Digital BW, The Print

I thought the "PremierArt™ UltraSmooth Fine Art" and Epson's UltraSmooth ar=
e the 
same paper?, as what seems to be indictated in Wilhem's test update 
http://www.wilhelm-research.com/ep9600%20print%20permanence.html#table
(see note #6 on the bottom)

Take a look at the pdf on the Premier site:
http://www.premierimagingproducts.com/media/index.html
(looks like UtraSmooth sizes?)

From Royce Bair on the Epson Wide Format group:

1. "A. Andrew Gonzalez" also wrote:
 <<Interesting.....there's a mention of a "PremierArt UltraSmooth 
 Fine Art Paper" next to the UltraSmooth from Epson. I wonder if 
 they're similar or the same? Why mention the PremierArt 
 UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper if it's not in the above test?
 No mention of the papers specs on the PremierArt site, only 
 that's it's now available.>>
 
 Mmmm.... Remember when Epson first introduced their Smooth 
 and Texture Fine Art papers, and mentioned that they were made 
 by Crane? And also Epson's own "Somerset Velvet" (similar to 
 Legion's Somerset Photo Enhanced). Need I say more? I'll just 
 say that InkjetART will be carrying BOTH the Epson UltraSmooth 
 Fine Art and the PremierArt paper (Henry W. made a slip here, it 
 will be called just "PremierArt", and not "PremierArt 
 UltraSmooth"). Our stocks of PremierArt should arrive within two 
 weeks (the 250 g/m2 and the 325 g/m2 -- 500 g/m2 are being 
 delayed).
 



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> 
> 
> >Does anyone know if this is a re-branded version of the Epson
> >Ultrasmooth Fine Art paper we have been waiting for?
> >http://www.wmpaulstore.com/primpr.html
> 
> There is a PremierArt name that is now attached to UltraSmooth.  However,=

> the UltraSmooth paper has not been released yet.  Furthermore, the sizes
> that are apparently for sale at the above site are not Epson sizes.  So,
> beware.  This is probably not the real thing.
> 
> Epson Pro Media head says end of August is now the release date.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com