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Illustrator artboard at 1024 x 1024 - if I save the image as a jpg at 300 dpi, the image is sharp quality but saves at 4267 x 4267
If I save the same 1024 x 1024 artboard image at 72 dpi, the image saves at 1024 x 1024 but is very noticeably much blurrier.
Why? How can I save at the maximum quality that should be the default for a vector program like Illustrator at the artboard size?
Thanks so much for any help!
Why? Because . . .
1024px at 72 dpi will print at 1024/72 = 14.2"
4267px at 300 dpi will print at 4267/300 = 14.2"
So, you seem to have achieved what you desire.
If you were instead to output the 1024px image with the dpi set to 300 dpi, it will change nothing except the print size (hint: 1024/300 = 3.4"), since the dpi is the print output resolution, not the actual resolution of the image which is measured in pixels.
For further information you might want to read this: The Myth of DPI - although this information relates more to digital photography, it is in fact still valid for any raster image.
