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illustrator cs6 pixelated and jaggy

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cuttinedge
Ok I am a newbie and have been searching for this answer for 3 hours now and I am not to proud to ask WTH is going on with my images. I've just started using Illustrator CS6 and am having problems every time I 'save to Jpeg or PNG' each time my image is really pixelated. I feel like I'm missing something really simple but can't figure it out for the life of me! Please help.

First Pic is what it looks like In AI and after saving!

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danslave
If you are printing you need to turn off the anti-aliasing. You only want that on when you are exporting a file that is going to be a web image. It should be a checkbox when you choose export.
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Thank-you for the reply still not working! Any other ideas?
Thank-you for your time!
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ok, so obviously, go file >
export >
Save box will appear, select png and save > another box will appear, select high resolution 300 ppi, anti-aliasing is type optimised (hinted) and make sure the "interlaced box" is unticked then click ok. should save unpixelated at 100% of image size. (does for me anyway)
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cuttinedge
Thank-you for replying and your time! I tried it and still no go! :confused:
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cuttinedge
danslave said:
If you are printing you need to turn off the anti-aliasing. You only want that on when you are exporting a file that is going to be a web image. It should be a checkbox when you choose export.
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I am trying to send this to my DTG printer how would I set up the artboard I have seen so many videos were one says CYMK and the other say RBG and don't click this and click that is there anyone out there that can give me a quick rundown on how to set the artboards up and save the image I know this may be asking a bit but I am so stuck I have been at this for 3 days now and my head is about to explode! Any help or someone point me to the right person I am willing to pay for the help! Thank-you everyone for your time!
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Don't take this the wrong way, but you do realize that you're trying to save a raster format and expecting it to be as sharp as a vector, right?

That aside, if you're aware of this, and you feel it's still too blurry even for a raster graphic then try:

ctrl+alt+shift+s (save for web) or just go File->Save for Web...

Choose jpeg, and make sure the quality is all the way at 100. This will yield the sharpest jpeg image possible.

Source: I've been using illustrator professionally for 18 years
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danslave
Did you try printing from the end result, or just looking at it on screen? And what exactly are you creating this image for, screen or print.

If print, then you need to turn off the anti-aliasing and have no interlacing. Those are for rendreing high resolution images on a monitor or other device, that is causing your blurriness. The jagged edges you are seeing on screen is your monitor trying to interpret an image that is of ahigher resolution that it can render. If you print that image the lines will be smooth (assuming there is no anti-aliasing)

Read this

Aliasing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and this

Jaggies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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cuttinedge
bisondisc said:
Don't take this the wrong way, but you do realize that you're trying to save a raster format and expecting it to be as sharp as a vector, right?

That aside, if you're aware of this, and you feel it's still too blurry even for a raster graphic then try:

ctrl+alt+shift+s (save for web) or just go File->Save for Web...

Choose jpeg, and make sure the quality is all the way at 100. This will yield the sharpest jpeg image possible.

Source: I've been using illustrator professionally for 18 years
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I am not taking anything the wrong way I am just happy for the help! Yup back to basics in lynda.com. So I should be saving this as a .psd and sending it to PS to get the clarity? Or am I in left field? :eek:
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If you want to retain the vector quality of the image - you should use one of these formats when you save: .AI, .PDF, .EPS

JPG and PNG files are not vector format, therefore they will always be pixelated to some extent no matter what.

The only way to guarantee absolute sharpness during printing is to print directly from a vector format.
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bisondisc said:
If you want to retain the vector quality of the image - you should use one of these formats when you save: .AI, .PDF, .EPS

JPG and PNG files are not vector format, therefore they will always be pixelated to some extent no matter what.

The only way to guarantee absolute sharpness during printing is to print directly from a vector format.
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So would it be better in .png or .jpeg? As I cannot print directly from .AI it has to be .png or .jpeg. Neorip software for my DTG does not allow those!
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When you go to file->export->JPG

Be sure to use these settings:

----Image-----
Quality 10 Maximum
Color Model: CMYK

--- Resolution ---

Depth: select CUSTOM
Custom: type in 600 (dpi)

-- Options ----
Anti-Aliasing: Choose Type Optimized

Hit OK
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