Timeline for How to export Illustrator files as PDFs so that Illustrator's pixel measurements match the pixels in the exported file?
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| Nov 20, 2018 at 20:26 | comment | added | Jongware | @Scott: yes, and that is because there is no link between any individual screen's pixel size and the real world measurements from a PDF. Basically you have to tell it how many pixels go into a 1in line. | |
| Nov 20, 2018 at 19:34 | answer | added | user120647 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 20, 2018 at 19:01 | comment | added | Scott | Actually..... Acrobat as a Pixel Density setting to control the size of PDFs on a monitor. Setting it too low may result in PDFs being displayed larger than they are at 100%, and setting it too high has the opposite effect. | |
| Nov 20, 2018 at 18:57 | comment | added | Jongware | Both Illustrator and the PDF file format are firmly based in real world meaurement units. Neither have something called "pixels".. Perhaps you should design and view your artwork with pixel-based tools instead. | |
| Nov 20, 2018 at 18:28 | comment | added | Scott | Is Acrobat's Pixel Density setting set to match your monitor (Page Display Preferences)? This is one of those things you can adjust on your system, but it may or may not be correct on any other system. | |
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| Nov 20, 2018 at 18:18 | history | asked | tog22 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |