Why am I getting sporadic color banding in Illustrator CC?
Hey guys! I've been running into this weird color banding when trying to use gradient meshes and/or linear/radial gradients. Illustrator seems to not care when or why it chooses to do this. The attahed screenshot shows two examples of gradient meshes (one showing banding and one being seamless), and thn one linear mesh behind those. Any ideas?
Specs:
MAC OSX 10.8.3
2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
8GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Banding appears when the difference between the blended colors is too low.
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3f:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02)
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private:
ULONG_PTR m_gdiplusToken;
Gdiplus::GdiplusStartupInput gdiplusStartupInput;
HDC hdcimage=CreateCompatibleDC(NULL);
Gdiplus::Graphics *graphic;
Image *img;
int imageheight=0;
int imageweight=0;
int framecount=0;
int intSelectFrame=0;
int framedelay=0;
string strfilename="";
Gdiplus::Color clrBackColor=Gdiplus::Color::Transparent;
HDC hdcwindow;
bool blnTransparent=true;
public:
image()
Gdiplus::GdiplusStartup(&m_gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
HBITMAP hbitmap=CreateCompatibleBitmap(hdcimage,1,1);
SelectObject(hdcimage, hbitmap);
image(HDC hdcWindow)
Gdiplus::GdiplusStartup(&m_gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
hdcwindow=hdcWindow;
image(int width, int height)
Gdiplus::GdiplusStartup(&m_gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
hdcimage = CreateCompatibleDC(NULL);
HBITMAP hbitmap=CreateCompatibleBitmap(hdcimage,width,height);
SelectObject(hdcimage, hbitmap);
framecount=1;
image( const string & filename)
Gdiplus::GdiplusStartup(&m_gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
if(toupper(filename[filename.size()-3])=='C' && toupper(filename[filename.size()-2])=='U' && toupper(filename[filename.size()-1])=='R')
//create the transparent icon handle
HCURSOR hicon = (HCURSOR)LoadImage(NULL, filename.c_str(), IMAGE_CURSOR, imageweight, imageheight, LR_LOADFROMFILE|LR_SHARED|LR_DEFAULTSIZE|LR_LOADTRANSPARENT);
ICONINFO ii;
BOOL fResult = GetIconInfo(hicon, &ii);
if (fResult)
BITMAP bm;
fResult = GetObject(ii.hbmMask, sizeof(bm), &bm) == sizeof(bm);
if (fResult)
imageweight= bm.bmWidth;
imageheight= ii.hbmColor ? bm.bmHeight : bm.bmHeight / 2;
if (ii.hbmMask) DeleteObject(ii.hbmMask);
if (ii.hbmColor) DeleteObject(ii.hbmColor);
HBITMAP hbitmap=CreateBitmap(imageweight,imageheight,1,32,NULL);//create the bitmap with icon size
SelectObject(hdcimage, hbitmap);//add the bitmap to memory DC
DrawIconEx(hdcimage,0,0,hicon,imageweight,imageheight,0,0,DI_NORMAL);//draw the icon to DC with right size
//seems the DrawIcon(), always, draw it with 32X32 size
framecount=1;
else
Gdiplus::Image img2(towstring(filename).c_str());
HBITMAP hbitmap=CreateBitmap(img2.GetWidth(),img2.GetHeight(),1,32,NULL);
SelectObject(hdcimage, hbitmap);
Gdiplus::Graphics graphics(hdcimage);
graphics.DrawImage(&img2, 0, 0, img2.GetWidth(), img2.GetHeight());
Gdiplus::Font fnt(L"Verdana", 10);
Gdiplus::SolidBrush solidBrush(Gdiplus::Color(255, 255, 0, 0));
Gdiplus::PointF pt(2, 2);
Gdiplus::Pen pen(Gdiplus::Color(255,0,255,0));
graphics.DrawString(L"Drawing Text", -1,&fnt, pt,&solidBrush );
