Pigment inks, archival papers. Marketing hype to sell expensive printers? When does it matter?

Описание: How long will your prints last? When should you care? Looking at new print permanence data and understanding when archival might be more than just marketing. Latest Epson et-8550, P900, P20500 print permanence info and a bright colourful print made on the Canon PRO-1100

Why the permanence of prints differ and how it's as much about how you store and display them as to the ink/paper/printer you use. How long will your prints last, when will your prints fade.

The latest Wilhelm data can be found at
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00:00 Start
00:13 Just a marketing 'feature?
00:55 Overview
02:23 Some upcoming testing
03:24 The many meanings of 'Archival'
04:17 How much do you care about this?
08:07 ET-8550 archival print data
11:04 How not to display prints
12:07 Black and white on the ET-8500
15:38 Epson P700 and P900 [Inc. P5300/P5370]
18:48 P20000/P20500 print permanence
20:05 Black and white using the ABW mode
22:00 When people ask me for a 'best printer'
22:45 Archival and the Canon PRO-1100
25:57 Testing processes
28:20 Comparing numbers - what matters to you?
29:20 Deciding what matters to you

#printing #archival #printerink #fading #photoprinting #et8550 #canonpro1100 #canonprinter #epsonprinter #pigmentink

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