P: Export at 3x scaling is broken in 26.2 - Vector shapes & text

Yeah, I certainly agree that I have an unconventional way of doing things. I'm just don't understand why it stopped working as expected after a certain version. Very strange.

I concur that it is not a good idea, but the change that affected the output (for the worse) is still a bit mystifying. 

»Export As« seems to have problems anyway so hopefully that will get sorted at some point … 

I tested in the meantime and apparently »Export As« scales a merged temp-image now whereas in Photoshop 2023 the Layers were scaled individually. 

@D Fosse But it's a vector layer. And the background is a smart object that is 5x what it needs to be to not be pixelated. Upscaling has worked great on all versions I've ever used prior to 25.7. Why should it matter now, especially if the layer in question is vector? What the point of a vector if you can't upscale? 😉

@c.pfaffenbichler @Tom23037536ynum 

Actually I'd be more concerned with how live text looks when downsampled from a bigger original in Export. If that looks fuzzy, I agree there's a case.

I still maintain that using 2x and 3x as upsampling from a small original is not a good idea.

@c.pfaffenbichler That's an interesting theory. Hopefuly developers can provide some insite or correct the issue. It's only been an issue for a bit over a year 😕😕

@D Fosse If you're not going to actually contribute anything useful, why respond? Clearly you didn't read the thread.

@D Fosse , if you still have Photoshop 2023 installed please try upsampling when »Export As«-ing an image with a Type Layer there. 

It seems back then the type data was upsampled separately. 

@Tom23037536ynum 

With the settings you show, you are upsampling the original 3x. Yes, that will look horrible, not because of Photoshop/Export, but because it's upsampled.

This isn't how it's intended to be used. You're supposed to start with a bigger original, which is then downsampled to the target size, plus double or triple as the case may be.

The point is that the final file is not upsampled from a small original, but downsampled from a much bigger original.

I wonder if the »new« approach scales a merged version instead of scaling the Layers individually. 

Ah, I can reproduce in Photoshop 2023. 

»Why have scaling if it isn't a good idea?«

Sometimes even a weak solution is better than nothing. 

»It shouldn't matter if you're dealing with vector layers.«

But then why work with a pixel-oriented image editing application? 

But drollery aside you are right that the change (upscaling the vector/type content versus upscaling pixel content) in »Export As« is unexpected and does yield inferior results.