Word is compressing images even though “Do not compress images in file” is selected - why?
I have a document in Word 2013 and I've inserted some very high-resolution JPG images (line drawings). When I print to PDF, they look fine. However, as soon as I save the file and reopen it, the drawings are very obviously down-sampled -- the line drawings look choppy and dashed.
As noted in the question, Do not compress images in file is selected. I've also set the default output to 220dpi, but that shouldn't matter because I've asked it not to compress. (In any case, 220dpi is not good enough for me - I need this to be a high-quality print.)
I've verified & re-verified the settings, tried many convolutions, and reinserted the original pictures more times than I can count.
What could be causing this to happen? Is there some other option I am missing?
microsoft-word microsoft-word-2013
asked Dec 26 '18 at 15:59
yosh myosh m
1,82831324
add a comment |
I have a document in Word 2013 and I've inserted some very high-resolution JPG images (line drawings). When I print to PDF, they look fine. However, as soon as I save the file and reopen it, the drawings are very obviously down-sampled -- the line drawings look choppy and dashed.
As noted in the question, Do not compress images in file is selected. I've also set the default output to 220dpi, but that shouldn't matter because I've asked it not to compress. (In any case, 220dpi is not good enough for me - I need this to be a high-quality print.)
I've verified & re-verified the settings, tried many convolutions, and reinserted the original pictures more times than I can count.
What could be causing this to happen? Is there some other option I am missing?
microsoft-word microsoft-word-2013
asked Dec 26 '18 at 15:59
yosh myosh m
1,82831324
Have you try to save, open and export to PDF and check what is the quality? Its possible Word just display low quality images to speedup the page rendering on the screen.
– Romeo Ninov
Dec 26 '18 at 16:10
Yup. No, it's not a screen display speed optimization - the pictures are really down-sampled. I can print a file to PDF - get high quality, then save, reopen and print again & it comes out lousy.
– yosh m
Dec 26 '18 at 19:56
1
Have you tried looking into the XML structure of theDOCXbefore and after saving? (BTW, JPEGs are not meant for line drawings, you'd probably be better off saving in another format like PNG or TIFF)
– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 27 '18 at 16:31
@cybernetic.nomad, too, right. I use quite a number of visio diagrams in my documentation sets and have found that PNGs give me the best results for their size. Especially if there's any need to re-size an image.
– Ring
Dec 28 '18 at 14:44
add a comment |
I have a document in Word 2013 and I've inserted some very high-resolution JPG images (line drawings). When I print to PDF, they look fine. However, as soon as I save the file and reopen it, the drawings are very obviously down-sampled -- the line drawings look choppy and dashed.
As noted in the question, Do not compress images in file is selected. I've also set the default output to 220dpi, but that shouldn't matter because I've asked it not to compress. (In any case, 220dpi is not good enough for me - I need this to be a high-quality print.)
I've verified & re-verified the settings, tried many convolutions, and reinserted the original pictures more times than I can count.
What could be causing this to happen? Is there some other option I am missing?
microsoft-word microsoft-word-2013
asked Dec 26 '18 at 15:59
yosh myosh m
1,82831324
I have a document in Word 2013 and I've inserted some very high-resolution JPG images (line drawings). When I print to PDF, they look fine. However, as soon as I save the file and reopen it, the drawings are very obviously down-sampled -- the line drawings look choppy and dashed.
As noted in the question, Do not compress images in file is selected. I've also set the default output to 220dpi, but that shouldn't matter because I've asked it not to compress. (In any case, 220dpi is not good enough for me - I need this to be a high-quality print.)
I've verified & re-verified the settings, tried many convolutions, and reinserted the original pictures more times than I can count.
What could be causing this to happen? Is there some other option I am missing?
microsoft-word microsoft-word-2013
microsoft-word microsoft-word-2013
asked Dec 26 '18 at 15:59
yosh myosh m
1,82831324
asked Dec 26 '18 at 15:59
yosh myosh m
1,82831324
asked Dec 26 '18 at 15:59
yosh myosh m
1,82831324
asked Dec 26 '18 at 15:59
yosh myosh m
1,82831324
asked Dec 26 '18 at 15:59
yosh myosh m
1,82831324
1,82831324
Have you try to save, open and export to PDF and check what is the quality? Its possible Word just display low quality images to speedup the page rendering on the screen.
