Adobe InDesign: Bugs
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Crash while export to JPG
indesign 16.2 (mac version) crashes every time exports jpg and it tries to overwrite existent jpg
2 votesHi,
We have been able to reproduce the issue and it is currently under investigation.—
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JPG/PNG export zero byte files
I can't export JPGs oder PNGs anymore.
Indesign version 16.0.1
MacOS Catalina 10.15.7 (19H114)I always get 0 byte files when I try to export on a shared network drive. Exporting to the local hard disk works fine.
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JPG/PNG export zero byte files
I can't export JPGs oder PNGs anymore. I always get 0 byte files when I try to export on a shared network drive. Exporting to the local hard disk works fine.
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JPG/PNG export zero byte files
I can't export JPGs oder PNGs anymore. I always get 0 byte files when I try to export on a shared network drive. Exporting to the local hard disk works fine.
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Layered Illustrator File Import
By activating the layers during import, they are not always displayed in Indesign. This makes it impossible to work with all the files already prepared.
In the previous version of Indesign everything worked perfectly.2 votes -
Glitchy PNG Export
Trying to export a PNG at 72dpi (600 x 175px) but it continues to save the ends of the png in a glitch that resembles a TV screen that's broken (cant attach file btw, i keep getting a Paperclip::Errors::NotIdentifiedByImageMagickError)
my mac and all apps are up to date btw.
thank you in advance for any help!
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When creating a EPUB with jpeg images there is always a .PNG file
When creating a EPUB with jpg images there is always a large .png file in the EPUB (it this is not an image). Publish Drive is refusing my EPUB because of this .PNG file.
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Export to Flat psd --- not flat
Export As..., option 'Flat image' does not result in an actual flat image. the result is a layer in Photoshop, instead of a Background / flat image.
Why is this important? Because in InDesign, only really flat grayscales can be given a color. Unfortunately, the result of the Ai export has to be flattened in Photoshop before it can be used to color it in InDesign.1 vote -
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Bug: Object effects are rendered in wrong position in PNG output
In the attached document, the drop shadow behind the photo is rendered in the wrong place (about 30px lower) in the PNG output (compare to the PDF which is correct).
This also causes the gold background colour to render in the wrong place as well (also 30px lower) as it's applied as a transparency effect, so I guess the effect of the shadow is stacking with the colour and they are both being rendered lower down the image than intended.
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Any Indesign version after 20.5.1 will not export .pngs properly (grey boxes)
When I create a file which has images linked in it (such as a .png file) and then export the file as a .png file as I need, the placed image files export as grey boxes. This has been an ongoing issue every since the version 21 update. The only solution for me has been to go back to version 20.5.1. I keep hoping this will be fixed in the updates that have come out since, but it has not.
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Shadow in exported PNG
Shadow in Indesign are fine, but when I export as PNG it looks like the shadow has been moved. I've already tried to delete and re-create the object or copying everything into a new document but nothing works.
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PNG save shadow bug, CC 2026 21.1
photographers:
system, indesign screenshot, png saved fileAfter saving to PNG format, the drop shadows are excessively large.
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PNG export affected by "Display Performance" Settings
Affected InDesign versions:
I could reproduce it with InDesign 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and Prerelease 2025. From what I've found here so far, however, the problem has existed since at least 2020.
Reproduce:
- "Display Performance" set to "Typical"
- place a PNG or PSD with semi-transparent areas in InDesign (image for testing: semitransparent.png)
- export to PNG
This also happens if the PNG export is triggered before the document has been fully rendered and the "Display Performance" settings are set to ‘High Quality’. This therefore also affects automated processes, e.g. on InDesign Server.
Expected result:
- high quality output with correctly rendered transparencies…
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PNGs will often export at low resolution unless "high quality display" is selected
I have a graphic which includes a cropped part of a PDF which is a CAD drawing. I select it all, export to a PNG at 600dpi. Put it into Word and when I zoom in it's fairly pixelated: definitely not 600dpi.
If I select the placed PDF, turn the display performance to "High Quality Display" and re-export, it's a beautiful 600dpi file. This screams "bug" to me.
I'll add this to another bug report of mine, which is that if a link is modified or missing, you won't get a warning when exporting a PNG that uses it (you…
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PDF/vector rasterize fail
Pdf rasterization has been bad for many years, a long time ago I reported this problem with complex graphics when thin lines appear in the image when saved to jpg. Previously, at least a pdf from indesign could be opened in photoshop, which had a different rasterization, but it has been the same for a long time, and when rasterizing SOME pdfs, it always creates thin lines in different places depending on the resolution...
Here is a sample QR directly generated in indesign when saved to jpg and in the preview in the application shows these thin lines!!!
I would…
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export row
InDesign 18.3 x64 Windows
When exporting PNG images, INDD errs on the side of light exports at edges vs. rounding to a surrounding black level as demonstrated in the attached PDF.
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Bug: Quality issue when exporting 72dpi jpg from InDesign
Sudden quality issue especially around text when exporting 72dpi jpg from InDesign vs exporting 300dpi jpg from InDesign then opening in PS, downsizing to 72dpi and exporting as jpg again. Mainly on Vector text but also noticable in images especially when creating gifs. Noticeable pixelation around text edges.
Examples and export setting screen shots below including side by side comparison (original 72dpi InD export left + 300dpi InD export reduced to 72dpi in PS right).png
Running macOS Monterey on Mac Studio 2022 & Latest InDesign 17.4.
Has only happened since the latest software update. This happened a few months back…
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CMYK JPG export does not preserve the correct dpi export information
To demonstrate this bug, I've made an A4 landscape document as shown in image 1.
If I export this to an RGB PNG using the settings in image 2, the image exports as expected and all figures - including the ppi - are correct as shown in image 3.
If I export this to a CMYK jpgs using the settings in image 4, the image exports but the expected ppi of 300 ppi is incorrect and it has exported at 72ppi, though the pixel dimensions are correct (shown in image 5).
If I export this to an RGB jpg using…1 vote
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