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Creating bmp images in Adobe Illustrator 27.4.1 are rendering quite fuzzy

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
April 26, 2023
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Hello to All,

I created 300 dpi .bmp images from Adobe Illustrator 27.4.1 in Grayscale for our manufacturing plant.

(This is what they require for their print process). I created 2, one as Art Optimized, one as Type Optimized. The T.O. looks better but to me is not very sharp at all. I realize the art is rendered but I have seen better results before using the same steps. Has anyone else experienced this lately? I would attach the art but it is proprietary. I opened both in Preview and PhotoShop. Same fuzzy result.

Thank you!

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Brad @ Roaring Mouse

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The fuzziness is coming from the anti-aliasing. You're better off turning it off. Yes, you will get some jagginess on type, but if the resolution of your printing process is 300 (many thermal label printers are waaay worse than this), the anti-aliasing won't reproduce anyway.

patd61312907Author

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I tried Art Optimized, Type Optimized and None for Anti-aliasing. None produced the worse result.

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Have you kept any similar BMP files from a few years ago? If so, try comparing. You might find they haven't actually changed. You might find a design change has increased the problem. If you do find a difference maybe you can share two examples (old and new) for our comments.

Met1

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>I created 300 dpi .bmp images

How? What were your steps?

What size is your art (Illy), what size is your output (.bmp)?

patd61312907Author

Inspiring

The artwork size is 3.15 inches wide by .787 inch high. Small package for a medical device.

1. Removed crops from the artwork

2. Removed any variable information that is not needed on the .bmp

3. File, Export as BMP,

4. Select Color Model: Grayscale (art is Black),

5. Select Resolution: High 300 ppi

6. Anti-aliasing: Type Optimized (art is mainly text)

7. Click ok

8. Opened the rastered image in both Preview and PhotoShop.

9. BMP Options: Windows 8 bit.

10. The finished size is the same as the original.

patd61312907Author

Inspiring

Oops switch step 9 and 8!

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