back-to-back gradient Q with Distiller setting 'Convert gradients to smooth shades'

[Steve Mills]

On Nov 30, 2007, at 16:03:58, Chris Denesha wrote:

> Is anyone else exporting EPSs out of Creator and distilling them?   
> We're doing it for proof purposes and not yet using the PDFs as  
> Finals in the paper, but some day we might..
>
> My current Distiller settings have the check box Advanced ->  
> 'Convert gradients to smooth shades' on - looks like a Distiller 7  
> and 8 default.  My old Distiller 4 and 5 settings did not have this  
> checked.
>
> With a back to back gradient defined, say 2 repeats at 90 degrees  
> with a 100% color on the left/right fading to 10% at around half of  
> the slider and then staying at 10%, the resulting PDF is only  
> somewhat correct on the right side.  The left side of the gradient  
> ignores the slider at half way through and does a 100% to 10%  
> gradient until it meets the other gradient where its half way point  
> was.
>
> If I remove the option for 'Convert gradients to smooth shades' the  
> PDF looks fine.
>
> I realize this is a little tough to explain, so if you need more  
> please let me know.  I'm testing with a blank document and a  
> background fill, exporting EPS at both L1 and L2.
>
> Intel OSX 10.4.10 and C7.0.6
> Distiller 8.1.0 on MAC
> Distiller 7.0.7 on PC


Some gradient export problems have been fixed in 8.0.2. You might want  
to try the latest beta and see if that solves the problem, that way  
you'll know if it's Creator or Distiller. Note that there is a new  
checkbox in the Export EPS dlog for making more compatible (read "less  
smart") gradients.

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