Vector Text

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Steve Cain
May 16, 2005
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When I enter text into a Photoshop document I see that it has jagged edges, i.e. is a Raster image. How can I get Vector graphics in Photoshop? I need to resize without loss of quality.

Thanks.

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Thee_DarkOverLord
May 16, 2005
your text is jaggy probably becasue of your res, try 300dpi.
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Steve Cain
May 16, 2005
Thanks, I will check. Does the Text Tool in Photoshop produce Vector based text then?

Cheers.
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SpaceGirl
May 16, 2005
Steve Cain wrote:
Thanks, I will check. Does the Text Tool in Photoshop produce Vector based text then?
Cheers.

Yes, until you rasterise it.
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Thee_DarkOverLord
May 16, 2005
Not as far as i know
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NTD
May 16, 2005
It is my understanding that PSCS does create vector text. Is this incorrect????
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Steve Cain
May 16, 2005
I have used PS 5.5, 6.0 and CS and the texttool has always produced what appears to be Raster based text.
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Steve Cain
May 16, 2005
I am using TTF fonts which are scalable. I would have thought that this would then produce scalable text in PS. But it doesn’t that I am aware of.
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Iain_Margery
May 16, 2005
as far as i am aware you can scale fonts to what ever size that you want without any loss of quality. you only lose quality when you rasterize them.
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BobLevine
May 16, 2005
PS text is most certain just that…TEXT.

When printing you must be using a postscript printer or your text will be rasterized at whatever resolution your image is at. For on screen viewing, you might also take a look at your anti-alias setting and make sure you’re viewing at 100%.

If you don’t have a postscript printer, you can save as Photoshop PDF and print from Acrobat.

Bob
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Steve Cain
May 16, 2005
Cheers Bob, I am only creating text for graphics for web site use. Guess I should be creating the images at the highest resolution and size and then reducing down to the size I need for the web.

Cheers.
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BobLevine
May 16, 2005
I wouldn’t. I’d create the exact size I need unless there’s some chance they’ll be used for some other purpose.

Bob
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Wesley_Norman
May 16, 2005
It is my understanding that Text is vector until you Rasterize it. Have I been wrong all this time? (Rhetorical)
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Don_McCahill
May 16, 2005
Text is stored in vector format so long as the layer remains a text layer (with the T icon). Only if it is flattened or rasterized does it stop using vectors. (as well you lose the ability to edit it)

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deebs
May 16, 2005
Altogether now: rasterised text is not a loss of quality it is a loss of scalability

Photoshop is a raster based image processer, Illustrater is a vector based image processer.

It will be great when technology allows both to exist side-by-side until then …
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dave_milbut
May 16, 2005
It will be great when technology allows both to exist side-by-side until then …

it already does, as bob said, postscript rip…

It is my understanding that Text is vector until you Rasterize it. Have I been wrong all this time? (Rhetorical)

yes and no! 🙂

it’ll still be vector IN your file, if you save the text layers as text layers, but again, as bob said, unless you print to a postscript printer, the print driver will rasterize your text on the fly.

resolution for the web doesn’t matter. save as the actual needed pixel dimentions.

resolution (ppi) for print DOES matter. for best quality text, use (generally) 300 ppi or better. depending on your project (and the size and viewing distance of your work) you may need less, but 300 is a good general purpose number FOR PRINT.
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BobLevine
May 16, 2005
Actually, for print, it’s best to leave the text as text and save the file as PDF.

Bob

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