I like to make my art in Scratch to use in other things, but they only use PNGs. Switching to bitmap makes the image look really bad, so I have to download the svg, put it in a shady converter, then download the png. Is there any way to make this better?

While it's still an extra step, you could download something like Inkscape to export SVGs as PNGs.

I do think that Scratch's vector-to-bitmap conversion can still be useful at times. It's a quick way to convert a small SVG into a PNG without anti-aliasing. It's a pretty niche use, though, so I'm not against improving the conversion in Scratch.

It sounds like you're saying that you make your art as vectors in Scratch, but you want to export them as bitmaps and the resolution that Scratch exports them at isn't sufficient for you, right? I think that being a general-purpose vector editor is a bit out of scope for Scratch, so different render settings/resolutions aren't something we're likely to add, for the sake of simplicity.

Have you considered using dedicated a vector editing program instead? You could either import your costume's SVG file from Scratch and export as a PNG in that program, or edit directly in what would be a much more powerful tool. Inkscape is one I've been using for a long time that I can vouch for and would recommend, and it's completely free and open-source. (If you do decide to try it out, be sure to use the inkscape.org link - there are fake copycat websites floating around out there that are probably malicious.)

da-maker wrote:

While it's still an extra step, you could download something like Inkscape to export SVGs as PNGs.

I do think that Scratch's vector-to-bitmap conversion can still be useful at times. It's a quick way to convert a small SVG into a PNG without anti-aliasing. It's a pretty niche use, though, so I'm not against improving the conversion in Scratch.

oh you're right i forgot about inkscape