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When creating a gradient using process colors, use the largest change between the colors.
For instance, a gradient from 20% cyan, 30% magenta, 80% yellow, and 60% black to 20%
cyan, 90% magenta, 70% yellow, and 40% black indicates a 60% change, because the
greatest change occurs in magenta, from 30% to 90%.
4 Using the number of steps calculated in step 3, see if the length of the gradient is
larger than that indicated in the table. If it is, reduce the length of the gradient or change
the colors.
Note: The number of steps a printer supports depends on the resolution and imaging
capabilities of the printer. This table presents recommendations for PostScript Level 2.
PostScript 3 output devices have improved imaging capabilities
.
Number of Steps
InDesign Recommends
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
Number of Steps
InDesign Recommends
170
180
190
200
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Maximum Gradient Length
Points Inches Cms
21.6 .3 .762
43.2 .6 1.524
64.8 .9 2.286
86.4 1.2 3.048
108.0 1.5 3.810
129.6 1.8 4.572
151.2 2.1 5.334
172.8 2.4 6.096
194.4 2.7 6.858
216.0 3.0 7.620
237.6 3.3 8.382
259.2 3.6 9.144
280.8 3.9 9.906
302.4 4.2 10.668
324.0 4.5 11.430
345.6 4.8 12.192
Maximum Gradient Length
Points Inches Cms
367.2 5.1 12.954
388.8 5.4 13.716
410.4 5.7 14.478
432.0 6.0 15.240
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