gradient fill Publisher 2003

[usafinn]

The desired outcome is a hardcopy (18"x 24", 150dpi, HP large format
inkjet output) poster of this image


http://44thdivision.efour4ever.com/poster


The only remaining issue is the background, a symmetrical 280C Pantone
blue with zero transparency at the edges and 100% transparency in the
middle. When produced with the gradient fill feature in Publisher 2003,
the large format prints contain undesired hue shifts. The electornic
copy is great, as are the desktop small format inkjet prints. File
creation with color options of CMYK and CMYK+spot and file types of
..pdf and
..tiff make no difference.


The desired production method is for Publisher to create the background
instead of using background images. A test using a transparent TIFF
works but is a real pain to get right. If the Publisher option is not
there, information about the options is appreciated.

 

[Mac Townsend]

color shifts in cases like this are usually the result of different
color spaces becoming involved. CMYK color space does not render blues
very well at all...they tend towards violet or purple.

are you "just printing" to the HP? Or using a rip? or? Are you using the
correct profile on the HP? Have you tried gnerating a composite RGB file
and sending that (inkjet rips seem to do a better job with RGB files
than they do with CMYK).

 

[°°MS-Publisher°°]

Anything to do with the military or war is bad Bad BAD.
Past, Present or Future get rid of the bad wicked insane human rights
abusing military.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

David,

I was hoping you'd post! It's always good to see you're still hanging around
here. I know you're several hours ahead of us in this part of the world
but............Merry Christmas, dear friend. May the New Year bring us
peace.