: Mysterious line next to shape after saving for web in Illustrator So I have got the .ai file from our designer and I have to save it to a specific size to then be used on a website. I

@Si6392903

I have been using CS5 for a number of years and don't recall ever running into this problem before. The part of my design that is "streaking" with the small random white lines is a simple silhouette I used live trace on. It was not occurring on any of the other objects in my design. A simple web search brought me here and I tried a few of the suggestions without any success. Then I thought to try layering the silhouette by simply copying it and aligning another identical layer behind it. This has proven successful for my project, thought I would share my experience.

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@Jessie844

Click New document...Check "Align new objects to pixel grid"...it worked for me

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@Carla748

If you set the "X & Y" coordinates on your artboards to be an integer (a whole number like 10 instead of 10.234) I've noticed this fixes the problem. Also if you turn off the optimizing and anti-aliasing that can fix it too (though usually not recommended since it will give a more pixelated output).

Some of the other suggestions on this thread can work very well, but I've found the X Y solution to work the best for time and the least amount of fixing...just setup your artboards with whole numbers to begin with and you should have no problems, otherwise use one of the other solutions mentioned.

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@Murray976

I have suffered with this issue many times using CS5, especially with 72dpi web graphics.

Usually, I nudge shapes up or down a pixel or two and try Ctrl + shift + alt + S to preview, then keep trying this until the lines are no more. Problem is I know web graphics are pixel sensitive, sometimes you can't afford to move a single part of the illustration while leaving the others, pixel alignment as you know is important, but i have to compromise sometimes because it gets so fking annoying.

I also found that outlining text solve this issue many times.

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@Cooney243

I've heard lots of complaints about this but my team and I have had very few issues.

I occasionally run into stray anti-aliasing pixels. In those cases, simply dragging the object off the artboard then repositioning solves it.

This approach has worked for me since CS3. Though I haven't personally tried it in CS6 one designer I work with uses 6 primarily and has had no issues I've noticed.

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@Phylliss782

To avoid this create a new Illustrator file, then copy your vector image to this new file and save.

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@Hamaas979

Unfortunately, this is standard for Illustrator. There's quite a few situations where the pixel accuracy of Illustrator's shape rendering, antialiasing and gradient rendering aren't on par with Photoshop, Fireworks and other apps.

I'd recommend using Photoshop or Fireworks. If possible, move the objects over and export from there.

I've written more about the topic here: Illustrator and app design

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