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August 18, 2024
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Created image exporting blurry on upload to social media profile photos

  • August 18, 2024
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Hi there. 

 

So, I've created an image in adobe xd. It's a circle image to use as my profile pic for social media (IG, TT, etc). I overlayed and masked a png of me with glowing behind it which I created in adobe express, into a circle with a background pic. When I export it, no matter what I do if it is png, jpg, reduced percent, 2x, whatever it is, it shows up blurry when I upload it to the platforms.  I compressed the exports as well. I created multiple size circles in adboe xd as well (200x200, 400x400, 1000x1000) However, when I send it to myself on my phone and view it on my phone in photos, it's completely clear.  I cannot figure out how to fix this.  Please help! 

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creative explorer
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August 19, 2024

@ashlie360852678qbd if you created this in both Xd and Express, you need to make sure the images used in both platforms are both high quality. If the images that were used in Xd and Express were of poor quality, they will be exported as poor quality (blurry exports) as well. 

Don't compress the export because quality can be lost here. This is why I use PNG as a file format as it is lossless. Lossless reduces file size without discarding any image data compared to lossy (JPEG) reduces file size by discarding data that is deemed less important to the human eye. The more you compress, the more quality you lose. You may notice blurriness, or banding. Same thing if you enlarge it, because the quality degradation goes down too. 

Although, on a mobile device (depending on your phone), the screen size, high pixel density, and image optimization creates an illusion of better image quality compared to a larger screen such as a monitor or tv. I know on certain platforms (I use LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, that have social media banners), and some of them will have certain size requirements.

I would re-create those to be those sizes. I try not to force it by just creating one file and exporting to a bigger size because of the degradation of the quality. Yes, it means more work, but, I also know I won't have a quality issue. Always use high quality images. Save as a PNG file. If you really need the file size down, still save as a PNG but then use a third party website (tinypng.com or tinyjpg.com both are the same) to reduce file sizes without significantly impacting image quality. I use this when I need to optimize images for the websites as smaller image sizes can improve loading times and overall website performance on mobiles and desktops (I hate websites that take forever to load!). Hope that helps

 



m
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August 19, 2024
Hi there, thanks for responding. It's greatly appreciated.

So, the image I used, I believe is high quality. I removed the background
of my jpg of me in adobe xd. Then, I exported as a png and used the png to
edit in adobe xd to add the background glow (I duplicated myself in 2
layers behind, used dualtone, blur and spread one to each side. Then, I
exported the final of me cutout and glowing.

Then, I used that in adobe xd in a circle with a background image, masked.
I've created the circles of this in various sizes. exported as png, without
compression, and they're still blurry. This is so frustrating. I've never
had this problem before. Is there any way someone can take a look at the
project?
creative explorer
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August 21, 2024

@ashlie360852678qbd am curious.... why are you using Xd and not PhotoShop or Illustrator for all this? Especially if you an Adobe CC member? 

You mentioned: This is so frustrating. I've never had this problem before. 
Did you always used XD for this?

Xd is primarily a design tool for creating visual prototypes and user interface (website design). Yes, you could create what you design, but, I never used it in a way like you did. So, I can see the frustrating part. 

Do you have the original image without the glow? 

m