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Jason.F
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February 1, 2026
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Add dpi control in the 'export as' panel

  • February 1, 2026
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It has recently come to my attention that dpi isn’t preserved when using ‘export as’ (it’s changed to 72/ 96dpi) and I think an update to it is warranted.
I work with a lot of artboards for my print files (300dpi) and often need to export multiple layers to send to the printer. Export as is an incredible feature that makes saving out a batch of files from different artboards, or groups of layers efficient and painless; it’s one of my favorite features in modern Ps. If it’s not preserving dpi properly though, it’s functionality is almost nil for print projects, which seems absurd.

‘Save as’ is slow and clunky for saving multiple files, and horrible if you have multiple artboards. If I could keep the dpi of my files in tact, and have the option to change to 72/ 96dpi, it would preserve the amazing functionality that is export as, improve my workflow, and make sure that professional print designers have effective tools that make Photoshop great to work with. ‘Export as’ is too good of a tool to be reserved only for web exports.

Correct answer D Fosse

Export is for screen/web/mobile devices. That’s the whole purpose of it. Ppi is not applicable for the intended purpose, so it’s stripped from the file.

 

For print files, do not use Export, that’s not what it’s for. Use Save/Save As/Save A Copy.

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creative explorer
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Community Expert
February 1, 2026

@Jason.F 100% agree with ​@D Fosse! If you wanted an something to making your life easier, either create a script or an action to quickly save your images as a high-res image. I am old school, and for print, I am NOT saving as JPGs or PNG because of lossy formats and PNG can’t be saved as CMYK colour formats…. but, if you really love those image formats, create an action or script. I use actions to quickly save some of my images and then do a Automate - Batch. Easy peasy! 

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D Fosse
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D FosseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
February 1, 2026

Export is for screen/web/mobile devices. That’s the whole purpose of it. Ppi is not applicable for the intended purpose, so it’s stripped from the file.

 

For print files, do not use Export, that’s not what it’s for. Use Save/Save As/Save A Copy.