blurred image when I export in JPEG or PNG

Question

Could someone help me on how to not let my image save blurred. My document is in A4 size created in 300 dpi. I have tried to export it in high resolution in both formats, is there a trick to maybe have that crisp image that illustrator would normally have? it looks like this when I zoom in.

Brad @ Roaring Mouse · Answer

That is expected behavior. You are exporting as a pixel-based format and as such are rendering at the resolution you exported it as. Those pixels are now "fixed", in a matter of speaking. Zooming in on even a 300ppi export will look like this. You also have anti-aliasing turned on, which actually helps it look smoother optically. Without anitaliasing, 300ppi looks even worse.

Conversely, vector Illustrator objects are rendered only at the final output stage, and at the resolution of the device... e.g. if you are sending to a commercial printer, they render your shapes at upwards of 2400ppi.

The end takeaway here is if you want crisp output, you do not want to use a pixel-based format. If you are exporting images for the web, etc, then you need to know the limitations of that.

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