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 09/14/2004 02:02:49 PM · #1
Iris Prints or Giclees - Does anyone have any experience making these or having them done from Digital files? (6MB)

I have researched a couple of places that produce these, but they aren't cheap. I was wondering what folks thought of their results based on image resolution and print size.

09/15/2004 10:29:48 PM · #2
I'll throw this back out there. Anyone???
 09/23/2004 03:11:47 PM · #3
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 09/24/2004 06:11:03 PM · #4
I'm gonna bump this also. I'm curious if anyone has any lab info on printing giclee from digital.

Message edited by author 2004-09-24 18:11:13.
 09/24/2004 08:02:55 PM · #5
Can you explain further? I don't know what either of these things are?

E
 09/24/2004 08:05:19 PM · #6
Here's an article I found for giclée prints.

//www.fineartgicleeprinters.org/

and some faq about iris prints...

//www.sabrafield.com/s/f/iris_prints.html

and here...

//www.ffineart.com/ffineart/what_is_an_iris_print.htm

//www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000dSN

Message edited by author 2004-09-24 20:10:20.
 09/24/2004 09:01:53 PM · #7
I see - they're the same thing. In answer to your question, DJ - no. But count this as a free bump for your thread :-)

E
 09/24/2004 10:12:00 PM · #8
"In the final analysis, remember that the pseudo French word giclée means merely ejaculated (substance), as in "squirted ink" of an inkjet printer. Yes, a true giclée print should have a quality standard, but it's presumptuous to assume that only piezo technology can work. Some of the worst printheads in the industry are piezo (such as the Xaar printheads used on many solvent ink grandformat printers)."- from
//www.fineartgicleeprinters.org

I think, and the homepage of the above quoted group seems to say, that ANY inkjet-type printer can qualify as a giclée printer.

Thank Heaven for Hewlett-Packard, who introduced inkjet technology Twenty years ago! (It was named "The Thinkjet"). (Otherwise, we'd all be printing on dot-matrix printers).
Correction - HP invented the technology in 1979 - but built the first thermal ink-jet printer in 1984.

Message edited by author 2004-09-24 22:24:01.
 09/24/2004 10:35:15 PM · #9
the iris does a great job with color. i have lots of experience with one... any particular questions?

sorry, i just re-read your post. you'll love it as long as you don't go below 120 dpi or so.

Message edited by author 2004-09-24 22:36:13.
 09/24/2004 10:40:14 PM · #10
Originally posted by kent:
the iris does a great job with color. i have lots of experience with one... any particular questions?


Sure. Have you printing out sizes up to 24x30 from Digital pics?

Did you print with watercolor paper or canvas?

What was the process?

Did you print right from a .TIFF, or did you have to print and rescan for a higher DPI?

09/24/2004 10:45:49 PM · #11
I live in Hamilton Ontario Canada. I recently visited a shop that does giclee printing and will be getting some prints done. I viewed prints in the store that he had done for other photographers from digital and they were just stunning. I was floored at the quality and finish.
Not cheap. 16X20 print with a special resin finish that makes them look satiny ....... 38.00 Canadian.
I will be getting some prints done by them in the next month.
The proprietor stated that they have no problems with digital prints.
I showed him dpchallenge website and he loved the photography and the talent. He does museum quality prints and was wowed by the talent on this site.
store website is www.pixelplace.ca.
For area photgraphers like darkrider...it's on Concession St. around East 24th.
Regards,
Randy.
 09/24/2004 11:14:20 PM · #12
We printed on s semi-matte or glossy commercial stock mostly. looked great! the process is CMYK straight from TIFF, PSD (no layers), or JPG's. Using your 300D I would imagine you could pull 16x20 with no problem. 20x24 might be pushing it, but is worth a try. best bet is to test and decide for yourself. our printer was an older Iris and couldn't print that big anyway. it's a really weird technology that apparently involves charging the paper and ink whilst spraying continuosly. lotsa waste ink.

funny, the coolest printer ever was the Lightjet. i never hear about 'em anymore- but it used lasers to write to photo emulsion. NO DOTS!

Message edited by author 2004-09-24 23:16:25.
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