Fuzzy Edges ?

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jason
Nov 22, 2003
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Hi

I’m using Photoshop 7.0.1 in Windows XP. When I draw a Rectangle with the "Rectangle Tool" it looks as though the edges are a bit fuzzy or aliased. I want the edges to be sharp and crisp — I cannot find where to turn off aliasing…

Can anyone assist?

Applying a Stroke doesn’t seem to help. Inner, Outer or Center. I’m using a state of the art LCD monitor — it’s VERY crisp and sharp — bitmaps look fine and unaliased… so it’s not my monitor… nor is it the X/Y coordinates. My rectangle is not sitting in nor stretched to, fractional pixels; using full pixel dimensions and positions.

I.E.
400.0 x 100.0 not 400.5 x 100.5

I know there has to be a way to get my shapes non-aliased. Thanks.

Jason
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edjh
Nov 22, 2003
Jason wrote:
Hi

I’m using Photoshop 7.0.1 in Windows XP. When I draw a Rectangle with the "Rectangle Tool" it looks as though the edges are a bit fuzzy or aliased. I want the edges to be sharp and crisp — I cannot find where to turn off aliasing…

Can anyone assist?

Applying a Stroke doesn’t seem to help. Inner, Outer or Center. I’m using a state of the art LCD monitor — it’s VERY crisp and sharp — bitmaps look fine and unaliased… so it’s not my monitor… nor is it the X/Y coordinates. My rectangle is not sitting in nor stretched to, fractional pixels; using full pixel dimensions and positions.
I.E.
400.0 x 100.0 not 400.5 x 100.5

I know there has to be a way to get my shapes non-aliased. Thanks.
Jason
I think that’s just the way the preview is when you make a Shape Layer. It’s really a vector but they display it "soft". Try using the other option that makes a pixel rectangle with anti-aliasing unchecked in the Options Bar.

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Fran Reno
Nov 23, 2003
Use a shape when you want to create a rectangle. In the layers tool list, it will also show a layer mask for the shape. Once you have gotten what you need done….disable the mask and then rasterize the layer.

Fran

"edjh" wrote in message
Jason wrote:
Hi

I’m using Photoshop 7.0.1 in Windows XP. When I draw a Rectangle with the "Rectangle Tool" it looks as though the edges are a bit fuzzy or aliased. I want the edges to be sharp and crisp — I cannot find where to turn off aliasing…

Can anyone assist?

Applying a Stroke doesn’t seem to help. Inner, Outer or Center. I’m using a state of the art LCD monitor — it’s VERY crisp and sharp — bitmaps look fine and unaliased… so it’s not my monitor… nor is it the X/Y coordinates. My rectangle is not sitting in nor stretched to, fractional pixels; using full pixel dimensions and positions.
I.E.
400.0 x 100.0 not 400.5 x 100.5

I know there has to be a way to get my shapes non-aliased. Thanks.
Jason
I think that’s just the way the preview is when you make a Shape Layer. It’s really a vector but they display it "soft". Try using the other option that makes a pixel rectangle with anti-aliasing unchecked in the Options Bar.

—
Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html

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