Hard-copy prints have become a hugely popular output option, thanks largely to the swarm of sub-$200 photo quality inkjet printers that are vying for your discretionary dollars. Today, anyone can afford a printer capable of producing sparkling prints from digital images. The chief problem is restraining the urge to print everything in sight before your ink tank (and wallet) runs dry.
Taking a Look at Printers
You can print Photoshop images on any kind of printer, but, aside from the occasional 200-copy print run of black-and-white “Have You Seen This Kitty?” posters, monochrome laser printers are not high on the list of favored Photoshop output hardware. More often, you’ll be choosing a full-color printer, probably an inkjet model, but also possibly a dye-sublimation, thermal-wax, or even color laser printer model. Although all these printers produce roughly similar results, they do have some differences, as detailed in the following list:
-->Inkjet printers: These printers paint the page by spraying a jet of ink one dot at a time, under precision computer control. The ink can be water-based or solid ink that is melted just before application. Liquid inks tend to spread by soaking or wicking into the fibers of the paper, can smear when wet, and produce better results when used with photo paper designed especially for inkjets.
Most inkjet printers use four ink tanks for black, cyan, magenta, and yellow. A few use six tanks, adding “weak” cyan and magenta hues to the strong colors and black to provide more colors. Regardless of configuration, inkjet printers generally provide excellent full-color output, but the cost of consumables (ink and paper) can add up fast.
-->Dye-sublimation printers: These printers potentially offer better-looking prints, but require even more expensive materials than inkjet printers. Most models cost more than inkjet models. Many consumer-oriented dye-sub printers are models capable of producing only snapshot-sized (roughly 4-x-6-inch) prints. They use a continuous ribbon of color panels in a roll that is the same width as the print, with each panel used only once. The print head’s tiny heating elements can melt dots of dye over a range of 256 values to generate up to 16.8 million colors. Professional dye-sub printers are accurate enough to be used for color proofing.
--> Thermal-wax printers and solid-ink printers: These printers use blocks of wax or resin that are melted and sprayed directly onto a page. Some apply ink to a drum that rolls against a piece of paper, like an offset printing press. Significantly more expensive to own and operate than inkjet printers, these devices are generally for advanced-amateur or professional applications.
Taking a Look at Printers
You can print Photoshop images on any kind of printer, but, aside from the occasional 200-copy print run of black-and-white “Have You Seen This Kitty?” posters, monochrome laser printers are not high on the list of favored Photoshop output hardware. More often, you’ll be choosing a full-color printer, probably an inkjet model, but also possibly a dye-sublimation, thermal-wax, or even color laser printer model. Although all these printers produce roughly similar results, they do have some differences, as detailed in the following list:
-->Inkjet printers: These printers paint the page by spraying a jet of ink one dot at a time, under precision computer control. The ink can be water-based or solid ink that is melted just before application. Liquid inks tend to spread by soaking or wicking into the fibers of the paper, can smear when wet, and produce better results when used with photo paper designed especially for inkjets.
Most inkjet printers use four ink tanks for black, cyan, magenta, and yellow. A few use six tanks, adding “weak” cyan and magenta hues to the strong colors and black to provide more colors. Regardless of configuration, inkjet printers generally provide excellent full-color output, but the cost of consumables (ink and paper) can add up fast.
-->Dye-sublimation printers: These printers potentially offer better-looking prints, but require even more expensive materials than inkjet printers. Most models cost more than inkjet models. Many consumer-oriented dye-sub printers are models capable of producing only snapshot-sized (roughly 4-x-6-inch) prints. They use a continuous ribbon of color panels in a roll that is the same width as the print, with each panel used only once. The print head’s tiny heating elements can melt dots of dye over a range of 256 values to generate up to 16.8 million colors. Professional dye-sub printers are accurate enough to be used for color proofing.
--> Thermal-wax printers and solid-ink printers: These printers use blocks of wax or resin that are melted and sprayed directly onto a page. Some apply ink to a drum that rolls against a piece of paper, like an offset printing press. Significantly more expensive to own and operate than inkjet printers, these devices are generally for advanced-amateur or professional applications.
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