Help with jagged edges

Hello everyone
how to get a nice picture with no jagged edges in gif format with transparent background nice and smooth what is the process?
tanx
Raphy

Which software do you have [and version/platform]?
How big [in pixels] is the image you're working on and how big do you want it to be? Is it for a Web page?

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I used to compose videos together using After Effects CS4 and the default settings for rendering produced good renders, but after I've upgraded to the CS6 version I notice jagged edges problem in my renders that I didn't have in CS4, and i'm using the default settings in CS6.
This is a screenshot of a video rendered using CS4 (default render settings):
This next one is rendered using AE CS6 (default render settings):
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-CS4 rendered in a "Video for Windows" format by default and in Format Options it is Uncompressed, while CS6 doesn't have the "Video for Windows" option at all (and I can't find AVI format for CS4).
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I'm not sure if this is why CS6 produces jagged edges in its videos. Does anyone know what I can do to render sharper videos in CS6 so i can stop using the CS4 version?
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I created some images in illustrator. Saved the images as a .tff. Put the images in a Word.docx. Looks great. Convert the word.docx to a pdf and my images have jagged edges. I have anti-alaising check in my preferences but still the image looks bad.
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>You don't have to buy Adobe. But free is worth what you pay for it...
I didn't mean to imply that Adobe was the only source of quality fonts. I buy from other foundries as well, but I think Adobe has more inexpensive options than many of the other big names (though not all quality fonts come from big names, either).
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can anyone confirm this problem is partly to do with the camera and not just my photography skills?
I can confirm that the camera and your lighting skills both contributed to your dilemma.
Because you didn't take the time to set up the shot properly when you got it, you now pay for it in post.
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I am kinda new to illustrator and would like to now how to do the followng.
Ok here is the logo for my site http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz323/smarto14/trailscotlandlognewgygy.png
How do I draw this so its smooth and there are no jagged edges.
I need the logo to be as high quality as it can be because it is going to be used for t-shirts.
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ps. If anyone feels like re drawing me this then go a head.
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>@ Ru: u drew it um: inaccurate anyway...<
I drew it inaccurately for a reason. I could have easily traced his file, but chose to do a clean offset of a not so clean file. You spent the time to verify that I didn't draw it accurately. Good for you.
>this forum isn't for free help or imagine what will become of it.<
This forum's sole purpose is tor people who use Illustrator to seek and receive free help. That's what Meatball14 received, and it gave him the info he needed to create it himself.

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