Digital BW, The Print

wow....now there we may actually have a solution....I ony need to make 
8x10 glossies, so I am going to check on a laminator. Probably cheaper 
than a R800. Then I will use the ilford smooth gloss on the 1280/UT2 
machine, which makes a fabulous image except for the bronzing. Thanks 
for the Tip! Doug M
On Oct 27, 2004, at 5:16 AM, seacap8 wrote:

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>  Douglas,
>  I'm printing on an Epson 7600/9600 doing gloss with ultrachrome
>  inks. I have always loved the high gloss of a Ciba print and wanted
>  to get there. I purchased a copy of ImagePrint rip (ouch!) for
>  printing on Epson's premium gloss paper with the UltraChromes with
>  photo black ink. The prints come out gorgeous, but still display
>  some bronzing and gloss differential. Also you can really zero in on
>  the tints to your B&W from neutral to selenium or platinum tints.
>
>
>  So here was my solution...
>  First I printed up some BIG ones, 24x36 and took them to a local
>  digital lab that did laminating. I had them do a gloss laminate so I
>  could see the results. WOW! They looked just like a Cibachrome!
>  Really made the blacks pop also. They used a hot laminate. I have
>  done some more research and decided that there was not a big
>  advantage/disadvantage to hot over cold. So I went out and purchased
>  a cold laminator from Coda Inc. for $1500 (34" wide). Now I'm doing
>  cold laminates on my glossy prints (I can also mount with it), and
>  they do take your breath away if your into glossy. It sounds like
>  you are printing smaller than me, but there are some very reasonably
>  priced small laminators out there. Also the prints are near bullet
>  proof with the laminate on them...you can sit your cocktails on them
>  at the end of a long printing session...8-)
>


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