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>>305372
>I want to make a transparent header for my website
You can't use vector graphics on your website, you need a rasterized image for that, which isn't resizable but you already know the target size.
You can either create it in Illustrator or photoshop but you will need to export it as a png with your desired size

>>305376
Sure, alright, that makes sense.

But is it right that Photoshop simply cannot produce scalable graphics full stop? Because everything it produces (including PNGs) is rasterized?

(Not true vectors etc)

>>305381
yes. photoshop produces rasterized images and you can't enlarge those without losing quality.

use illustrator for vectorial stuff

different tools for different things

PSD, PNG, and TIF files are all raster. None can be enlarged without quality loss.

The difference between a PNG and Photoshop (PSD) file is - at the most basic - a PSD file can contain many elements (such as filter layers, or other native things) that require Photoshop to work with. Think of it as the "working file".

A PNG is a "final output" file.

There are other differences and exceptions to PNG vs TIF vs PSD; I'm just trying to keep it simple.

>>305376
heard of an SVG before?

>>305372
i mean you "could" make a raster banner at the right size but if you want it to scale it should be a vector file, which is what illustrator does

>>305372


You're making this a lot more complicated than it needs to be.

In this situation, you need to stop thinking like a photographer. For a website header, you don't need to retain 100% quality at full resolution, the way you do with photographs/raw/tif.

Design in Illustrator if you want, and import as a smart object into Photoshop. Or just design in Photoshop.

Pick your header's max optimal size - example: 1280x400. If you're going to design it responsive, just let the code shrink it from there.