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2007-11-08 18:43:54
Websync
Registered: Nov 8 2007
Posts: 8

Banding in Gradations
 
I'm using Freehand to create illustrations, that have gradations in them going form color to color. To create the gradations I’m using process colors CMYK. For print I'm converting them to a PS post script file and then using distiller on the "High Quality Print" to convert it. In the PDF you can see banding in the gradation and gaps.
 
Do you know a way to stop the banding in the gradations after I convert this to a PDF file — Thanks
 
-- MAC G5,
-- OS 10.4.10
-- Acrobat 8 Pro
-- Using Distiller 8

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.0999999999999996447286321199499070644378662109375, Macintosh
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2007-11-09 04:13:00
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tedpadova
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Registered: Dec 31 2005
Posts: 848
It's been so long since I used FreeHand, I have to delve deep into my mind for this one. I seem to remember some problems with FreeHand related to the way you convert the file to PDF.

As I recall, you can go to the File menu and export to PDF via a submenu command. You can also print to Poscript and use Acrobat Distiller. You might try one of the methods for PDF creation that you're not using now and see if that solves the banding problem.

Also, FreeHand commonly shows a display on screen different than the results you'll find in the printed file. Altough the file appears banded in Acrobat, it is likely to print with a smooth gradation.

ted

The author of numerous books on Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator and the Adobe Creative Suite, and an international speaker on Adobe Acrobat, Ted Padova is a well-known PDF guru.

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2007-11-09 06:06:39
#2
Websync
Registered: Nov 8 2007
Posts: 8
Ted.. the banding is really their in the print, and in the post I discribed creating a PS which does not help the matter. So thats it you don't know of any other fix?
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2007-11-09 06:13:02
#3
Websync
Registered: Nov 8 2007
Posts: 8
Ted.. the banding is really their in the PDF file and shows up when its printed. In the post I discribed creating a PS file and distilling it which does not help the matter. I have also tried exporting it as a PDF right from the application that did not help. So do you have any other ideas for work arounds?
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