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Illustrator cropping objects upon export to PNG

Graphic Design Asked on November 8, 2021

I made six similar and simple designs with a photo and text on top with a stroke. The stroke on the tilde looks fine in Illustrator, as shown in this screenshot:

Screenshot of tilde with stroke

I exported the several files as PNG to print on A1. Each export took 5-10 minutes and I sent them to the service bureau. I later realized that the tilde was cropped on all designs that had a stroke, as in these examples:

cropped stroke - example 1

cropped stroke - example 2

cropped stroke - example 3

cropped stroke - example 4

cropped stroke - example 5

and was fine on the design that did not have a stroke:

stroke not cropped

The stroke is from the font, I did not expand the appearance of the text. I suspect that this is a known glitch because the cropping is consistent across exports and does not happen with a font that has no stroke. I am using macOS Mojave 10.14.6 and Adobe Illustrator CS5.1 (very old, I know).

Can I avoid this cropping glitch when exporting to PNG?

Update: To answer the comments:

  • The tilde is the front-most element. The object at the top, which looks like a leaf, ends at the visible edge and has no invisible elements.

  • The file sizes seem huge to me: between 9 MB and 27 MB.

  • I preferred to export as PNG because I have a single design with a layer for each background and I turn them visible or invisible before exporting. With a PDF I would have to make 6 copies, then delete the 5 extra layers from each copy 6 times, which I found cumbersome, especially if I then notice a glitch that I need to fix on the designs already saved.

  • I dislike saving designs with raster images as PDF because I’ve had file-size problems (see PDF only with JPG photo is 7 times larger than original).

One Answer

Following the comments, this seems to be a one-off issue. My approach now is to export the file, inspect it for problems, then fix the glitches by expanding the relevant font. That has worked so far.

Answered by miguelmorin on November 8, 2021

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