Angled Linked images pixelated ONLY on export

[Dos Pinos in house]

Hi, I've been dealing with this for a long time, since export replaced the old "save for web" command.

When I have linked images placed at ANY angle different from 0º the exported artboard results in pixelation.

This doesn't happen if I use the legacy Save For Web command. This is makes the multiple artboard export completelly useless, because if I want to avoid pixelation, I have to export every artboard individually.

This also happens to EMBEDDED images which I don't use since it makes the file size too big and slow.

I'm attaching two images of the same file, one was created with EXPORT command and the other with SAVEFORWEB.

[Monika Gause]

OK, weird. So it seems purely random?

I haven't tried it and if it's purely random, then maybe it makes no sense anyway, but the next thing I would try is apply the Rasterize effect to the rotated image.

[carlosmoralesquiros]

It's not random for me, it's 100% of the time.

[carlosmoralesquiros]

This will add many steps to my production flow... I need the images to be linked since they often change and I need to be able to auto update them. If I rasterize the rotated images, I'll have to relink every single one, everytime the original file change... not viable.

[Monika Gause]

As an effect Rasterize can be applied to rotated images.

The trouble is: The effect gets rotated with the image.

You would need to rotate it with the transform effect and then add the rasterize effect.

The good thing is: you could make a graphic style from that and apply it to the images.

[carlosmoralesquiros]

applied rasterize to the rotated image... the distortion changed, but it's still present... added save for web version for comparison.

Artboard 1.jpg : linked image, not rotated, export for screens, jpg 100 art optimized

Artboard 2.jpg : same linked image, rotated, export for screens, jpg 100 art optimized

saveforweb.jpg : jpg high quality

[Ton Frederiks]

No it is not random. Shipping version gives good results, beta version gives type optimized results when art is chosen (for jpeg). Repeatable (even after restarting my machine).

[carlosmoralesquiros]

so far we have 1 person getting "good results" and 2 having the issue... I would say it's a pretty short sample to be stating that there's no repeatable issue...

[Ton Frederiks]

@Monika Gause Both beta and prerelease give the wrong results with jpeg art optimized. Current and older versions work fine.

[carlosmoralesquiros]

@Ton Frederiks  not correct, current and older versions haven't "worked fine" for years... the fact that you're unable to reproduce the problem doesn't mean there isn't a problem.

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs?query=export%20for%20screen...

[Ton Frederiks]

I am just reporting what works on my machine. I am not saying there is no problem, I can repeat the problem with the prerelease and beta versions.

[Martin Matthias]

Bump. This is still an issue.
Is there a workaround for as long as this problem persists?

[Ton Frederiks]

You can vote here:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/34636129-export...

And use Export > Save for Web as workaround