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Maximum size for Exported JPGs?

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August 31, 2017
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Does anyone know what the maximum export size (in pixels) is for JPGs when using 'Export for Screens...' in Illustrator?

I can't export any JPG greater than 950px, whereas I can export PNGs up to at least 5000px.

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andreamaestri

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Kurt Gold

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I don't have the limit you mention. Are you saying that – for example – if you have a rectangle that is 951 px wide, Illustrator refuses to export as .jpg?

Also, can you post a screenshot that shows which settings you are using in the Export for Screens dialog?

stephen-kAuthor

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Hi both, thanks for posting. I believe I'm using the procedures and settings correctly for exporting (I'm an Adobe Certified Expert so I should know ) and that the problem lies with a limitation built into Illustrator.

To clarify what I'm doing: I enter the pixel value for the export directly into the 'Export for Screens' dialogue as per the screenshot below. This way the export feature does the upscaling from the vector image rather than me having to do it manually.

A 64x64 px vector will export as a JPG at a maximum size of 950 pixels. If I type 951 pixels or anything higher I get the error message below:

Further testing shows that the size limit for JPG export seems to be based on the size of the original vector.

A 64x64 px vector will export as a JPG at a max of 950px. If I enter 951px then I get the error message above.

A 100x100 px vector will export as a JPG at a max of 1280px. If I enter 1281px then I get the same error message as above.

(just to reiterate: if I export as a PNG I can set any pixel size and it exports OK - I exported a 64x64px vector as a 12,000x12,000px PNG no problems)

Do you have the same issue if you use these settings? Thanks.

PS. I'm running the latest version of Illustrator (21.1.0) on macOS Sierra (10.12.5) on a 5K iMac with 16GB RAM

andreamaestri

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Hello stephen-k! I don't doubt your ACE certificate, but unfortunately I wasn't unable to replicate your problem, although I used Illustrator (22.0) which is a pre-release version and on Windows 10, and screen exporter didn't have any export size limit on .jpeg, so i can't confirm if it's a limitation on Illustrator 21 on MacOS. Did you checked if the problem is persisting on older versions?

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