Re: [Gimp-user] Export Quality Question

[Ofnuts <ofnuts laposte net>]

On 12/19/2013 02:06 PM, wardgimp wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm a pretty new GIMP user. I have been working on some images for my
> > church, for use on the web and print. In particular I have been using
> > transparent images overlaid on other images or backgrounds. But when I
> > export those images (in any format) the transparent elements appear
> > 'dirty' or 'fuzzy.'  As below.
> >
> > Any advice or tips on how to avoid this would be appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks.
> Attachments:
> * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/89/original/New_City_with_MK_Central.png

Do you scale down before export? All scaling (even scaling down) 
introduces a little blur because pixels are interpolated. This is 
especially true of the anti-aliasing pixels (those partially transparent 
pixels along the edge of your text).