grayish, but not too washed-out. That's what black printing ink looks like when it's on the paper.
Unless you've personally calibrated your monitor in the last six months you can't trust what it's telling you. There's a bunch of reasons for this. First off, your monitor emits light while paper reflects it. Yes, this is obvious, but it creates difficulties when you're trying to compare the two media. Second, as monitors age their color gamut shifts. This can be corrected for with calibration, but we've all see monitors that are so old and out-of-whack that they only display green... well, if your monitor is more than a month old it's already headed down that path*. Third, unless you've got your $50,000** monitor in a specially-created booth that's been fitted with full-spectrum lights, neutral walls and no external light source, chances are that you're getting at least some of your perceived color from your environment.
Calibrated systems are your friend if you're going to go the PDF-proofing route. Hard proofs from your printer are even better.
*This may not be as true now that CRTs are going the way of the dodo, but still accepted wisdom in the printing industry.
**This isn't hyperbole; remote proofing is routinely done in the printing industry, but it requires monitors worth more than I make in a year, supplemented by very stringent booth conditions.
posted by lekvar at 1:31 AM on May 14, 2008
If this is going to print, (digital, offset or web) please, please, please don't do this.
This isn't going to answer what you asked so feel free to flag away; but this is something you need to know.
If the PDF is coming out looking gray then her monitor (or possibly yours) may need to be adjusted. Black (100% K) will appear grayish, but not too washed-out. That's what black printing ink looks like when it's on the paper.
Unless you've personally calibrated your monitor in the last six months you can't trust what it's telling you. There's a bunch of reasons for this. First off, your monitor emits light while paper reflects it. Yes, this is obvious, but it creates difficulties when you're trying to compare the two media. Second, as monitors age their color gamut shifts. This can be corrected for with calibration, but we've all see monitors that are so old and out-of-whack that they only display green... well, if your monitor is more than a month old it's already headed down that path*. Third, unless you've got your $50,000** monitor in a specially-created booth that's been fitted with full-spectrum lights, neutral walls and no external light source, chances are that you're getting at least some of your perceived color from your environment.
Calibrated systems are your friend if you're going to go the PDF-proofing route. Hard proofs from your printer are even better.
*This may not be as true now that CRTs are going the way of the dodo, but still accepted wisdom in the printing industry.
**This isn't hyperbole; remote proofing is routinely done in the printing industry, but it requires monitors worth more than I make in a year, supplemented by very stringent booth conditions.
posted by lekvar at 1:31 AM on May 14, 2008
If this is going to print, (digital, offset or web) please, please, please don't do this.
Oops - sorry Herbie. Ignore my bad advice.
posted by latch24 at 1:34 AM on May 14, 2008
Oops - sorry Herbie. Ignore my bad advice.
posted by latch24 at 1:34 AM on May 14, 2008
To answer your question though, try exporting an EPS and then open that EPS in Photoshop and save as a JPEG.
I can pretty well guarantee that the JPEG won't reflect the printed output from InDesign though, so rasterise that EPS at at least 300 dpi(ppi) 'cause once the JPEG you've saved from it gets approved, the rasterised file is what you're going to want to print from.
posted by lekvar at 1:35 AM on May 14, 2008 [1 favorite]
I can pretty well guarantee that the JPEG won't reflect the printed output from InDesign though, so rasterise that EPS at at least 300 dpi(ppi) 'cause once the JPEG you've saved from it gets approved, the rasterised file is what you're going to want to print from.
posted by lekvar at 1:35 AM on May 14, 2008 [1 favorite]
The issue with black grays in PDFs was dealt with here. If you want a PDF with CMYK colors to display black as expected (black, not dark gray), you have to set the Color Destination in the Output section of the "Export Adobe PDF" dialog box to RGB (it looks like this). Be warned, however, that this method should only be used when you're creating PDFs for on-screen proofing. Final deliverables (what you send to the printer) must be set to "No Color Conversion."
I'm not sure about the funky JPG lines. If you could show us an example it might help.
posted by wemayfreeze at 2:09 AM on May 14, 2008
I'm not sure about the funky JPG lines. If you could show us an example it might help.
posted by wemayfreeze at 2:09 AM on May 14, 2008
JPEG is not an appropriate image format for things that are not continuous-tone photos. You will get image artifacts (which may be the "weird lines" you are talking about). So, it's not good for a flyer.
Try printing the PDF. Are things sufficiently black there? Your monitor will not give you an excellent representation of color on paper.
posted by grouse at 4:22 AM on May 14, 2008
Try printing the PDF. Are things sufficiently black there? Your monitor will not give you an excellent representation of color on paper.
posted by grouse at 4:22 AM on May 14, 2008
If your friend just wants to be able to see the thing, why not just do a screen capture from InDesign? If there's a lot of text to be proofread, then do multiple screen captures and assemble them.
posted by MegoSteve at 4:56 AM on May 14, 2008
posted by MegoSteve at 4:56 AM on May 14, 2008
The other thing you could do is open your PDF in Photoshop, go to Image>Adjustements>Levels, play with the sliders until you get a black you like, then save it as a JPEG. This will darken everything on the PDF, but you might be able to do some selecting to darken only the areas you want.
posted by MegoSteve at 5:01 AM on May 14, 2008
posted by MegoSteve at 5:01 AM on May 14, 2008
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Also, open your file and use the "overprint preview" to view your file - this should show a 'true' representation of what your document will look like when in PDF / Printed - Does it look grey in the preview? If so try Preferences/Appearance of Black: Printing/Exporting: Output all Blacks Accurately.
Good luck
posted by latch24 at 12:51 AM on May 14, 2008