Export Resolution

DVTVFilm · Post by **DVTVFilm** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:46 pm

I have art created in ASP5 and want to export a frame to Photoshop-- but the export resolution always comes out at 72-DPI.

I need to export the frame at 300-DPI--

How can I do this? I cant find any settings in the menu to specify the output resolution.

regards

Mikdog · Post by **Mikdog** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:55 pm

you could export the frame very large at 72dpi, then in photoshop go to image size, and change it to 300dpi

DVTVFilm · Post by **DVTVFilm** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:02 pm

Yes-- but the edges will still be blurred--not crisp...

heyvern · Post by **heyvern** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:07 pm

You can't export higher than 72 dpi. This is how AS works. It is pixel based.

I use AS for print work all the time. The trick is to make the resolution or size of the project to "match" a 300 dpi file.

For example:

8" x 10" file at 72 dpi is 576 x 720 pixels.

8" x 10" at 300 dpi is 2400 x 3000 pixels.

-vern

DVTVFilm · Post by **DVTVFilm** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:26 pm

Ok-- I was hoping not to go that route -- but if that's the only solution-- many thanks

heyvern · Post by **heyvern** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:32 pm

Ok-- I was hoping not to go that route -- but if that's the only solution-- many thanks

Keep in mind "dpi" is for print. Generally animation programs are for the screen which is always 72dpi. It isn't unusual. Output resolutions for broadcast are pixel based.

-vern

DVTVFilm · Post by **DVTVFilm** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:53 pm

Yes, this I know--I was hoping to use ASP5 (vector layers) as a poor-man's AI and export to PS-CS2 with sharp/crisp edges -- but examining the edges in PS by employing the method you describe above is acceptable in this case.

Perhaps a future version will allow exporting stills at varied resolutions for print --and also accomodate 1080p HD-TV format resolutions (which I think is higher than 72 dpi (screen rez).

Many thanks. This will work quite well for this project.

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:59 pm

Uhm, you don't deal with dpi inside a computer. You deal with dimensions measured in pixels instead.

In AS you go into project settings and change the dimensions to whatever you need - PAL TV would be 768 x 576 px, HDTV would be 1920 x 1080 px, and so on. In AS you can choose a format up to 4000 x 4000 px if you like.

Now if you render a file, it will have the dimensins you specified. In Photoshop you can now change the dpi setting which is just the way how many pixels are distributed over an inch of paper.

An HDTV image at 300 dpi would print at 6,4 x 3,6 inch. The same image at 72 dpi would print at 26 x 15 inch. You see, it's always the same number of pixels, only their size and spacing on paper caries - that's what dpi says.

heyvern · Post by **heyvern** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:14 pm

What is wrong with the edges?

I use AS for print all the time as I said. The lines and edges are as crisp and sharp as Adobe Illustrator can produce.

You MUST increase the pixel dimensions quite a bit... you also need to have anti aliasing turned on when exporting.

-vern