Scaling blurred objects

[mak]

I have done some drawings with lots of blurred objects, hoping that I could resize them later to whatever size I need them without any loss of quality. When transforming them I activate the option in the Transform panel "Scale Stroke & Effects". This seems to work fine with the stroke, but the blur stays as it is. That means if I enlarge the drawing, the blurred objects appear much "sharper" because the blur doesn't change.

Is anyone experiencing the same thing? How can this be done?

mak

[DougofTheAbaci]

I've never told it to Scale Stroke & Effects and mine usually scales things like blurs and such automatically. But, did you apply the blur via the effects panel or the filter panel? I think that actually does make a big difference.

[mak]

I applied the blur via the effect panel, the filter panel does not work on vector objects. I think the "Scale Stroke & Effects" is activated by default, I just made sure that it is turned on cause sometimes I need to turn it off. When you blur an object with the value e.g. Radius: 6 pixels, and you scale it to 200% shouldn't that value change too, to 12 or something? It seems to work with the stroke, just not with the effects.

[DougofTheAbaci]

Hmm... If memory serves though blurs are applied by blurring pixels via a certain radius, if you scale the object it doesn't necessarily scale the radius. You'd think it would but it doesn't. Though, if you export it as a high resolution it will still come out crystal clear since it's blurring vector. If you're making it bigger for bigger's sake then you might as well re-blur.

[mak]

Yeah I'vealready tried to export it as a high res in different variations with different settings, still the result wasn't really satisfying, still a bit too pixelated. Maybe I have to reblur the whole lot when making it bigger, I guess I was just hoping that I missed a little box somewhere that I forgot to tick, you know, the eeeeeasy way!