Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Whenever I hear "pigment", I think inkjet with fancy titles. But here are some more guesses: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2012/02/eggleston-at-christies.html Ken On 4/8/2012 1:29 PM, Phil Swango wrote: > Lew Schwartz wrote: >> Any idea what "utilized a new color printing process allowing for >> high-quality reproductions" refers to? > Not exactly but I've seen it referred to as pigment prints using digital > technology. The prints are really large -- I read they were 40x60 inches. > The original editions were done with the now obsolete dye transfer > process, which was used mostly for commercial printing in the past. I'm > not sure how the new prints could have a richer gamut than the old ones, > considering the superb reputation of dye transfer. More here: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dye-transfer_process > > >