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January 16, 2012

P: EPS or PDF Smart objects render badly (with jags) when being scaled or transformed.

  • January 16, 2012
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Like the title says.
Smart objects render badly (with jags) when being scaled or transformed.
There are stair-like jags on the edges and text looks like crackled.

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70 replies

April 17, 2013
So, how are we going?

I presume, now that the bug has finally been identified, that it is being taken extremely seriously. Image quality one of the reasons many rely on Photoshop, after all.

Is it likely a fix will be included in the next patch?
When will the next update come?

Thanks,
AE
March 26, 2013
i know, but I read out the good news and...
Colleague 1 said, "Does the Rasterization team have dread locks?"
Colleague 2 replied, "Jamaican a joke?"

Thought I'd better share the joy. 🙂
Inspiring
March 26, 2013
rasterization, not rasta-ization....
March 26, 2013
ps. Please pass on my thanks to the Jamaicans, mun.
March 26, 2013
OMG! Really?! This is GREAT news.
Please keep us posted. For those of us with an eye for detail, a fix here will make a real difference to our work lives.
Thanks, AE
Inspiring
March 26, 2013
Nothing I can share yet. But the rasterization team did find the cause, eventually.
March 26, 2013
So, problem first reported 14 months ago.
Any update on a fix?
Inspiring
March 4, 2013
Why Photoshop CS6 have defective rasterizing module? I'm asking because same file in CS 5.5 is rasterising properly. Below 2 files rasterized from same PDF in photoshop CS 5.5 and CS 6:


January 17, 2013
Thanks folks.
ps. The problem is not isolated to this one PDF. I can reproduce it with loads of them, but not all. Many PDFs scale beautifully.
Adobe Employee
January 17, 2013
I am also able to reproduce it with the file you provided. I've logged it in our bug database.