Fuzzy text

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bbells
May 4, 2005
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Photoshop 6.0
When I add text to an image it seems fuzzy most of the time. Kind of gray around the edges and not sharp. What can I do to correct this? I have tried increasing image size then adding the text then decreasing image size the image back down, and this sometimes works. Usually it doesn’t. I’ve also went from bold to regular to crisp to whatever, to no avail. I usually add text the standard way: Add a text box, type in text, adjust size and position as necessary. These aren’t images that will be printed, they are to be viewed on the screen via emails and downloads.
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Jonathan_Balza
May 4, 2005
Are you viewing the image at 100% size? Usually people describe that problem as "jagged," so that might not be your problem.

Does this only happen when you save the image as a JPG? If so, try saving as a GIF instead.

Changing the Anti-Aliasing method is usually the best way to fix fuzzy text, but you already mention that you tried that.
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bbells
May 4, 2005
It exists when the image is saved in any format, psd, jpg, bmp, etc. And, yep, I am viewing at 100%. It isn’t a pixel type thing. Just looks like extremely low resolution with no distinct edges.
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goodidea1950SPAM-SPAM
May 4, 2005
It seems to me that fuzzy elements are because
of the file size/resolution. If you are going to view
the graphic at a smaller size then it will look clearer
but you need more resolution for it to look better.

Do you use anit-aliasing for the text? I looks worse
up close but better at viewable size, I think. It’s
been a while since I’ve done that. : -)

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: When I add text to an image it seems fuzzy most of the time. Kind of gray around the edges and not sharp. What can I do to correct this? I have tried increasing image size then adding the text then decreasing image size the image back down, and this sometimes works. Usually it doesn’t. I’ve also went from bold to regular to crisp to whatever, to no avail. I usually add text the standard way: Add a text box, type in text, adjust size and position as necessary. These aren’t images that will be printed, they are to be viewed on the screen via emails and downloads.
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Jake_Hannam
May 4, 2005
What you are seeing is anti-aliasing being applied to the text. If you want absolutely crisp edges, set your anti-aliasing to None. You can change this in the box immediately to the right of your font size (at the top of the screen). It is marked with "aa".
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Corey
May 4, 2005
Sometimes, what I do is create the text and graphics at a higher resolution, usually 300 ppi. I add the layer styles, filters, etc. at this resolution and, once finished, I save the file as a PNG. Then I open the PNG, scale it down to 72 ppi, sharpen it a bit with the Unsharp Mask filter and then slice it for the Web. This method arguably give sharper images and text than creating the entire thing at 72 ppi.

Peadge 🙂

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Photoshop 6.0
When I add text to an image it seems fuzzy most of the time. Kind of gray
around the edges and not sharp. What can I do to correct this? I have tried increasing image size then adding the text then decreasing image size the image back down, and this sometimes works. Usually it doesn’t. I’ve also went from bold to regular to crisp to whatever, to no avail. I usually add text the standard way: Add a text box, type in text, adjust size and position as necessary. These aren’t images that will be printed, they are to be viewed on the screen via emails and downloads.

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