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Import options for graphics
The options for importing graphics vary depending on the type of image being imported.
Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) import options
When you place an EPS graphic (or a file saved with Illustrator 8.0 or earlier) and select Show Import Options in the
Place dialog box, you’ll see a dialog box containing these options:
Read Embedded OPI Image Links This option tells InDesign to read links from OPI comments for images included
(or nested) in the graphic.
Deselect this option if you’re using a proxy-based workflow and plan to have your service providers perform the
image replacement using their OPI software. When this option is deselected, InDesign preserves the OPI links but
does not read them. When you print or export, the proxy and the links are passed on to the output file.
Select this option if you’re using a proxy-based workflow and you want InDesign, instead of your service provider,
to perform image replacement when you output the final file. When you select this option, the OPI links appear in
the Links panel.
Also select this option when you import EPS files containing OPI comments that are not part of a proxy-based
workflow. For example, if you import an EPS file containing OPI comments for an omitted TIFF or bitmap image,
you’ll want to select this option so that InDesign can access the TIFF information when you output the file.
Apply Photoshop Clipping Path Select this option to apply a clipping path from a Photoshop EPS file. Not all the
paths you created in Photoshop appear when placing EPS files. Only one clipping path displays, so make sure you
convert the desired path to a clipping path in Photoshop before saving as EPS. (To preserve editable clipping paths,
save the file as a PSD instead.)
Proxy Generation This creates a low-resolution bitmap representation of an image when drawing the file to the
screen. The following settings control how the proxy will be generated:
• Use TIFF or PICT Preview Some EPS images contain an embedded preview. Select Use TIFF or PICT Preview to
generate the proxy image of the existing preview. If a preview does not exist, the proxy will be generated by rasterizing
the EPS to an offscreen bitmap.
• Rasterize the PostScript Select this option to ignore the embedded preview. This option is typically slower but
provides the highest-quality results.
Note: When your import more than one single file into the same document, all instances share the proxy setting of the
first instance of the imported file.
Bitmap import options
You can apply color-management options to individual imported graphics when using color-management tools with
a document. You can also import a clipping path or an alpha channel saved with an image created in Photoshop.
Doing so lets you directly select an image and modify its path without changing the graphic frame.
When you place a PSD, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, or BMP file and select Show Import Options in the Place dialog box, you’ll
see a dialog box containing these options:
Apply Photoshop Clipping Path If this option isn’t available, the image wasn’t saved with a clipping path, or the file
format doesn’t support clipping paths. If the bitmap image doesn’t have a clipping path, you can create one in
InDesign.
Alpha channel Select an alpha channel to import the area of the image saved as an alpha channel in Photoshop.
InDesign uses the alpha channel to create a transparent mask on the image. This option is available only for images
that contain at least one alpha channel.