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gerber banding when printing fade
Hi all.
we have just done a few jobs on our gerber edge. I am know surrounded by used vinyl, but I still don’t know what I am doing wrong. we are trying to use omega and we have a swoosh that needs a fade, when I print it it has wide bands in other words the fade isn’t smooth doesn’t matter whether I use spot colour or CMYK. what am I doing wrong? as I am nearly bald I really can’t afford to loose any more hair. and after several readings of the massive instruction book it all still remains a mystery.
Thanks All
Cheers Mike 🙄 -
6 Replies
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Some times you might find is u use a strong masking tape and rub it hard onto the face and then pull it a way quickly of the print does the overprint come off? and remove the banding.
probably as simple as the vinyl setting is wrong. in gsplot. try substituting it to another vinyl i.e scothcal 225 or 220 etc.
Ian
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Hi Mike,
Try changing the Halftone to something like Gerber Tone Fine. You may have to try a couple of different halftones before you find something suitable, but this is probably going to help create a smoother gradient.
Phil -
Mike you will never get a smooth transition fade with the edge,print the half tone test page to see what best results are(you can’t see half tones on the screen)What about viewing distance?or is it an in your face print.
F
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The lower LPI you have, the smoother gradient you’ll get. You’ll also notice the raster alot more close up aswell, so it’s a trade off. I think I tend to use Classical Dot 40-45 LPI on gradients on the Edge2. All depends on the size of the gradient though. Your best bet is to only print the gradient and test it with a few diffrent settings and see what looks best. Classical Dot is the easiest to control in my opinion.
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Thanks everybody
Slowly working through the suggestions.
Thank you heaps
Cheers Mike -
Yes definately in the lpi, i would normally start around 50 and if i needed, continue to lower it.
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