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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Interesting Essay on K3 B&W Printing by Pete Myers

2006-04-04 by Peter Marshall

I imagine it would also be highly dimensionally stable and there may be 
some applications where that was important.

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Paul Roark wrote:
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>>> When I tested the range of Pictorico papers I concluded that the
>>> Pictorico Photo Gallery Hi-gloss White Film gave the 
>>> ugliest prints I'd ever seen. 
>>> I can imagine it being popular for display graphics but
>>> never for fine art prints.
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>> ... I have been using this paper for
>> some time, and find it very good with the Epson 2400, ...
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> I tested some Pictorico materials also, more than a year ago.  Aside from
> subjective opinions, I felt the super-glossy (film-based as opposed to
> paper-based?) substrate showed every inkjet imperfection and digital
> artifact.  Microbanding and other problems were too much on the older
> printer I was using at the time.  However, the newest printers may be so
> good that they can handle it.
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> I can see where some would love the super-gloss, super-sharp look.  I would
> for some applications if I could get the technical quality it demands.  (In
> fact, I'm going to see if I still have some and give the 2200 & 220 with
> UT-3D a test with it.)
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