Vector smart objects still pixelated in Photoshop

[nellynoob]

I've taken some vector images from Affinity designer and pasted them into Photoshop. I choose smart object and anti alias is checked and when I zoom in on them they still appear pixelated like the background.
Is there anyway to keep them 100 percent vector, as in, no matter how far I zoom in they still have that razor sharp edge?

I tried to post an example but it wouldn't let me attach a photoshop file.

 

[IamSam]

Is there anyway to keep them 100 percent vector, as in, no matter how far I zoom in they still have that razor sharp edge?

Not really. Ps is a raster based program that supports vector containers with raster content. This is much different than a vector container with a vector content that you have with vector based programs.

 

[nellynoob]

Not really. Ps is a raster based program that supports vector containers with raster content. This is much different than a vector container with a vector content that you have with vector based programs.

Ah okay I understand. So what's the point of vector smart objects if they're not really vector.

 

[IamSam]

Well, SO's have many other uses. But, as they pertain to what your referring to, they can scale, rotate, skew, distort, perspective transform, or warp a layer without losing original image data or quality because the transformations don't affect the original data.

You're wanting 100% vector with "razor" sharp edges.........................you're just not going to get the same quality you find in vector based programs.
Ps SO's come very close................you may be having another issue.

 

[IamSam]

Can you uplaod a vector object that you have created in Affinity so we can compare Ps SO screenshots?

 

[nellynoob]

left affinity

 

[IamSam]

Can you upload the Affinity file so I can test it?

 

[IamSam]

This is an Ai vector file that I placed as a linked smart objecrt.

100% zoom


400% zoom...........we see some aliasing in the curves.

 

[nellynoob]

Ah ok that looks the same as mine.

 

[nellynoob]

Thanks for the help I appreciate it.

 

[IamSam]

What file format?

Whatever your using.

Ah ok that looks the same as mine.

Not at all the same.

Can you upload your sample vector file so we can compare?

 

[nellynoob]

No I mean what you uploaded is pretty close to what i'm seeing so I guess it's fine. I was just wondering if there was something I was missing but I guess not.

Thanks and have a good day!

 

[IamSam]

Here is the same vector Ai image scaled using free ttransform (not zoomed) way up at 100% zoom.

No aliasing! This is the advantage of SO's


But if we zoom in at 400%, we see some aliasing....