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Printing Digital Photos

Technology has changed. Dye Sub Printers. Good qualityFastLimited surface choicesLimited longevityLots of material wasteKodak picture kiosks are dye sub. Mini Labs. Fuji Frontier

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Printing Digital Photos

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    1. Printing Digital Photos Edwin Remsberg University of Maryland

    2. Technology has changed

    3. Dye Sub Printers Good quality Fast Limited surface choices Limited longevity Lots of material waste Kodak picture kiosks are dye sub

    4. Mini Labs Fuji Frontier &Noritsu Traditional photo paper Cost effective sRGB color space Custom profiles available from Dry Creek

    5. Digital Silver Prints Durst Lambda Print on traditional photographic paper Available at custom photo labs Test proofs usually available inexpensively Good lab will help you

    6. Inkjet Photo printers Excellent quality Variety of media Low cost Can be archival

    8. Photo Inkjets Have more inks (6-8 vs. 4) Archival stability

    9. Good Inkjet printers HP Design Jet 30/130 HP Photosmart 8750 Canon i9900 Epson R800/1800 Epson 2400/4800/7800/9800

    10. Dyes and Pigments Dyes have larger gamut but are less stable Pigments are very stable but have issues with bronzing and Metamerism

    11. Inks Cheap inks give uncertain results and can clog your printer. Use original inks or good quality archival inks such as - Lyson Cave Paint Media Street Generations Cone Editions Piezography

    12. What is Giclee? Vulgar French slang A term coined by printer Jack Duganne in 1991 to describe an inkjet print

    13. Choosing papers Finish Weight Stability Coating Compatibility Every paper requires its own profile

    14. Paper coatings Affect how ink interacts with paper Wicking, dot gain, and drying time Uncoated papers work best with dye based inks

    15. Papers to look at Epson Hahnemuhle Red River Media Street Crane Arches Legion

    16. Colour Management

    17. Managing Color Do nothing Let the driver do it Use ICC profiles Use a RIP

    19. ICC Profiles Printers are RGB devices Are printer, paper, and ink specific Use generic profiles Purchase custom profiles Make your own

    25. Raster Image Processor Replaces printer driver completely Helps maximize paper useage Excellent black and white from color inks ImagePrint

    26. Output resolution 300 ppi for dye sub and silver 240 -360 ppi for inkjet is optimum 176 ppi is possible Viewing distance determines resolution needs

    28. What will viewing distance be 1.5x diagonal of print Location of display You don’t need a huge file to make a huge print

    29. Sharpening For dye sub and silver sharpen to taste For inkjet over sharpen slightly For inkjet on matt textured or uncoated papers sharpen till it hurts

    30. Print care Sunlight Humidity Abrasion Glass Sprays Lamination

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