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Andreas5C23
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February 21, 2021
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PDF objects suddenly loose quality after cropping in Adobe Illustrator and get pixelated

  • February 21, 2021
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I routinely placed and cropped PDF objects within Illustrator, without any issue. From today, when I crop a placed PDF, it gets kind of pixelated after cropping (example below). This never happened before. The quality loss is also observable after exporting the project.

I already removed and re-installed Illustrator, but this didn't help.

Can you please advice how I can fix this?

 

Correct answer Ton Frederiks

You may want to use Mask Image for linked PDF files.

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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February 21, 2021

You may want to use Mask Image for linked PDF files.

    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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    February 21, 2021

    Exactly how are you cropping it?

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    Andreas5C23Author
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    February 21, 2021

    First I select the PDF object with the selection tool. Then I click on "Crop Image" on the Properties panel under "Quick Access". Then I select the area how to crop the image. To finish the process I click "Apply" on the Properties panel under "Quick Actions".

    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 21, 2021

    This rasterizes the image. So it's not a surprise that you are seeing pixels.

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