Smart objects come in blurry?

When pasting a vector logo or icon from illustrator into photoshop cs5 as a smart object into a web template, the object is blurry or pixelated. This is happening with multiple files. Is there a setting somewhere causing this? Any other ideas?
Thanks

we've tried the same pasting from the same files on multiple computers so I don't think it's the .ai files.
I've attached examples at 100 and 200 percent - the lines should be smooth on the 100%

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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3645/smartobject.mov

I appreciate the reply...but this has always worked in the past. Even with more complex layers.
If you think it worked in the past, its probably because you had an Illustrator Smart Object. Using Illustrator Smart Objects is the only way you can get genuine vector scaling to work, so that its completely lossless when you rescale. Photoshop vectors only rescale based on the resolution of the child document.
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Hi,
Hope this finds you well.
I've create a PSD that is 120 x 100 px. It's got a gray background. There is a white image that I tried copying and pasting from Illustrator into it as a smart object. But when I do, it comes in very blurry.
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I've created a map in Illustrator, opened this as a smart object in Photoshop and dragged it in as layer in a PSD.
When needing to make changes to the map, I've double clicked the smart object icon on the layer list which has opened the Illustator EPS of the map in Illustrator. Made changes, saved and closed - all is going according to plan up until this point.
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There is much modern focus on "non-destructive" editing, but keep in mind if you don't overwrite or destroy the original file there is no destruction at the highest level. Put in layman's terms, you could always start over with the raw file.
That thought segways into my next one: Non-destructive editing makes sense if you need to use the same information for a variety of somewhat related purposes, or if the work product may need to change (e.g., to suit the whims of a fickle client).
But at another extreme, if you're editing for a particular purpose - say creating the best possible print from an exposure - sprinting right for the finish line by changing pixel values directly and being done with it can be an extremely effective approach. This requires that you get things right the first time, and that takes practice.
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Thank you for your answer.
I was resizing it before from bigger image size to a smaller one (121 cm to 8 cm) which fit my template size. But the dpi remains in 72 which makes the picture pixelized.
I am wondering if I can find a script that will keep the size of the first image that I put on the template for other images that I place, regardless the size they are imported to. Basically, how to make them all fit into the template regardless the size.
Thank you for the info about the scripting forum. I will write there too.
Sorry, I'm so new to this

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