Better Quality of Exporting Images

solo · 28 Oct 2010, 16:26

Export as large as possible and reduce to your correct size in Photoshop.

c0nfused2 · 28 Oct 2010, 16:31

and that usually takes care of the quality?

Mucho Gracias

solo · 28 Oct 2010, 16:38

Yes, that's normally what i do when I need an SU image, I export around 7000x7000 and reduce to 1000x1000 and it's crisp.

charly2008 · 28 Oct 2010, 16:51

Hi,

an alternative could be the Snipping Tool.

Charly

Hieru · 28 Oct 2010, 17:09

That's a good tip.

A snipping tool (or alternatively Print Screen) is the only option when it comes to large models that cause SU to crash when you try to export large 2D images.

jason_maranto · 28 Oct 2010, 17:34

You could also use Layout to get much better exports.

Best,
Jason.

c0nfused2 · 29 Oct 2010, 14:40

is the snipping tool alrdy in sketchup or is it a plugin?

charly2008 · 29 Oct 2010, 15:03

It's a Windows 7 tool

d12dozr · 29 Oct 2010, 15:07

Snipping tool is in Vista as well under All Programs > Accessories

c0nfused2 · 29 Oct 2010, 16:40

thanks much all

Chris Fullmer · 29 Oct 2010, 19:37

What is the advantage of the snipping tool? Quality looks the same as the sketchup export to me.

SketchUpNoobie · 29 Oct 2010, 21:47

@solo said:

Yes, that's normally what i do when I need an SU image, I export around 7000x7000 and reduce to 1000x1000 and it's crisp.

What if we don't have PhotoShop?

Chris Fullmer · 29 Oct 2010, 21:49

You can use GiMP which is free. Even Picasa would probably do a good enough job just down sizing the image.

mozzie · 30 Oct 2010, 01:20

For simple resizing and editing, Irfanview is pretty effective.
For example, it offers a number of algorithms for resizing.
And it's free. http://www.irfanview.com/

Pixero · 31 Oct 2010, 15:32

@solo said:

Yes, that's normally what i do when I need an SU image, I export around 7000x7000 and reduce to 1000x1000 and it's crisp.

Do you export with antialiasing at 7000 pixels or without?
I've never could export antialiased more than some 4500 pixels.

Gaieus · 31 Oct 2010, 15:58

I guess it's withOUT as when you resample the image, you can set antialiasing anyway.

Chris Fullmer · 31 Oct 2010, 16:02

I export oversize images like Solo suggested also, and I always do no antialising. I feel Photoshop (or the others) do a better job with the anti-aliasing than SU does anyhow.

Chris

Gaieus · 31 Oct 2010, 16:05

Andfaster andless memory sensitive...

Pixero · 31 Oct 2010, 18:49

Hmmm... I might have to try without AA again.
In the past when I have exported without AA, sometimes lines were skipped and it looked really ugly even when reduced in size.

jeff hammond · 31 Oct 2010, 20:41

i'm wondering if su8 is somehow allowing bigger exports..
i just exported a 10k entity model to 19,500 px wide with AA off and jpg compression set to best. (14 seconds with shadows off.. 24secs with them on)
iirc, i used to only be able to go to around 15000px.
anyone else seeing similar improvements?