GS6000/Colorburst - Gradient Background Not Smooth

[Jgentry]

Hi guys

I'm printing a gradient fade from white to light blue as the background on my image. Image created in Illustrator. The blue fade makes a big color jump from light blue to darker blue without fading smoothly.
I've exported to PDF and EPS formats from Ai. Same thing though the color transition is a little different depending.

Any ideas?

 

[Jgentry]

I figured out the fix, but not the issue. I had created a custom profile (environment) and when I use that environment in Colorburst I don't get smooth transitions in my gradients. I tried the canned profile for the type of vinyl I'm using (IJ35) and the gradient looks fine. Weird.

 

[Custom_Grafx]

Have you tried it in both perceptual and colorimetric? Any difference?

Are your linearization curves smooth and calibrated in that custom profile?

 

[boxerbay]

it's not your profile it is Illustrator. We see this a lot. Build your gradient in photoshop and you will see it prints smooth. not sure why.