Indexing gradient in photoshop?

[marie.schumann]

Hey there,

I'm looking for a solution to being able to index gradients in photoshop so that it evenly indexes the gradient in a pixeled way. At the moment if I select "index colours" it does apply the selected amount of colours to the design but the gradient appears in a weird colour-way with a sort of strange pattern, not evenly.

What I'm looking for is this (I need it for working with industrial weaving machines):

Thank you very much for any idea and help!

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please post a screenshot including the »Indexed Colors«-settings. 

How many different colors does your Color Table have? 

[marie.schumann]

Hi c_pfaffenbichler,

I made screenshots of two different settings, let me know if those are the right screenshots you asked for!

[marie.schumann]

Lokal (selektiv) and Diffusion

[marie.schumann]

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[c.pfaffenbichler]

If you are dissafisfied with »Diffusion« and »Noise« you may have to manually pre-rasterize the gradient. 

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[c.pfaffenbichler]

If you are dissafisfied with »Diffusion« and »Noise« you may have to manually pre-rasterize the gradient. 

[marie.schumann]

Thank you for your comment. Which function do you think works best for pre-rasterizing a gradient?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I think setting a Gradient Layer to Blend Mode »Dissolve« may provide an option. 

[marie.schumann]

That was such a good hint!! Thank you very much, it tried it with various designs and it works perfectly when indexing the colours.

That helps me a lot in my work for the weaving loom,

thank you very much!

all the best