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sandratornroth
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November 14, 2017
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What is the difference between "export to" and "save as"?

  • November 14, 2017
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If I create a design that is going to be printed (300dpi and all that jazz) in several sizes, can I speed up the process by exporting my resized artboards with the "export to" say jpeg or other file type? I have always saved my files with "save" and then opened each and one of them in photoshop to save them. Is the exported file good for printing or is it something I need to consider? TIA

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    sandratornrothAuthor
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    November 15, 2017

    Thank you all for your help! I will certainly try this! It is very time-consuming (and boring!) to save one by one. :-D

    cmgap
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    cmgapCommunity Expert
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    November 15, 2017

    You can do a simple test... take one of your files and compare them by file size and print quality to see if you can see a difference in the Save As jpg vs the export command. Depending on the content you might not see any difference at all and as Michael notes you can save time if you need to export different sizes.

      Michael Riordan
      Michael Riordan
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      November 14, 2017

      You may need to provide a little more information. I'm wondering why you are saving to jpg when you would get your best looking output at any size by printing from vector. Is there a reason you are creating bitmap files instead of using the original vector?

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      sandratornrothAuthor
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      November 14, 2017

      Oh I can totally understand your question! :-) I am in my messy bubble forgetting people does not know what I am up to! Well, I am creating jpeg files (digital art) that my customers download from my Etsy shop and print themselves (at home or print shop). If I were to print them myself I would go vector, but I want the file size to be as small as possible and not giving them a file that are "loaded" with info they can use to alter it. I know exported files are reduced by deleting the metadata that is collected in the "full jpeg" file. I sell the downloads as jpegs because many online print services demand jpeg nowadays and I had complained when I sold my art as PDF files or in CMYK. Many seem to want them in jpeg and RGB... :-)

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      sandratornrothAuthor
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      November 14, 2017

      I know they can alter it, but I want the file to be as small as possible bit with high quality prints :-D

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