As example, this example here. Every pixel is taking a 5×5 grid. The selected image in there is 75×75 pixels tall. Now what I did is that I took the 100% and changed it to 80%, 60% and so on, which seemed to work fine. Each time I change it though in this: Putting … Read more
I exported my PDF with images from Illustrator, but the file was too large (around 35 MB), so I exported it with the PDF/X-1a:2001 setting to lower the resolution. The file was smaller as I wanted, but I noticed that that the color in the images had lost a lot of vibrance and saturation and … Read more
I have an image in photoshop I want to print at 200%, and right now it’s 48×18 inches, and the resolution is 72 dpi. I read somewhere that changing it to 600dpi would allow me to scale it by 200% at time of printing without any degradation, but I want to make sure. Should I … Read more
I made a 1920 x 8000px PSD file with lots of great pictures, logos and text. Our programmer now need the pictures I used as single JPGs with a minimum width of 1170 px so the pictures are content aware and scale well on smartphones etc. My problem is that I made the design for … Read more
I keep trying to export 300dpi PNGs from Illustrator, on a 1500×1500 px artboard, and they keep turning out really small and pixelated, not big, beautiful, and vector-like as usual! Help! Answer Don’t use Export, use “Save For Web” which lets you preview and specify the exact pixel dimensions to output. If you want to … Read more
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; 1024×683). This image is quite sharp & clear as it is. But once I drag & dropped this image in to the Photoshop template, it lost all … Read more
This question is closed because it does not fall within the expertise of graphic designers. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Graphic Design Stack Exchange. Closed 3 years ago. Improve this question My MacBook Pro is set to a resolution of 2880*1800 yet … Read more
I’m searching for a printer that will give me the highest quality print out for a press-n-peel / etching project I’m playing around with and I just realized that I seem to be having a blonde moment.. I don’t understand the thought process of why printers describe the maximum print resolution as a formula (e.g. … Read more
The images I’m using are from different sources but most of all flickr (few from other websites). When I download them in 500 pixel size for example, they look ok in Anteprima, but when I place them in InDesign doc some are really small – some with an impossible resolution, others with a lower resolution … Read more
I have tried everything I can think of, but when I reduce resolution of graphics, keeping the same dimensions, it has no effect on the size of the file. This makes no sense. I prepare graphics for the web and so I often want to drop some weight by lowering the resolution of an image … Read more
