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ChrisBarns
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November 30, 2024
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Reducing a graphic with no loss of detail

  • November 30, 2024
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I have a large .png graphic that I need to reduce for printing in a book -- but when I do the printing becomes illegible.  Will Illustrator correct for that?

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Correct answer _scott__

Illustrator is the wrong tool for PNG editing or resizing. Photoshop is the correct tool, where pixel interpolation happens.

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Legend
November 30, 2024

Illustrator is the wrong tool for PNG editing or resizing. Photoshop is the correct tool, where pixel interpolation happens.

Mike_Gondek10189183
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Mike_Gondek10189183Community Expert
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November 30, 2024

For bitmapped images you can never have too many pixels, so reducing is not a problem.  png is not a format for printing as it is meant for RGB. You should save your image as a CMYK .PSD and place that.

 

Why this is becoming illegible nearly impossible to know why without more information. 

There might be some other reason such as many printers ask for a PDf file, and you might be using the wrong compression. Or maybe you send the .ai file to the printer and did not send the linked image.

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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November 30, 2024

Can you please show scomething

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