I'm using an HP Deskjet 5550, on good-quality photo paper.
My prints lose color in less than a year.
Is there a way to prolong the life of a print, other than an
extremely expensive giclee printer?
Thanks,
Helen
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AFAIK, the length of time that a print lasts is almost completely
dependant on the ink used. I don't know what the quality of HP ink is
like compared to others so I can't really comment. Although I did pull
out some 4 year old Lexmark prints from a cupboard the other day and
they haven't faded or d
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I use an Epson C-84 at home, so far the DuraBrite inks Epson uses for
prints are holding up well (about a year old). Their previous generation
of inks did fade with time, noticeably over 2 years. Look for acid-free
on the paper too. If you are picky, you might archive the image files
you like o
Helen wrote:
I'm using an HP Deskjet 5550, on good-quality photo paper.
My prints lose color in less than a year.
Is there a way to prolong the life of a print, other than an
extremely expensive giclee printer?
Just an idea - photo shops (online or real shops) can do
prints on real photo paper
On Thursday 09 June 2005 06:18 pm, Ken Tanaka wrote:
> I use an Epson C-84 at home, so far the DuraBrite inks Epson uses for
> prints are holding up well (about a year old). Their previous
> generation of inks did fade with time, noticeably over 2 years. Look
> for acid-free on the paper too. If yo
On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 01:02:56AM +0200, Andreas Waechter wrote:
> Helen wrote:
> >I'm using an HP Deskjet 5550, on good-quality photo paper.
> >My prints lose color in less than a year.
> >Is there a way to prolong the life of a print, other than an
> >extremely expensive giclee printer?
>
> Jus
On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 01:02:56 +0200
Andreas Waechter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Helen wrote:
> > I'm using an HP Deskjet 5550, on good-quality photo paper.
> > My prints lose color in less than a year.
> > Is there a way to prolong the life of a print, other than an
> > extremely expensive giclee
