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300 DPI = great quality but too large of a size. 72 DPI = poor quality but correct image size

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I am having an issue exporting from Illustrator. I would like to export a file at 475x234pixels as a JPEG or PNG. I know that in order for the correct 475x234 size to be exported I need DPI to be set at 72. However when I export at 72 DPI the quality of the image is very poor. When DPI is set to 300, the result is great image quality but the dimensions of the image are increased drastically. I was wondering if someone knew a tip or trick around this so that I can export with correct dimensions of 475x234, and great image quality. Please and thank you!

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

The settings are in the export options.

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Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
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January 3, 2022

Is this for the web or print? I'm assuming web based on the formats and size you mention.

 

If for the web, use the Export For Screens menu. The PPI (aka dpi) is meaningless for web graphics--web graphics are simply x number of pixels by y number of pixels.

 

If for the print, you need to know the physical size (inches, cm, etc.) and it should be between 225-300 ppi. 

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    Logan22350789wn2tAuthor
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    The design is for web. 

     

    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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    January 3, 2022

    You could double the resolution to 144 ppi (or 2x in the export for screens) and scale the result back in HTML to take advantage of higher resolution screens.

    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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    January 3, 2022

    That is impossible, more pixels means better quality but larger pixel dimensions

    Less pixels means less quality.

    You could try to improve the quality by changing the anti-aliasing method or in case of jpeg a higher quality compression, but that's it, a pixel is a pixel.

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      Logan22350789wn2tAuthor
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      Thank you for your response.

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