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Archeia
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February 17, 2026
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How do I free transform a SMART OBJECT and still allow for INTERPOLATION options?

  • February 17, 2026
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When I resize a non-smart object layer: 

 

When I resize a smart object:

 

How do I enable this? Or remove the anti aliasing? 

Correct answer D Fosse

As long as the file remains a smart object, it obviously doesn’t apply, since the original image hasn’t been transformed yet. It’s just the screen representation.

 

When you rasterize the smart object, the actual transform happens. At that point the setting in Preferences > General applies:

 

 

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Stephen Marsh
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February 17, 2026

I wrote a script to automate this, I’ll dig it up…

Stephen Marsh
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February 17, 2026

 

Scroll down for the latest 1.1 version:

 

 

D Fosse
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D FosseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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February 17, 2026

As long as the file remains a smart object, it obviously doesn’t apply, since the original image hasn’t been transformed yet. It’s just the screen representation.

 

When you rasterize the smart object, the actual transform happens. At that point the setting in Preferences > General applies: