P: Export Assets scaled output (@2x etc.) is NOT generated from Smart Object data in PS 2015.1

[arteycodey]

I thought the whole point of the Generate Assets feature was the multi-resolution output, but apparently the only input data the exporter makes use of is the layer’s raster data, and not the original resolution of a linked or embedded smart object, thus making any upscaling from a 1x version unfeasible.

This way the ‘retina’ versions of the image are simply created as blurry memory-intensive pixel-bloats of the original size, which is nothing anyone could want 😞

[ethan-hansen-TTI]

This bug is still present, according to our team's testing. We just discovered that it has been affecting production for months, if not years.

[kgabriel]

Also bumping this up, smart objects of embedded high-res raster images still do not accurately scale up during export. Photoshop 24.0.0 (2023), Export As v.5.8.15.

[busych1ld]

Same issue here. Nearly 7 years now.

[Dylan28148553b6ml]

Can confirm in version 24.1.0 this is still an issue

[LOGAlex]

This is still broken! Absolutely pathetic support! It means the asset exporter is basically useless as all my objects are offset incorrectly when I ask them to be 0.5 of the size.

[ethan-hansen-TTI]

all my objects are offset incorrectly when I ask them to be 0.5 of the size.

@LOGAlex Would you mind expanding on this? I haven't encountered this specific issue but would like to document it. It's alarming that the flaws of the Export modal continue to grow after 7 years of neglect.