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I'm trying to creat a simple DVD insert with type. The type is blury and slightly
pixelated around the edges. Any suggestions? Thank you..
Hi Anthony. If you are creating a print document, you should be able to set the antialiasing type option for Photoshop (CS and later) to None. Check the help files for details on this.
However, this may not get you what you need. Photoshop is not really designed to present text well, so will always have some challenges. The reason is that type is a vector format (mathematical description of the shape), while Photoshop prints in raster (mapped pixels).
If you have Illustrator, your best option is to create your artwork in Photoshop, then import to Illustrator for creating text. InDesign also works well. Barring that, you should try different backgrounds under your text to minimize the effect, or consider bringing your artwork into an application like Word or WordPerfect.
I hope this helps. If you have additional questions, please let me know!
-Scott
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Scott Valentine
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Author, "Real World Compositing with Photoshop CS4 (Peachpit)". Beginning to expert questions for Photoshop CS5 Extended, including 3D capabilities. I am also an expert here for Digital Photography. Please - NO questions on Lightroom, Elements, Express or versions earlier than CS4. These questions will be discarded.
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Author, "Real World Compositing with Photoshop CS4" (available from Peachpit.com in January, 2009). I have been a professional level user since 1999, and have used Photoshop for photography, fine art, graphic design, web design, and technical image analysis. I have also conducted classes at the college level in both artistic and technical uses. I am currently an Adobe User Group manager.
Organizations
National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Los Alamos Multimedia Users Group.
Publications
CommunityMX.com, Real World Compositing with Photoshop CS4 (Adobe Press).
Education/Credentials
Bachelor's degree, Physics
Awards and Honors
Several awards for digital photography.
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