When I drag a pdf into Photoshop and it creates a Smart Object - the image is very pixelated. The Anti-alias checkbox in the top bar is greyed out so that doesn't seem to be an option.
When I open the same pdf with Photoshop, at the same resolution, it creates a good quality image - just not a Smart Object.
Is there a setting I can change to make it work better when dragging in PDFs? I used to do it and it worked just fine.
The screenshot clearly shows that one file has anti-aliasing and one doesn't. As you say this is available when importing/opening/rasterizing a PDF:
You are also correct that this checkbox option isn't available when selecting the PDF to place.
That being said, whether I place linked or embedded, the quality is the same, they are both anti-aliased. Here is an animated GIF you can see the quality is the same and I even compared with difference blend mode:
This was in v2021 and v2024.
P.S. Ensure that anti-alias is checked in the transform options when placing the PDF:
Anti-alias was set but not working I guess.
I deleted preferences. Didn't fix it. Then I turned Anti-alias off and then back on, and now it's working properly.
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