Digital BW, The Print

You guys are a tough crowd ;-)

Ernst: <SNIP... What I did miss in the test is comparing it with "untreated 
Bockingford paper", the watercolour paper you can get in art supply shops . 
Especially when Andrew writes in his conclusion: " It excels in areas where 
prints will be handled, and the "embedded in the paper" feel is a unique--and 
if I might say "IRIS inkjet" look that I remember from using uncoated papers 
with that technology over the years " I would have thought that buying some 
plain Bockingford would have made this test more meaningful.>

Possibly, but I'm not into uncoated fine art papers for inkjet; can't speak 
for Andy.


<I fear it isn't the revolution in inkjet technology as it was presented in 
the PMA report.>

I disagree. Impregnated infusion "coatings" may be the wave of the future. 
That report also mentioned impregnated films and fabrics, which I also saw. 
Time will tell.


Robert: <SNIP... I think this process is only for dye inks.  The only 
application that I could imagine is for dye inks for watercolor images... 
but, once again pigmented inks on another paper would be better for this 
application as well because of longevity....>

Not understanding what you're saying here. The inventor (Edmunds) is claiming 
*increased* longevity on *any* paper the process is applied to. Maybe hard to 
believe, but that's what he's saying.

Harald