Digital BW, The Print

I suggest everyone who is interested in ink fading (and I'm assuming 
that's eveyone here)go to this archived page to download Livick's fade 
testing data and keep if for reference.

http://web.archive.org/web/20050305075607/http://www.livick.com/method/i
nkjet/pg1.htm

This will come in handy in handy for your own testing, if you choose to 
go that route.

It also can be compared to other's testing results, such as the 
recently posted Nanochrome "test".

Livick has some conversions he gives to use a light meter or your 
camera meter to check for LUX amounts in a giver situation.

Also, I think the conclusion of Livick's testing was that UK inks had 
about a 25 million LUX life with a good coating. Whether you give it 
all in one day, or spread out over hundreds of years.

This:

"Also, I think the conclusion of Livick's testing was that UK inks 
had  about a 25 million LUX life with a good coating."

Should have read:

Also, I think the conclusion of Livick's testing was that UK inks 
had  about a 25 million LUX life.

(A "good" coating could extend the life of UC 1000% or about 250 
million LUX)

From Livick's data:


"A properly coated liquid laminate print fades out with roughly 250 
Million lux exposure, so in effect you have ten times or 1000% 
more "light/time" to play around with. It allows you to perhaps have 
either brighter display conditions with slightly shorter longevity 
times or much better longevity at the lower light intensities, 
without the constant nagging fear of the print going belly up so 
incredibly quickly. If you were to put a fully protectively coated 
Ultrachrome print in the full sunshine, it would actually hold up for 
about 8 months before the lux adds up to 250 million Lux causing 
eventual failing. Of course without any protection at all, it's only 
just over three weeks until it adds up to 25 million Lux mark and 
degrades the image."



Scott










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DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scott_now_coming" 
<scott_now_coming@y...> wrote:
>
> I suggest everyone who is interested in ink fading (and I'm 
assuming 
> that's eveyone here)go to this archived page to download Livick's 
fade 
> testing data and keep if for reference.
> 
> 
http://web.archive.org/web/20050305075607/http://www.livick.com/method
/i
> nkjet/pg1.htm
> 
> This will come in handy in handy for your own testing, if you 
choose to 
> go that route.
> 
> It also can be compared to other's testing results, such as the 
> recently posted Nanochrome "test".
> 
> Livick has some conversions he gives to use a light meter or your 
> camera meter to check for LUX amounts in a giver situation.
> 
> Also, I think the conclusion of Livick's testing was that UK inks 
had 

> about a 25 million LUX life  Whether you give it 
> all in one day, or spread out over hundreds of years.
>