1 Reply Latest reply: Aug 31, 2011 1:26 AM by [Jongware] RSS

    pixelated lines in illustration

    Ief_DR Community Member

      Hi,

       

      I've made a technical drawing in Adobe Illustrator. I've used the PDF-format. Below I've inserted a screenshot of the PDF. The lines of the left hand & hammer are looking pixelated when I see the PDF on screen in Adobe Acrobat. When printed the lines are sharp. I want them to be sharp on screen also. What can I do?

       

      Thx,

      ief

       

      Schermafbeelding 2011-08-31 om 09.48.33.JPG

        • 1. Re: pixelated lines in illustration
          [Jongware] Community Member

          Buy a better screen?

           

          Your view on the screen is limited (per definition) by its resolution. Computer programs try to fool the eye into seeing sharp lines by heavily blurring them with the surrounding pixels ("anti-aliasing"), and the idea is you shouldn't be seeing individual pixels.

          Different software have different ways of drawing vector images, though, and different antialiasing algorithms -- there is not a "best" solution.

           

          Apart from that, it's also possible your Acrobat settings are not optimal. Look in your preferences for a setting called "Smooth line art", and experiment with that to get the best results (for your screen only -- it's a user preference).