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Brettman123
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August 6, 2019
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Importing image from Photoshop - need help

  • August 6, 2019
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Hello,

I need your help, please. I was requested to provide an .Ai file for a kids book illustration (And they want me to provide the image with 600 DPI or above). I colored in a photo of my drawing in Photoshop. The size of the image in Photoshop is 2264 pixels by 2032 pixels, resolution 72 pixels per inch. When I try to import the ps file into AI, or change the Ps file to a Tiff, or screenshot and place in AI, it gets pixelated. Can you please advise how I can bring the picture into Ai and let it be smooth?

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    Correct answer Jon Fritz

    Ultimately they will print out the image (it is for a childrens book) but this one I inserted into the message here is a "tester" so I think they will view it on the screen, and they asked for an .ai file at 600 DPI or above.


    Open the file in Photoshop
    Hit Ctrl + Alt + i (or go to Image > image Size)
    Uncheck the Resample checkbox at the bottom so Width, Height and Resolution are all linked by lines
    Bump the Resolution from 72 to 600 Pixels/Inch
         This will greatly reduce the print size by essentially cramming 8 times the number of pixels into an inch of your print
         You'll notice your image going from over 31" x 28" @ 72 to just 3.7" x 3.3" @ 600
    Save As (high res print version of your image)

    When you bring the image into AI, the pixelation you were noticing should be gone.

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    Peter Villevoye
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    Peter VillevoyeCommunity Expert
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    August 6, 2019

    It seems to me that your Photoshop file is alright. It has a definite amount of pixels, and at 300 DPI that's more than enough for a color image of appr. 18 by 17 cm. Is that what's needed ? For print-media, only pure black and white bitmaps would benefit from a DPI higher than 300. So tell your publisher or printer to get their act together – they're providing you with absurd requirements ! The fact that they state both requirements together (an Illustrator file of at least 600 dpi) gives me the idea that they're probably clueless about their part of the workflow...

    To be sure of the rest of your workflow and advice you about possible problems, it would be nice to get a visual sample.

    And refrain from using screenshots, and placing them into Illustrator. These confusing detours are not making it any better.

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    Brettman123Author
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    August 6, 2019

    You may be right about them being clueless. I want the picture to be clear at around 8" by 7" or 11" by 10" range.

    A few steps I took trying to get in the right direction were to modify the image size in Ps to 8 by 7.18 inches, changing the 72 ppi to 600 ppi. Then I placed this file into an Ai file, and went to effects tab / document raster effects settings, and changed the ppi to 600. As I mentioned in the reply to Test Screen Name above, when I place the Ps file into Ai, it looks clear at 100%. But when I decrease the magnification view the image starts to get little jagged pixelated edges to the lines at around 66.66% to 50%, at 33% to 25% those jagged edges look terrible. If I toggle back to the same size (on screen) in Ps the picture looks very clear. I am just worried these people who want the picture will see my image smaller than 100% and it looks bad like that.

    Here's a comparison photo with the Ps file (view at 20%) on the left and the Ai file (43%) on the right.

    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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    August 6, 2019

    In Photoshop 100% means that one Pixel in the file is presented on one Pixel of the screen.

    In Illustrator 100% means that it gets calculated based on the desired resolution and in absolute measurements (mm, inches, whatever)

    So basically you are comparing apples to oranges.

    Will your design get printed or will it be viewed on screen?

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    Test Screen Name
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    August 6, 2019

    1. What size in inches does the image need to be?

    2. How are you deciding that it is pixelated? Please explain in detail because the word “pixelated” is used for many different things.

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    Brettman123Author
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    August 6, 2019

    The picture on the left is in Photoshop at 20% and the right is in Illustrator at 43%.

    1. As this picture is a tester for a possible childrens book case, the did not give an exact size, so I want it to be clear at around 8" by 7" or 11" by 10" range.

    2. By pixelated I mean when I place the Ps file into Ai, it looks clear at 100% (but it is a big file). When I decrease the magnification view the image starts to get little jagged pixelated edges to the lines at around 66.66% to 50%, at 33% to 25% those jagged edges look terrible. If I toggle back to the same size (on screen) in Ps the picture looks very clear. I am just worried these people who want the picture will see my image smaller than 100% and it looks bad like that.

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