Questions tagged [resolution]
Questions about resolution, a measurement of the amount of detail an image possesses used for print design, photography and digital media. The higher the resolution, the more detail and data is contained in the image. Ask anything about resolution relevant to designing graphics and media.
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Designing @1x in XD(vector software) is the same as designing @3x in Photoshop (raster software)?
Hello I'm UI/UX designer so pixels and dpi is regular stuff for me so before few times ago I was used to designing in @3x in Photoshop (1080*1920) with dpi of 326 since designing @1x in Photoshop is ...
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Sharpness and contrast at small resolution pictures
Ok, so maybe this has nothing to do with Adobe Illustrator or design, maybe problem is with WordPress I don't know...
But, I created a logo with Adobe Illustrator, and it looks great. Artboard and ...
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Text in Graphic when typed in looks different in different computers?
I don't understand why this occurs.
I have to go to my old laptop to enter text into Mspaint so that it looks good. Below is a graphic I insert into my medium.com articles. Note the smooth text.
Now ...
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How to fix resolution on a pasted image?
I'm using Gimp 2.10 and when I paste an image over another image and transform it, the clarity of the pasted image decreases dramatically. I'm completely new to all of this and am learning as I go. ...
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Adjusting pixel density to compensate for a smaller image
I'm trying to increase the pixel density of an image so that when I shrink it, the image will keep the same resolution, except the pixels themselves are smaller.
Its current dimensions are 1024x512 ...
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Automatically reduce (remove some) nodes to smooth an SVG [duplicate]
I have an SVG image that consists of thousands of nodes. How can I use Inkscape to automatically reduce the number of nodes while keeping the overall shape?
An example image is Fist.svg, with a small ...
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How to do I keep the quality of an image while reducing its size and also the file size?
I have a high resolution image (TIFF) that I need to fit in a 320 x 440 px asset for the web (preferably JPEG). The high resolution image is usually a photograph and can sometimes have a logo burned ...
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How do I keep high resolution pics when posting screenshots to a piece of paper to keep it from getting blurry when printed?
I am making a cheat sheet with a bunch of equations and notes on them. I essentially take screenshots of the notes on my computer, and then paste them to a word document, and then resize them to make ...
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Creating a Brand Book - Resolution difference between Retina/non Retina
I am currently working on a brand book in Illustrator for a client and I have issues with the sizes (font size, resolution, etc.). What document settings do I have to use on my retina Macbook to make ...
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JPEG using illustrator [closed]
Does the quality of JPEG pictures changed when cropped in any app editting pics?
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*what can I do to have a high resolution JPEG pics and unchangale (vector) format?, because as i know that using ...
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Confused about Illustrator seeming to have a working resolution
I'm currently trying to export my project as a PNG. I had it set to export based on the artboard, which is currently sized to my desired dimensions.
However, after I set it to export as a 300ppi PNG,...
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Indesign: links went blurry. Not a Display Performance issue
Everything was fine in my indesign project and i sent it home from my desktop at work so i can work on it at home from my laptop. All my Jpgs went blurry! these are huge images that i downloaded from ...
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How to export Illustrator files as PDFs so that Illustrator's pixel measurements match the pixels in the exported file?
The gray navbar shown in the Illustrator file below is 70 pixels high, in Illustrator:
However when exported as a PDF, viewed at 100% size, it becomes 108 pixels high:
How can I export it as a PDF (...
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In House Print Resolution [closed]
What is the standard setting for low, med and high print resolution when exporting (under Compression menu) a PDF file from InDesign at an in-house studio?
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Designing a backdrop for a projector [duplicate]
The width of the backdrop is 20 ft. It will be projected onto a wall. What size should the photoshop dimensions and the resolution be? This is not going to be a print file, it is going to be displayed ...
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InDesign PDF Export: Drop Shadow Effects are 200 DPI Low-Res
Using Adobe InDesign, I create a new document, draw a rectangle, and apply a drop shadow. Then I export the document as an Acrobat 6 PDF with "Create Acrobat Layers" enabled. The drop shadow effect is ...
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How can I use free transform to rotate an picture while keeping resolution
I'm trying to rotate several images of artwork without losing resolution for some banner artwork. Every time I save the image after using free transform to rotate it's a bigger file size but the ...
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What's the technical term for unintentional image pixelation due to insufficient resolution?
I'm writing to someone to say something along the lines of: "May I see that image in a higher resolution; there is some important text and/or finer details that are unintentionally pixelated/obscured ...
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High Resolution Images
Is it at all possible to turn a low res image of 3" x 5" inches to a high res image of 32" x 81" inches?
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Resolution issues while exporting for DRIBBBLE
I am new to Dribbble and it's really cool place for designers but i'm facing problem in resolution and dimensions for Dribbble shots.
I've a habit of exporting vector work at 300ppi jpg/png.
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Maintaining pixel size when saving tiffs
I have a tiff with a pixel/cell size of (x,y) 0.6,0.6 (it's a satellite image at 0.6m resolution).
When I save this in photoshop, the pixel/cell size changes?
Initial Cell size (x,y) = (0.6, 0.6)
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When saving Ai file as Jpeg it gets blurry [duplicate]
When I save my .ai file as Jpeg by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S and it gets blurry. No matter how high or low I set in presets. Why? Help!!
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Illustrations showing up pixelated in Indesign despite huge resolution
Illustrations I create in Procreate show up pixelated at edges despite high resolution when I place them in Indesign.
I'm working on illustrating books for print. It's my first time working on a ...
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Is it possible for me to get an interactive PDF with high resolution images, yet a small file size? I'm talking under 5mb
I am trying to create a digital portfolio of my work that I can email to employers. I want the images to be high resolution so my work is not viewed blurry and you can see some of the details in the ...
