Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Robert Rex <chameleon@i...> 
wrote:
> At 03:36 PM 9/6/01 -0000, you wrote:
> {snip}
> > EAM is still a favorite with many people because of its good 
blacks, 
> > white base and it has a very smooth tonal range. It has also 
> > demonstrated good image permanence in a number of tests people 
have 
> > devised. Unfortunately it is not acid free and its paper 
permanence 
> > is in doubt. The OBA content is there but window fading reports 
> > suggest the fadeout of the oBA is not a big problem.
> 
> the other thing to consider when using a paper containing OBA's is 
what
> light will the print be ultimately viewed in.  OBA's can shift the
> appearance of the image (and paper color) when viewed in flouresent 
light
> vs. daylight vs. incandescent light.  sort of a metamaric effect.

This is very true. We each work under our own blend of lights or have 
our favorite viewing location for our prints but once they go out in 
the world we no longer have any control of how they will be viewed. 
If the UV content of the light is low, the contribution of the OBA's 
will be less and their life longer.

Robert, I would suggest to you that a paper company that could bring 
to market a paper with OBA's that don't fade and are "archival" would 
have a real winner. I remember you mentioned there were some none 
fading but very expensive OBA's. Perhaps a small amount of these 
could be used or blended with less expensive OBA's to reach a 
compromise position.

From your posts, I know that Crane is setting a very high standard in 
this regard but I think that you will miss a portion of the market 
that will either take their chances with the OBA's because they like 
them a great deal or have an application where long life is not an 
issue. Crane might want to consider keeping Museo but adding a new 
paper using the same base but incorporating an OBA.

Martin


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