Sharp Photo When Placed in Indesign, Text becomes Blurry...

I have a Photo (with Sharp Text) that when Placed in InDesign, the Text Becomes Blurry (as in Unreadable)...
What's Up with that? And, more Importantly, what can I do to Correct? Thanks (can attach if needed)

Is this on screen or in print? Check Display Performance. Right-click on the image to change the display performance of only that image, or use the View menu to change the Display Performance of the document. Higher display quality generally slows the program down, although it can be slight. If the text is a text layer in Photoshop consider saving as Photoshop PDF. This will keep the file fully editable in Photoshop but the text will be vector paths in the PDF, rather then rendered raster art at the image's resolution.

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> when I place that O in an InDesign document, the inner path appears to be filled
But that's what happens when you Paste. Place is a different process. Be careful how you explain your situation. Try to use common terms and accurately describe the steps you are taking. We cannot help you if we don't know what yo are doing. Also tell us version numbers. We cannot help you if we don't know what you are using.
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