Paul, The UC inks may last 75-100 years, but the Enhanced Matte paper will begin to yellow at 30 years, at least according to Royce Bair at inkjetart.com; I quote him here: "The Enhanced Matte image permanence drop was NOT in going from the roll version to the sheet version (not a coating difference issue) The 30 years vs. 75 years (with UltraChrome inks) and the 30 years vs. 100+ years (with the Archival Inks) is due to paper YELLOWING. Within about 30 years, both the roll and sheet versions of the Enhanced Matte paper will yellow due to the paper's slightly acid pH. The image itself, will not start to show noticeable fading until about 75 years (UltraChrome) or about 100+ years (Archival). NOTE: this data would also apply to Epson's "Archival Matte" paper, which is virtually the same paper as Epson's Enhanced Matte. Why didn't Wilhelm notice this 30/100+ years problem in the beginning? Probably because yellowing is not a something can be seen as quickly as light fading, where this can be simulated (accelerated) by increasing the light intensity, then interpolating the data. Yellowing can be simulated by increasing temperature and humidity, but the reaction takes longer, and is not necessarily able to be interpolated in a linear fashion as nearly as light and time." Dan
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Re: UltraChrome 100 Hr Fade test
2002-09-07 by Dan_Honemann
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