– Romeo Ninov
Dec 26 '18 at 16:10
Yup. No, it's not a screen display speed optimization - the pictures are really down-sampled. I can print a file to PDF - get high quality, then save, reopen and print again & it comes out lousy.
– yosh m
Dec 26 '18 at 19:56
1
Have you tried looking into the XML structure of theDOCXbefore and after saving? (BTW, JPEGs are not meant for line drawings, you'd probably be better off saving in another format like PNG or TIFF)
– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 27 '18 at 16:31
@cybernetic.nomad, too, right. I use quite a number of visio diagrams in my documentation sets and have found that PNGs give me the best results for their size. Especially if there's any need to re-size an image.
– Ring
Dec 28 '18 at 14:44
add a comment |
Have you try to save, open and export to PDF and check what is the quality? Its possible Word just display low quality images to speedup the page rendering on the screen.
– Romeo Ninov
Dec 26 '18 at 16:10
Yup. No, it's not a screen display speed optimization - the pictures are really down-sampled. I can print a file to PDF - get high quality, then save, reopen and print again & it comes out lousy.
– yosh m
Dec 26 '18 at 19:56
1
Have you tried looking into the XML structure of theDOCXbefore and after saving? (BTW, JPEGs are not meant for line drawings, you'd probably be better off saving in another format like PNG or TIFF)
– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 27 '18 at 16:31
@cybernetic.nomad, too, right. I use quite a number of visio diagrams in my documentation sets and have found that PNGs give me the best results for their size. Especially if there's any need to re-size an image.
– Ring
Dec 28 '18 at 14:44
Have you try to save, open and export to PDF and check what is the quality? Its possible Word just display low quality images to speedup the page rendering on the screen.
– Romeo Ninov
Dec 26 '18 at 16:10
Have you try to save, open and export to PDF and check what is the quality? Its possible Word just display low quality images to speedup the page rendering on the screen.
– Romeo Ninov
Dec 26 '18 at 16:10
Yup. No, it's not a screen display speed optimization - the pictures are really down-sampled. I can print a file to PDF - get high quality, then save, reopen and print again & it comes out lousy.
– yosh m
Dec 26 '18 at 19:56
Yup. No, it's not a screen display speed optimization - the pictures are really down-sampled. I can print a file to PDF - get high quality, then save, reopen and print again & it comes out lousy.
– yosh m
Dec 26 '18 at 19:56
1
1
Have you tried looking into the XML structure of the
DOCX before and after saving? (BTW, JPEGs are not meant for line drawings, you'd probably be better off saving in another format like PNG or TIFF)– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 27 '18 at 16:31
Have you tried looking into the XML structure of the
DOCX before and after saving? (BTW, JPEGs are not meant for line drawings, you'd probably be better off saving in another format like PNG or TIFF)– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 27 '18 at 16:31
@cybernetic.nomad, too, right. I use quite a number of visio diagrams in my documentation sets and have found that PNGs give me the best results for their size. Especially if there's any need to re-size an image.
– Ring
Dec 28 '18 at 14:44
@cybernetic.nomad, too, right. I use quite a number of visio diagrams in my documentation sets and have found that PNGs give me the best results for their size. Especially if there's any need to re-size an image.
– Ring
Dec 28 '18 at 14:44
add a comment |
0
active
oldest
votes
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "3"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f1387854%2fword-is-compressing-images-even-though-do-not-compress-images-in-file-is-selec%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
0
active
oldest
votes
0
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
Thanks for contributing an answer to Super User!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f1387854%2fword-is-compressing-images-even-though-do-not-compress-images-in-file-is-selec%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Have you try to save, open and export to PDF and check what is the quality? Its possible Word just display low quality images to speedup the page rendering on the screen.
– Romeo Ninov
Dec 26 '18 at 16:10
Yup. No, it's not a screen display speed optimization - the pictures are really down-sampled. I can print a file to PDF - get high quality, then save, reopen and print again & it comes out lousy.
– yosh m
Dec 26 '18 at 19:56
1
Have you tried looking into the XML structure of the
DOCXbefore and after saving? (BTW, JPEGs are not meant for line drawings, you'd probably be better off saving in another format like PNG or TIFF)– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 27 '18 at 16:31
@cybernetic.nomad, too, right. I use quite a number of visio diagrams in my documentation sets and have found that PNGs give me the best results for their size. Especially if there's any need to re-size an image.
– Ring
Dec 28 '18 at 14:44