Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George, Do you know if the HP inks are non-destructive? If so, it would seem that a book is essentially in "dark storage" for most all of its life, and should be resistant to fading. Of course, the paper may be another story. Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Lottermoser George > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 8:43 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Archival 4x6 Prints? > > Blurb books and most 4 color printing > is not "archival" > The lay of ink is thin and sparse. > Put a blurb book (or magazine or) > in the sun > and another > in a drawer > check back in a few months > > Fond regards, > George > > george@imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > On Dec 12, 2008, at 12:06 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > I've been searching the internet for 20 minutes and have not found > > anything > > about the Blurb book paper being archival. > > > > > > > > mark@rabinergroup.com > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > > > >> From: Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > >> Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:01:12 -0800 > >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Archival 4x6 Prints? > >> > >> The Hewlett Packard Indigo printers are not inkjet printers, they > >> are printing > >> presses. They have rotating drums that get ink on them and then > >> press the ink > >> onto a piece of paper. It is genuine offset printing, and the inks > >> are > >> printing inks, which more closely resemble pigment than dye. > >> Electro-ink is > >> not the same thing that you would put into a Heidelberg press, but > >> it more > >> closely resembles that than anything else. > >> > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_Digital_Press > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information