Pixel Joint Forum: Help saving correctly

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   Hi everyone,

I feel stupid even asking this question because I'm sure the answer is super simple and I'm not sure why I haven't figured it out yet... But I haven't. 

I'm creating my pixel art in adobe illustrator CS5 (I have the master collection, so potentially I could use a different program, but I'm super partial to illustrator) ...

Anywho, I cannot figure out how to save my art without the program(s) changing or adding pixels/colors. I'm assuming there's a dithering or antialiasing or something going on. 

Here's a few things I've tried that have not worked:

1: save for web: png

2: save for web: gif

3: export: png

4: copy and paste into photoshop, save for web

5: copy and paste into photoshop, save as

  (I may be remembering some of these wrong, I should've been more methodical and taken notes or something)

Sorry for the ubernoob question, any help on how to save correctly in CS5 would be rad. Thanks in advance guys.  

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mythidiot Seaman Joined: 01 April 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Topic: Help saving correctly Posted: 07 April 2012 at 7:41am
	Hi everyone, I feel stupid even asking this question because I'm sure the answer is super simple and I'm not sure why I haven't figured it out yet... But I haven't. I'm creating my pixel art in adobe illustrator CS5 (I have the master collection, so potentially I could use a different program, but I'm super partial to illustrator) ... Anywho, I cannot figure out how to save my art without the program(s) changing or adding pixels/colors. I'm assuming there's a dithering or antialiasing or something going on. Here's a few things I've tried that have not worked: 1: save for web: png 2: save for web: gif 3: export: png 4: copy and paste into photoshop, save for web 5: copy and paste into photoshop, save as (I may be remembering some of these wrong, I should've been more methodical and taken notes or something) Sorry for the ubernoob question, any help on how to save correctly in CS5 would be rad. Thanks in advance guys.
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Alex Pang Commander Joined: 23 February 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 224	Posted: 07 April 2012 at 8:41am
	Don't use illustrator its terrible for pixellig problem solved!
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mythidiot Seaman Joined: 01 April 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Posted: 08 April 2012 at 7:35pm
	So say I use photoshop, file > save as > png Is that it? Or am I missing something?
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