graphics.DrawLine(&pen, 0, 0, 200, 100);
imageweight=img2.GetWidth();
imageheight=img2.GetHeight();
UINT count = 0;
count = img2.GetFrameDimensionsCount();
GUID* pDimensionIDs = (GUID*)malloc(sizeof(GUID)*count);
img2.GetFrameDimensionsList(pDimensionIDs, count);
framecount=img2.GetFrameCount(&pDimensionIDs[0]);
framedelay =img2.GetPropertyItemSize(PropertyTagFrameDelay);
img=new Image(towstring(filename).c_str());
image (const image &cSource)
framecount=cSource.framecount;
framedelay=cSource.framedelay;
clrBackColor=cSource.clrBackColor;
img=cSource.img->Clone();
imageweight=cSource.imageweight;
imageheight=cSource.imageheight;
BitBlt(hdcimage,0,0,imageweight,imageheight,cSource.hdcimage,0,0,SRCCOPY);
image& operator= (const image &cSource)
framecount=cSource.framecount;
framedelay=cSource.framedelay;
intSelectFrame=cSource.intSelectFrame;
clrBackColor=cSource.clrBackColor;
imageweight=cSource.imageweight;
imageheight=cSource.imageheight;
BitBlt(hdcimage,0,0,imageweight,imageheight,cSource.hdcimage,0,0,SRCCOPY);
return *this;
property <int> SelectFrame
Get(int)
return intSelectFrame;
Set(int selectframe)
intSelectFrame=selectframe;
UINT count = 0;
count = img->GetFrameDimensionsCount();
GUID* pDimensionIDs = (GUID*)malloc(sizeof(GUID)*count);
img->GetFrameDimensionsList(pDimensionIDs, count);
img->SelectActiveFrame(&pDimensionIDs[0],intSelectFrame);
graphic=new Graphics(hdcimage);
graphic->Clear(clrBackColor);
graphic->DrawImage(img, 0, 0, img->GetWidth(), img->GetHeight());
property<int> FramesCount
Get(int)
return framecount;
property<Gdiplus::Color> Backcolor
Get(Gdiplus::Color)
return clrBackColor;
Set(Gdiplus::Color bkcolor)
clrBackColor = bkcolor;
SetDCBrushColor(hdcimage,clrBackColor.ToCOLORREF());
void draw(HDC control)
//if (clrBackColor.GetValue() == Gdiplus::Color::Transparent)
if (clrBackColor.GetValue()== Gdiplus::Color::Transparent)
TransparentBlt(control, 0, 0,width(),height(),hdcimage, 0, 0,width(), height(), GetPixel(hdcimage,width()-1,height()-1));
else
BitBlt(control,0,0,width(),height(),hdcimage,0,0,SRCCOPY);
//InvalidateRect(WindowFromDC(control),NULL,false);
operator HBITMAP()
HBITMAP hbitmap=CreateBitmap(imageweight,imageheight,1,32,NULL);//create the bitmap with icon size
SelectObject(hdcimage, hbitmap);//add the bitmap to memory DC
MessageBox(NULL,to_string(GetLastError()).c_str(),"error",MB_OK);
return hbitmap;
int height()
return imageheight;
int width()
return imageweight;
operator HDC()
return hdcimage;
~image()
delete img;
Gdiplus::GdiplusShutdown(m_gdiplusToken);
//SelectObject(hdcimage, hbmOld);
DeleteDC(hdcimage);
when i create an image object i must put a file name. now i need show it on menus, by HBITMAP. so i did:
operator HBITMAP()
HBITMAP hbitmap=CreateBitmap(imageweight,imageheight,1,32,NULL);//create the bitmap with icon size
SelectObject(hdcimage, hbitmap);//add the bitmap to memory DC
MessageBox(NULL,to_string(GetLastError()).c_str(),"error",MB_OK);
return hbitmap;
//on menus
void bitmap(image imgImage)
//HBITMAP bitimage = (HBITMAP)LoadImage( NULL, filename.c_str(), IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_LOADFROMFILE);
HMENU hMenu = NULL;
if(primeiromenu)
hMenu = mnuBar;
else
hMenu = MenuHandle;
SetMenuItemBitmaps(hMenu,menuposition,MF_BYPOSITION ,(HBITMAP)imgImage ,(HBITMAP)imgImage);
i don't get any errors. my problem is: why i get only a black color?
