anyone done a dye sublimation print?

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Jan 12, 2005
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I’m thinking of getting some digital collage work printed on a pro dye sublimation printer.
Has anyone out there done this?
If so, could you let me know any quirks/issues I should prepare for? What minimum dpi could I get away with?
Also, can I print on any archival paper, or is special paper required? Thanks in advance.

-alu
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Jan 13, 2005
Dye-sub requires special paper, you get no choice in the matter. Dye-sub prints are archival.Most of the printers are ‘about’ 300 dpi, check the specs.
Buster

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:56:06 -0500, "alu" wrote:

I’m thinking of getting some digital collage work printed on a pro dye sublimation printer.
Has anyone out there done this?
If so, could you let me know any quirks/issues I should prepare for? What minimum dpi could I get away with?
Also, can I print on any archival paper, or is special paper required? Thanks in advance.

-alu
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steggy
Jan 13, 2005
alu wrote:
I’m thinking of getting some digital collage work printed on a pro dye sublimation printer.
Has anyone out there done this?
If so, could you let me know any quirks/issues I should prepare for? What minimum dpi could I get away with?
Also, can I print on any archival paper, or is special paper required? Thanks in advance.

-alu

With dye sublimation you have no choice but glossy thick paper. Most of the times it is used for good high quality proofs. So just approach it as if you prepare regular off set, 200-300 DPI.

steg
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nomail
Jan 13, 2005
Buster wrote:

Dye-sub requires special paper, you get no choice in the matter. Dye-sub prints are archival.Most of the printers are ‘about’ 300 dpi, check the specs.

Dye sub prints do not fade real fast, but to call them ‘archival’ is very optimistic. Depending on the printer, they may last as little as 4 years, or as much as 35 years, but that still isn’t ‘archival’. See http://www.wilhelm-research.com/

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Waldo
Jan 15, 2005
Johan W. Elzenga wrote:

Buster wrote:

Dye-sub requires special paper, you get no choice in the matter. Dye-sub prints are archival.Most of the printers are ‘about’ 300 dpi, check the specs.

Dye sub prints do not fade real fast, but to call them ‘archival’ is very optimistic. Depending on the printer, they may last as little as 4 years, or as much as 35 years, but that still isn’t ‘archival’. See http://www.wilhelm-research.com/

Thanks for the link Johan!

Waldo
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Larry
Jan 16, 2005
Thanks for all the feedback everyone, and the link Johan, that’s a great site.
-alu

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Johan W. Elzenga wrote:

Buster wrote:

Dye-sub requires special paper, you get no choice in the matter. Dye-sub prints are archival.Most of the printers are ‘about’ 300 dpi, check the specs.

Dye sub prints do not fade real fast, but to call them ‘archival’ is very optimistic. Depending on the printer, they may last as little as 4 years, or as much as 35 years, but that still isn’t ‘archival’. See http://www.wilhelm-research.com/

Thanks for the link Johan!

Waldo

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