Digital BW, The Print

Epson Professional Glossy (aka Glossy Paper Photo Weight) has been
apparently discontinued by Epson.

This was originally designated as a proofing paper (for the 5500?)

It is a medium gloss - with the look of air dried FB photo paper - it prints
very nicely with Ultrachromes - especially using IP for B&W (minimal
bronzing and a photo paper look)

Does anyone know if it is sold under another name - perhaps by the actual
manufacturer...? Preferably in sheet form

thanks

tim

Hi Tim,

That's surprising, in Europe GPPW was billed as providing the widest 
colour gamut with the 2100 and is one of the papers included in the 
sample print and media packs that comes with the printer. Did you 
hear this from Epson?

-= mike =-

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Tim Atherton 
<timatherton@t...> wrote:
> Epson Professional Glossy (aka Glossy Paper Photo Weight) has been
> apparently discontinued by Epson.
> 
<snip>

> That's surprising, in Europe GPPW was billed as providing the widest
> colour gamut with the 2100 and is one of the papers included in the
> sample print and media packs that comes with the printer. Did you
> hear this from Epson?
>
are you sure you are talking about the same paper (epsons highly confusing
naming "conventions" and all...).

Glossy Paper Photo Weight is only available in rolls in the US and is known
as Professional Glossy in the one sheet size it comes in  (13x19).

It has a sort of smooth gloss surface (not high gloss or pearl/lustre) and
the backing is an extremely creamy/yellowish off white that marks with
fingerprints whenever you touch it. In paper packs it comes with an equal
number of pink plain paper separator sheets.

Two major dealers have told me Epson has announced is discontinuation. (I
vaguely remember seeing the actual release from Epson)

tim

I wouldn't rule out the possibility of some confusion here, but it 
does sound like similar stuff. "Our" GPPW is pretty glossy, but not a 
full gloss. It's definitely not a pearl type paper like Premium Semi-
Gloss either. I haven't heard of it in rolls over here, but the paper 
packs I've had didn't have the separator sheets. I haven't got any of 
it to hand, and I can't remember too much about the backing. I like 
it much better than the semi-gloss though, as it's much less prone to 
bronzing.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Tim Atherton 
<timatherton@t...> wrote:
> 
> > That's surprising, in Europe GPPW was billed as providing the 
widest
> > colour gamut with the 2100 and is one of the papers included in 
the
> > sample print and media packs that comes with the printer. Did you
> > hear this from Epson?
> >
> are you sure you are talking about the same paper (epsons highly 
confusing
> naming "conventions" and all...).
> 
> Glossy Paper Photo Weight is only available in rolls in the US and 
is known
> as Professional Glossy in the one sheet size it comes in  (13x19).
> 
> It has a sort of smooth gloss surface (not high gloss or 
pearl/lustre) and
> the backing is an extremely creamy/yellowish off white that marks 
with
> fingerprints whenever you touch it. In paper packs it comes with an 
equal
> number of pink plain paper separator sheets.
> 
> Two major dealers have told me Epson has announced is 
discontinuation. (I

> vaguely remember seeing the actual release from Epson)
> 
> tim