Re: HP's New Printers
Re: HP's New Printers
- Subject: Re: HP's New Printers
- From: Scott Martin <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:50:07 -0600
Harald, we both know this printer well - I think we are just mis-communicating a little. I'm just trying to clarify a few points so that others aren't confused about the features on this printer. * The GE is not a spot varnish but is blended with the other 11 inks.
Just to clarify to others who haven't used it, the GE is a separate "ink" with it's own cartridge and it is sprayed on the paper after the other inks.>
This is incorrect; where did you hear this from? It's one of the 12 inks (just a transparent one) and it's layed down at the same time.
We are both correct: GE is a clear "ink" that is separate from the colored inks. It is one of the 12 ink cartridges in this printer. HP's use of the GE different from Epson's High-gloss Microcrystal Encapsulation Technology that blends a gloss optimizer-like resin in with the K3 color inks. http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/Landing/UltraChromeK3.jsp The engineer from Barcelona explained that if you look at the order in which the inks are laid down, GE comes last so that the GE lays on top of the other inks.
I didn't call it a varnish - I had earlier stated that it *simulated* a spot varnish which might be of interest to those in prepress. On Econo or Whole Page mode the gloss differential is notable in comparison to the paper, especially when using a proofing papers like EFI 9200, Midstates Press White, GMG, etc.
I'm coming from a photography POV, and gloss differential is effectively eliminated, which is one of the main functions of the GE, the other being elimination of bronzing, which it does very well.
When the GE is used, there is gloss differential between the image area with GE and the paper white areas that don't have GE. This is the gloss differential that I am talking about. When printing a high dynamic range image, the gloss differential between paper and image area can be quite nice! We've seen this for ages in fine art books but we've haven't seen this on inkjet prints.
Scott Martin www.on-sight.com
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