Photo printing: When paper ain't paper
By Calvin Siew
01/02/2005
In the history of communication
materials, paper has definitely proven the most popular in terms of writing
or drawing. Since AD 105, papermakers have developed a number of specialty
media such as coated and dyed paper. Until this day, much hasn't changed and
there are even more types of media. Hence, the sheets of cellulose pulp between
manufacturers aren't always the same.
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As discussed in the first
part of our series on photo printing, having a great printer with wonderful
inks is not the full solution. We judge a product based on its outputs, and
prints consist not just of inks but paper as well. The market today is filled
with variants of paper, ranging from archival to watercolor, to photo. Even
more confusing are terms such as porous and swellable, used to describe the
coatings. Just what do those geek-sounding jargon mean and what can they do
for you?
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