4 Replies Latest reply: May 22, 2012 1:45 PM by HeavyTheory.com RSS

    Color Banding and Posterization at all Zoom Levels Lower than 66.6% - Photoshop CS6

    HeavyTheory.com Community Member

      Gradient and color banding are very apparent and exaggerated until I zoom in to 66.6%. It even hangs for a split second as if it is solving a new render at a higher quality. This is getting frustrating as I've found myself manually trying to clean up issues that actually aren't there when I zoom in close enough. These issues are expecially obvious when working with skin using several degrunge techniques and dodge and burn on a softlight layer. It does not seem to matter what display I use.

       

      If I commit all adjustments to a new layer the problem goes away. This is not a solution for me.

       

      Thanks in advance for any helpful input

       

      I'm working on a Eurocom Panther 3 running Windows 7 64 Ultimate. I have a hex core Intel processor and 2 Nvidia 580m in SLI, though I am aware that is not used in Photoshop.