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Macbook Pro resolution issue [closed]
My MacBook Pro is set to a resolution of 2880*1800 yet when I take a screenshot, the selection shows 1440*900. How is it halved?
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Why does an A4 canvas look larger on the screen at a higher resolution?
In Photoshop (and some other drawing programs), when setting the canvas size in mm or inches for printing intent, the canvas appears larger on the screen at a higher resolution. A4 @ 300 ppi appears ...
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Check dpi of png file
I am requested to provide an image file that should be supplied at 300 dpi resolution for .jpeg and .tiff or as .png files. I already have a png file here. When I check "file" in cmd I got:
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DPI and resolution
Image below from article is 7dpi and 412x324. After reading mentioned article I got understanding that DPI is for printing and pixels is for display. So if I not expect images from web page to be ...
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Adobe Illustrator PNG export
I have to export my illustration as the best resolution. Adobe Illustrator allows me to export as a PNG with only 4x scale, is there any option to unlock this for higher scales? Or can you recommend ...
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Do millimeters apply to screen design?
I am designing a flyer for the screen and the client insists the logo should be 71mm exactly. Does the resolution plays any role on the viewer, some may see it bigger, some smaller? Thank you.
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Web Page Resolution with Correct DPI/PPI
I am designing a web template/admin panel and need to know, what correct page dimensions should I use and at what DPI?
And What Font size will be compatible so that my developer will have the correct ...
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Print resolution when Photoshop shows pixels per inch not dpi [duplicate]
I am about to send some sketches which I have scanned and and tidied up in Photoshop. My scans were 300dpi at the scanner. I've checked by docs and they all say 300 pixels per inch.
Here's an ...
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problem with pdf resolution
I have a presentation on a very big and high-resolution screen (1200*5760).
I set up my InDesign file to the right pixel resolution (as specified above) but when I’m exporting the pdf and open it in ...
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Exporting Illustrator file to TIFF with specified size in pixels
I made an Illustrator file with dimensions in centimeters. How do I export it to a lossless bitmap format (TIFF, ideally) with a specified size in pixels? The "Export as" option only lets me choose ...
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Images blurring after placing in a Photoshop template
I created a new file in Photoshop. This file will serve as a template for my Facebook posts.
I then opened an image in Photoshop (size - 377KB; 1024x683). This image is quite sharp & clear as it ...
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How to size images independent of device?
I’m a writer and I just bought a Microsoft Surface. I often have to size images with exact dimensions to fit themes. For example, I write for a site where the images have to be exactly 1345 pixels ...
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Is it possible to resize images without losing resolution by breaking the image into it's component colours and scaling them instead of the raw image
Lately, I've been trying to increase the quality of some of my images. I discovered rather quickly however that you can't fundamentally improve the quality of an image and that this was a common issue ...
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Using a 72 ppi image in a 300 ppi print ad
I'm designing an ad for print in Illustrator. It is set to 300 ppi. I was given a bunch of logos to put in it. One of the logos I have been given is a 72 ppi PNG file. It is much larger than I need ...
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Illustrator Exporting REALLY small 300 dpi PNGs
I keep trying to export 300dpi PNGs from Illustrator, on a 1500x1500 px artboard, and they keep turning out really small and pixelated, not big, beautiful, and vector-like as usual! Help!
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How can I use software and printer technology to get the smallest possible resolution for my printouts?
I am making something that is supposed to function like a miniature projection slide. So I want to print some black figures (mostly lines and circular dots) with very small dimensions (0.3 mm and ...
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Should I upload 1 file or 3?
I just discovered digital prints on etsy about a month ago and I've been scrambling for the last 3 weeks to learn everything i can about PPI/DPI, Resizing images, GIMP, pixel wxh, file formats, ...
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Changing resolution with and without resampling
I realize that there are a lot of questions like mine and I read them all, but something is fighting in my head trying to find the connection between the written answers and my actual photoshop's ...
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Adobe Illustrator: how to save at 600 dpi for print
I am learning AI now and one of the requirements for a project is it must be submitted as 600dpi in order to be printed. Can I accomplish this with Adobe Illustrator? If so how can it be saved as ...
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Understand resolution inconsistency between Windows 7 and PDF readers
I'm trying to understand how to deal with what I think is a rather confusing inconcistency between the system resolution PPI of Windows and what is the PDF reader settings, in this case I'll speak ...
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Making the most of 72 dpi images [closed]
I am working with a client who has sent me images taken with cell phones, most of them at 72 dpi, and wants them enlarged for a full-scale 24" x 60" print to canvas. The printer is telling me even ...
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export document as a JPEG on Illustrator with very high quality for typography print
I'm no genius at all of this mumbo- jumbo as you can probably already tell.
Basically I need to save an a3 size poster off Illustrator but it's not giving me a very good quality image (I'm trying to ...
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Pixelated png images
I'm in the process of building my first wordpress website. So far I have uploaded most of my logos etc as .svg files and everything seems to be working great. However at the moment I'm working on my ...
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T-Shirt print resolution
I made some designs for T-Shirts and I want to print them.
I want to know what's the best printing resolution for the best quality
And what's the ideal type of printers should I use if I want to ...
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Can I have layers with different pixel resolution in Photoshop?
I use Photoshop for pixel art. When I have a reference photo, I'd like to be able to use that image as the background and start drawing my pixel art on a layer on top of it.
The thing is, the best ...
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How to export JPGs at different sizes without losing image quality?
It's always a painful process for me to save an artwork from Photoshop and Illustrator for the Web to 25 or even 50 kb with adequate quality, even if there are not that many graphic details. Also, it ...
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