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maudj73685083
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May 3, 2018
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Illustration GIF gets blurry when saved for web.

  • May 3, 2018
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Hi everyone!

I know this question has already been asked by other people but I really need some answers for my case.

I need to turn this illustration into a GIF but as soon as I finalize the web exportation, it becomes blurry and the quality is damaged.

The pictures used to create the GIF are a AI doc that I turned into full 300dpi JPEGs.

My original document set as 150dpi. I tried to create a new one with 300dpi thinking that it could probably change anything but it didn't.

For now, the only way I found to have a qualitative document is by turning it into a MP4 but it isn't what I want.

I you know the solution thanks a lot for you help.

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Myra Ferguson
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Myra FergusonCommunity Expert
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May 3, 2018

If you're trying to make an animated gif from your illustration, you might try using Animate CC instead of Photoshop.

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May 3, 2018

GIF is ancient format, limited to 256 colours, suitable for jokes and simple adverts, with limited timing control and poor compression. Of course your quality will be terrible, especially if you made the double mistake of using JPEG as an intermediate. Use GIF or make a quality video: choose one.

c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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May 3, 2018
limited to 256 colours

And that means »for all the colors«, not 256 for red, 256 for green and 256 for blue as one would expect in an 8bit RGB image.

c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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May 3, 2018

It’s ppi, not dpi.

The pictures used to create the GIF are a AI doc that I turned into full 300dpi JPEGs.

My original document set as 150dpi.

Say what?

I need to turn this illustration into a GIF but as soon as I finalize the web exportation, it becomes blurry and the quality is damaged.

What is this supposed to mean?

Please post a screenshot taken at View > 100% of the original and the resulting gif open in Photoshop.

Why gif anyway?

Why do you need to use Photoshop and do not export from Illustrator?

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