P: EPS or PDF Smart objects render badly (with jags) when being scaled or transformed.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Like the title says.
Smart objects render badly (with jags) when being scaled or transformed.
There are stair-like jags on the edges and text looks like crackled.

[Guest]

OMG! Really?! This is GREAT news.
Please keep us posted. For those of us with an eye for detail, a fix here will make a real difference to our work lives.
Thanks, AE

[Guest]

ps. Please pass on my thanks to the Jamaicans, mun.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

rasterization, not rasta-ization....

[Guest]

i know, but I read out the good news and...
Colleague 1 said, "Does the Rasterization team have dread locks?"
Colleague 2 replied, "Jamaican a joke?"

Thought I'd better share the joy. 🙂

[Guest]

So, how are we going?

I presume, now that the bug has finally been identified, that it is being taken extremely seriously. Image quality one of the reasons many rely on Photoshop, after all.

Is it likely a fix will be included in the next patch?
When will the next update come?

Thanks,
AE

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

The problem has been identified, and a fix is in testing.

[Guest]

I've installed the latest updates released this week.
Still no joy for this Smart Object smoothing issue.

Any ETA on a fix release date?

[Vectorgeek]

This really sucks for me because I use a lot of vector smart objects. Even exporting an Illustrator file to psd results in all the vector objects looking jagged (even type). Here I thought my eyes were getting bad.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

BTW - that file demonstrated the problem very well. It was a bug in the EPS/PDF rasterization library that caused it to not resample images correctly.

[Guest]

I'm glad it helped.

[powal1234]

For me this phenomenon applies pretty much to ALL smart-objects. Especially when they're heavily scaled.. like from 14MP down to 1-2MP or something...
How is things going on at this topic?

Hope this will get fixed soon.

[powal1234]

Recently I've been working on some text Smart-Objects and stumbled again over this bug. Made up some examples showing that it's not only about PDF or Vector Smart Objects but pretty much about PSB Smart-Objects also. The shown text is once prerastered and scaled down and once embedded as PSB and scaled down exactly the same amount.

Scaling setting to bicubic auto.


How is things going on on that Issue? Is it solved with Photoshop CC any information or experiences?

Cheers

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Hello guys,

I've encountered the same problem only to find out it is not a bug.

- Hit Cmd + T to transform your Smart Object.
- On the toolbar on top, there now should be an "Anti-Alias" checkbox unchecked. Check it.
- Hit Enter.

Done. :)

Have a nice day!

[powal1234]

Maaan I cannot check it!! :-(
Any suggestion what I could have misconfigured? The checkbox for some reason is disabled.

[Guest]

I can confirm you are WRONG about this, Philippe.
Your suggestion does not help resolve issues with affected PDFs or imported artwork.
Adobe have identified there IS A REAL PROBLEM and have been working on a fix for some months.
Photoshop CC resolves the issues (of course), Though the results are still not as good as Photoshop CS5 in my initial tests..

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Hmm, in my tests Photoshop CC was doing a better job than CS5.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

The problem being discussed here ONLY applies to raster content in a PDF, AI, or EPS file.

It does not apply to raster smart objects. For those, you might have accidentally changed the default interpolation in Photoshop preferences.

[powal1234]

Hujujuj... guys you like really encourage me to switching to CC.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

This issue is solved in Photoshop CC.
It only affected raster content in a vector file format (PDF, AI, EPS).

Thanks everyone for the sample files to demonstrate the problem - they were very valuable when trying to get other teams to understand the issue.

[powal1234]

Hi,
thanks for the tip. Unfortunately I have checked all of the relevant parameters. It's that I am not able to change the state of the "anti-aliasing" checkbox while transforming Smart Objects.
Will move to CC in the next days I think :)

Thanks for being so active and close to the community.

[Guest]

Powalowski, There are Smart Objects you cannot turn Anti-Aliasing off for when scaling in CC too (ie, PNG/TIFF dragged in as Smart Objects).

[powal1234]

Thank you.

[Guest]

Unfortunately, a new bug is in Photoshop CC affects PNGs and TIFFs dragged in as Smart Objects and introduces edge brightening around dark lines. So, improvements for PDF Smart Objects - but seemingly at the cost of support for these other raster files.

[powal1234]

Seems like lots of digging in low level image processing. I believe in your conventions and code quality and hope the best for quick and simple solutions.

[powal1234]

Chris I watched your entry in the photoshop hall of fame. It's a big honour to talk to you. Your work has enabled so much creativity. Keep up, you're a great inspiration.

Thanks again for your help.