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Banding or shade-stepping occurs on
printed blends or gradient fills.
The blends or gradient fills are too long,
or there are too many steps in the blend.
The maximum number of gray levels
that can be printed by an imagesetter is
256. If the blend is too long, or the num-
ber of steps too many, the image may
exhibit bands when printed. To prevent
banding, shorten the length of the blend
to less than 7.5 inches, use lighter col-
ors, shorten the length of dark blends,
or increase the percentage of change in
the blend (less than a 50% change can
result in banding).
See Printing gradients and color blends.