Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Colson"
<colson@...> wrote:
>
> djon43 <djon43@...> previously wrote:
> 
> "...it's important to realize that we're about to transition into a
> new world of pigments and papers that will be as wonderful in new
> printers as old. Todays inks/pigments won't be sellable shortly.
> Entirely new standards will apply."
> 
> What is the source of this information? Is this speculation or is
> there evidence to support it? If so, where is this evidence? It's not
> that I doubt it, I'm just trying to asses how the conclusion was
> arrived at.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rick Colson
>


Claria dye inks are a start. Not saying that they are the first dye
ink to give decent longevity on matte papers, but they are certainly
the most mass market. Dmax of the K3 pigment inks and the reduction in
metamerism with those inks. UV cure is moving right along in the
higher volume print world, to where we might at some point see UV cure
in our large format printers.

Now whether the old inks will still be viable or not I'll leave to
other people.