when i do:
SelectObject(hdcimage, hbitmap);
is copy everything from HDC to hbitmap, right?now works fine. thanks for all
class image
private:
ULONG_PTR m_gdiplusToken;
Gdiplus::GdiplusStartupInput gdiplusStartupInput;
HDC hdcimage=CreateCompatibleDC(NULL);
HGDIOBJ obj=NULL;
HBITMAP btBitmap;
Image *img;
int imageheight=0;
int imageweight=0;
int framecount=0;
int intSelectFrame=0;
int framedelay=0;
string strfilename="";
Gdiplus::Color clrBackColor=Gdiplus::Color::Transparent;
HDC hdcwindow;
bool blnTransparent=true;
public:
image()
Gdiplus::GdiplusStartup(&m_gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
btBitmap=CreateCompatibleBitmap(hdcimage,1,1);
obj = SelectObject(hdcimage, btBitmap);
image(HDC hdcWindow)
Gdiplus::GdiplusStartup(&m_gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
hdcwindow=hdcWindow;
image(int width, int height)
Gdiplus::GdiplusStartup(&m_gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
hdcimage = CreateCompatibleDC(NULL);
btBitmap = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hdcimage,width,height);
obj = SelectObject(hdcimage, btBitmap);
framecount=1;
image( const string & filename)
strfilename=filename;
Gdiplus::GdiplusStartup(&m_gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
if(toupper(filename[filename.size()-3])=='C' && toupper(filename[filename.size()-2])=='U' && toupper(filename[filename.size()-1])=='R')
//create the transparent icon handle
HCURSOR hicon = (HCURSOR)LoadImage(NULL, filename.c_str(), IMAGE_CURSOR, imageweight, imageheight, LR_LOADFROMFILE|LR_SHARED|LR_DEFAULTSIZE|LR_LOADTRANSPARENT);
ICONINFO ii;
BOOL fResult = GetIconInfo(hicon, &ii);
if (fResult)
BITMAP bm;
fResult = GetObject(ii.hbmMask, sizeof(bm), &bm) == sizeof(bm);
if (fResult)
imageweight= bm.bmWidth;
imageheight= ii.hbmColor ? bm.bmHeight : bm.bmHeight / 2;
if (ii.hbmMask) DeleteObject(ii.hbmMask);
if (ii.hbmColor) DeleteObject(ii.hbmColor);
btBitmap=CreateBitmap(imageweight,imageheight,1,32,NULL);//create the bitmap with icon size
obj = SelectObject(hdcimage, btBitmap);//add the bitmap to memory DC
DrawIconEx(hdcimage,0,0,hicon,imageweight,imageheight,0,0,DI_NORMAL);//draw the icon to DC with right size
//seems the DrawIcon(), always, draw it with 32X32 size
framecount=1;
DestroyCursor(hicon);
else
Gdiplus::Image img2(towstring(filename).c_str());
btBitmap=CreateBitmap(img2.GetWidth(),img2.GetHeight(),1,32,NULL);
obj = SelectObject(hdcimage, btBitmap);
Gdiplus::Graphics graphics(hdcimage);
graphics.DrawImage(&img2, 0, 0, img2.GetWidth(), img2.GetHeight());
imageweight=img2.GetWidth();
imageheight=img2.GetHeight();
UINT count = 0;
count = img2.GetFrameDimensionsCount();
GUID* pDimensionIDs = (GUID*)malloc(sizeof(GUID)*count);
img2.GetFrameDimensionsList(pDimensionIDs, count);
framecount=img2.GetFrameCount(&pDimensionIDs[0]);
if (framecount>1)
framedelay =img2.GetPropertyItemSize(PropertyTagFrameDelay);
else
framedelay =0;
img=new Image(towstring(filename).c_str());
free(pDimensionIDs);
image (const image &cSource)
Gdiplus::GdiplusStartup(&m_gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
framecount=cSource.framecount;
framedelay=cSource.framedelay;
clrBackColor=cSource.clrBackColor;
img=cSource.img->Clone();
imageweight=cSource.imageweight;
imageheight=cSource.imageheight;
strfilename=cSource.strfilename;
btBitmap=CreateBitmap(imageweight,imageweight,1,32,NULL);
obj = SelectObject(hdcimage, btBitmap);
BitBlt(hdcimage,0,0,imageweight,imageheight,cSource.hdcimage,0,0,SRCCOPY);
image& operator= (const image &cSource)
Gdiplus::GdiplusStartup(&m_gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
framecount=cSource.framecount;
framedelay=cSource.framedelay;
clrBackColor=cSource.clrBackColor;
