I create a graphic in CorelDraw X7. I export it to a PNG. In the export parameters I select a width of 324 pixels. The resulting image is 323 pixels. How can I tell it that I want exactly 384 pixels?
I was frustrated with similar problems many years ago (Corel Draw 4), but the problem was solved long ago. Specifically, I don't have this problem in version X3.
Thanks
It’s been like this forever. It’s caused by anti-assailing of the object, if it is not aligned perfectly to the pixel this will happen. Object hinting will help, otherwise, change your document settings to pixels, turn your view to pixel, zoom in and note how the objects edges align to the pixel.
But it HASN'T always been like this. I remember having problems like this when I first started using CorelDraw, in, like, 1993. But it was fixed and I haven't had this problem for the last 15 years.
Specifically, I just opened the same document in CorelDraw X3, saved it as a PNG with a width of 324, and the result was 324.
Now I was thinking of upgrading to X7, and this was the very first thing I tried to do with it, and it fails. The bug from the '90s is back.
I know all about anti-aliasing, but if I ask for a result that's 324 pixels, then give me 324 pixels. Don't tell me that "computers don't work like that", because the older version worked just fine, and so did the 8 or 9 versions before that one.
I don't mean to sound unappreciative of your suggestions, but I think we have to face the fact that this is a bug. It can be done correctly with "maintain aspect ratio" turned on, and it can be done without hints, and it doesn't have anything to do with whether the shapes have outlines. It's just frustrating to me that something that was fixed over a decade ago has suddenly stopped working.
I do appreciate all your effort trying to help me. Thanks.