Spot Color Gradients, Part 2

[@russellyates9166]

Thanks Lee . Very helpful as always

[@yunboyan7523]

got time to talk about GAUSSIAN BLURS to print on HP indigo 20000/30000 industrial printer? what difference between blur and gradient on printing, and how do i get better print quanlity with these blur? thx

[@LeeManevitch]

I'm not sure I fully understand the question because there's a huge difference between a gradient and a blur, but: Gradients are smooth transitions between two (or more) predefined colors. A smooth transition from black to white, for example. It's generally a transition in a straight line with specific steps in color that are usually so small that you cannot see them. Gradients can be either vector or raster. A blur is just that...a blur. Look through a fogged-up window and you've seen the effect. Blurs are raster-only, and they simply smooth adjacent pixels to make everything less clear. If you blur type you'll end up with very soft edges, and if you blur far enough then you won't even be able to read the type. But I'm totally confused as to what you're really asking...are you having a specific problem with blurs or something? The two are totally different in almost every way so I think I need a lot more information if you need me to help you solve a specific problem you're experiencing.