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Need help about curve lines

Postby Phantom on Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:33 pm

Hi!
I have next problem...
When i draw a straight line, after saving it has perfect edges like on picture below:
[img]http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=71478511wz0.gif[/img]

But the problem is when i draw curve line, after saving edges are not fine, you can see pixels there on curves like on pic below:


[img]http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=34513118nx1.gif[/img]

I'm designing banner and i need to have perfect curve lines...

If anyone can help, thanks!:)[/img]
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Postby tkgd2007 on Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:28 pm

I don't see anything abnormal... except for that aliasing due to GIF transparency. If you are going to save something with a transparent background, try using PNG instead of GIF. GIF images only have 1 degree of transparency. Either a pixel is completely transparent or not at all. PNGs have varying degrees of transparency. Try PNG and hopefully this will help
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Postby Phantom on Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:44 pm

It's not that...When i draw a curve line, edges are not fine, you can see pixels on them, like stairs, i want to make smooth edges, precise and fine...did i explain well?:)
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Postby tkgd2007 on Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:48 pm

If you're working in Photoshop and saving a curve as a bitmap image, then the curve image you've uploaded looks exactly as it should. A bitmap image is made up of pixels. If you look closely at any bitmap image, you will see the pixels. That curved line is as smooth as it will get at that resolution.

You can however work in a vector illustration program such as Adobe Illustrator, and that will allow you to create curves that will always look smooth when you zoom in. Vector images are made up of geometrical data, and not pixels.
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Postby Phantom on Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:53 pm

i know that(about vector graphics), but is there any way to make in photoshop vector graphic to be fine and without pixels?
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Postby Phantom on Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:45 pm

This is the problem. See the edges around circle. They are not straight, they are rough.

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Postby tkgd2007 on Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:01 am

Aaah, if you want to make vector paths/shapes in Photoshop, make sure this "Shape layers" button is pressed... not the third "Fill pixels" one. If you do this, then you can edit your shapes, and scale them freely without the aliased edges. Hopefully this helps!

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Postby tkgd2007 on Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:06 am

Also, make sure you are in Image>Mode>RGB... NOT in Indexed mode... which usually leads to aliasing problems.
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Postby tkgd2007 on Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:55 am

I just thought of another possible solution. Are you using the Elliptical Marquee tool to select the circle, then filling it in?

(Sorry for triple posting)
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Postby Phantom on Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:44 am

Yes, i'm using elliptical marquee tool....?
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