Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There was recently quite a debate on the Epson list as to what was a good term to describe the prints, especially when they have been produced with a lot of care and skill. There was no consensus - Giclée was pretty popular, inkjet was seen as a little too generic and all encompassing. Peizograph was suggested, based on the Peizo (sic) head technology, but sounded little too like Pizza! (another form of splatter technology...) Tim A > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jim Brick > Sent: October 7, 1999 4:21 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] RE: re: Digital Prints > > > At 03:57 PM 10/7/99 -0600, Tim Atherton wrote: > >> > >> Forgive my lack of knowledge, but what is a Giclee printer? Is > >> this a fancy > >> name for inkjet? > >> > >> Thanks.. > >> B. D. > > > >Yes - it is basically French for squirt! > > > >Tim > > > Oh no!!! a squirt and splatter device... > > ;-) > > For a complete rundown on Giclee printing, go to Graham Nash's (of Crosby, > Stills, & Nash) site: http://www.nasheditions.com/ > > Jim >