Placed TIF files export as grey boxes when exported to PNG format
InDesign 19.5, macOS 14.6.1, Apple M1 Max chip
With no document open, set the default view to "Fast" by choosing View > Display Performance > Fast Display.
Create a new document, and place a TIF image on the page.
Choose File > Export, and select PNG for the export format.
The TIF image will export as a gray box. It should export as the actual image. Even if you choose View > Display Performance > High Quality Display and export again, the TIF image will still export as a gray PNG.
If you close the file, change the InDesign default display to High Quality, and then reopen the InDesign file containing the TIF image, the image exports properly to PNG format.
Keith Gilbert
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CS5 omachi
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I have also reproduced this issue in InDesign 19.5, 18.3 and 14.0.3 for Windows. It appears to be an old bug.