clipping path

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  • MLP

    what does the flatness refer to when making a clipping path in photoshop? for some reason i've been told by a 2nd person today to always make it "3."

  • nevbaver0

    It depends:

    I copied this from the Photoshop 'help center':
    For Flatness, leave the flatness value blank to print the image using the printer’s default value. If you experience printing errors, enter a flatness value to determine how the PostScript interpreter approximates the curve. The lower the flatness value, the greater the number of straight lines used to draw the curve and the more accurate the curve. Values can range from 0.2 to 100. In general, a flatness setting from 8 to 10 is recommended for high-resolution printing (1200 dpi to 2400 dpi), and a setting from 1 to 3 for low-resolution printing (300 dpi to 600 dpi).

    hope this helps

  • MLP0

    interesting. thanks.

    for some reason i couldn't find it in the help file.