img=cSource.img->Clone();
imageweight=cSource.imageweight;
imageheight=cSource.imageheight;
strfilename=cSource.strfilename;
btBitmap=CreateBitmap(imageweight,imageweight,1,32,NULL);
obj = SelectObject(hdcimage, btBitmap);
BitBlt(hdcimage,0,0,imageweight,imageheight,cSource.hdcimage,0,0,SRCCOPY);
return *this;
property <int> SelectFrame
Get(int)
return intSelectFrame;
Set(int selectframe)
intSelectFrame=selectframe;
UINT count = 0;
count = img->GetFrameDimensionsCount();
GUID* pDimensionIDs = (GUID*)malloc(sizeof(GUID)*count);
img->GetFrameDimensionsList(pDimensionIDs, count);
img->SelectActiveFrame(&pDimensionIDs[0],intSelectFrame);
Gdiplus::Graphics graphics(hdcimage);
graphics.Clear(clrBackColor);
graphics.DrawImage(img, 0, 0, img->GetWidth(), img->GetHeight());
free(pDimensionIDs);
property<int> FramesCount
Get(int)
return framecount;
property<string> FileName
Get(string)
return strfilename;
Set(string filename)
delete img;
DeleteObject(btBitmap);
DeleteObject(obj);
strfilename=filename;
if(toupper(filename[filename.size()-3])=='C' && toupper(filename[filename.size()-2])=='U' && toupper(filename[filename.size()-1])=='R')
//create the transparent icon handle
HCURSOR hicon = (HCURSOR)LoadImage(NULL, filename.c_str(), IMAGE_CURSOR, imageweight, imageheight, LR_LOADFROMFILE|LR_SHARED|LR_DEFAULTSIZE|LR_LOADTRANSPARENT);
ICONINFO ii;
BOOL fResult = GetIconInfo(hicon, &ii);
if (fResult)
BITMAP bm;
fResult = GetObject(ii.hbmMask, sizeof(bm), &bm) == sizeof(bm);
if (fResult)
imageweight= bm.bmWidth;
imageheight= ii.hbmColor ? bm.bmHeight : bm.bmHeight / 2;
if (ii.hbmMask) DeleteObject(ii.hbmMask);
if (ii.hbmColor) DeleteObject(ii.hbmColor);
btBitmap=CreateBitmap(imageweight,imageheight,1,32,NULL);//create the bitmap with icon size
obj = SelectObject(hdcimage, btBitmap);//add the bitmap to memory DC
DrawIconEx(hdcimage,0,0,hicon,imageweight,imageheight,0,0,DI_NORMAL);//draw the icon to DC with right size
//seems the DrawIcon(), always, draw it with 32X32 size
framecount=1;
DestroyCursor(hicon);
else
Gdiplus::Image img2(towstring(filename).c_str());
btBitmap=CreateBitmap(img2.GetWidth(),img2.GetHeight(),1,32,NULL);
obj = SelectObject(hdcimage, btBitmap);
Gdiplus::Graphics graphics(hdcimage);
graphics.DrawImage(&img2, 0,0,img2.GetWidth(),img2.GetHeight());
imageweight=img2.GetWidth();
imageheight=img2.GetHeight();
UINT count = 0;
count = img2.GetFrameDimensionsCount();
GUID* pDimensionIDs = (GUID*)malloc(sizeof(GUID)*count);
img2.GetFrameDimensionsList(pDimensionIDs, count);
framecount=img2.GetFrameCount(&pDimensionIDs[0]);
framedelay =img2.GetPropertyItemSize(PropertyTagFrameDelay);
img=new Image(towstring(filename).c_str());
free(pDimensionIDs);
property<Gdiplus::Color> Backcolor
Get(Gdiplus::Color)
return clrBackColor;
Set(Gdiplus::Color bkcolor)
clrBackColor = bkcolor;
SetDCBrushColor(hdcimage,clrBackColor.ToCOLORREF());
void draw(HDC control)
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if (clrBackColor.GetValue()== Gdiplus::Color::Transparent)
TransparentBlt(control, 0, 0,width(),height(),hdcimage, 0, 0,width(), height(), GetPixel(hdcimage,width()-1,height()-1));
else
BitBlt(control,0,0,width(),height(),hdcimage,0,0,SRCCOPY);
//InvalidateRect(WindowFromDC(control),NULL,false);
operator HBITMAP()
return btBitmap;
int height()
return imageheight;
int width()
return imageweight;
operator HDC()
return hdcimage;
~image()
//delete graphic; //isn't needed, because i, now, don't use it //and i don't use the new keyword
DeleteObject(obj);
delete img;
Gdiplus::GdiplusShutdown(m_gdiplusToken);
//DeleteObject(btBitmap);//don't show me the image. so isn't need too
DeleteDC(hdcimage);
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