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I want to make a magazine, but I don’t have a specialed printer for doing that. Would it work to just put some magazine paper into the hp inkjet printer?
I am looking for a 11×17 printer. I came across the Ricoh Aficio Ap610N printer which seems perfect for my needs. One thing I have read about it, is that it only comes with one tray, while the picture always shows two (common). I know for sure (off of reviews) that the tray the printer comes with will do 11×17 prints, but will it also do other sizes? Is the tray it comes with adjustable, or is that the catch, to get you to buy the other tray for smaller prints?
I want them to look professional. I bought some inkjet cards from strathford but they are too thin. I would like something heavier and glossy on one side but not sure if something like that exist that is compatible with an inkjet printer. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Can i get excellent results using normal toner, or i must use some special? Excellent results means durable impressions using appropiate iron temperature and pressure. Thanks a lot.
In the past in the wet darkroom, I have used Illford Pearl B&W paper along with 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 contrast filters. I love what I get with that combo. Any suggestions about inkjet printer paper to get a truely great black and white print?
http://thenerdshow.com repairs a Canon Pixma MP-780 All-in-one printer, scanner copier & fax when the top tray mechanism is jammed or stuck and won’t feed paper. I guess this is a common problem th…
My printer has gone beserk, and its a $700 color laser one, that’s only 8 months old. It has decided all on its own to only accept faxes on LEGAL sized paper! This has become quite a problem. I tried uninstalling the driver and reinstalling it a total of 4 times with no luck. I’ve double checked my settings countless times, and it is set to receive faxes on regular sized paper. What in the world is going on? My solution was to just buy the lower tray, so we don’t have to keep switching, but the tray itself costs over $500 bucks! How much do you think a printer repairman would charge to fix this? What would be more cost efficient? A new tray or a geek? Do they sell ‘used’ trays? What is the purpose of an additional tray, and are the same as the tray that came with it? More specifically, will it hold legal sized paper?
Employees at the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) print the Congressional Record on 100% recycled paper in 2009. Public Printer Bob Tapella presents Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi with a c…
Calumet Photographic is offering Ilford’s SFX 200 medium speed black and white camera film for creative photography. This film has extended red sensitivity and is especially suited for use with a f…
There are lots of different types of inkjet papers available. But actually, these different varieties only have four major differences among them which separate one type of paper from another: weight, brightness, caliper, and finish. You need to know how to select the right kind of inkjet paper for the job, and how these different types of paper compare to each other.
Brightness – You may only see white on your paper, but how white is it? There are different levels of brightness for each type of paper. The brightness of a piece of paper is typically expressed on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the brightest. The high-quality photo papers usually range in the 90s. However, you may find that not all papers are labeled with a brightness rating, so the best way to know how bright one paper is from another is to compare them side by side. When you look at a piece of white paper, it will appear white indeed. But when placed side-by-side, different white papers appear to have a variety of colors, ranging from very bright, cool white to a soft, warm, ivory white.
Opacity – When you judge opacity, you try to check how see-through the paper is. If the opacity is high, that means printed text and images are less likely to bleed through. This is important to know, especially if you do double-sided printing a lot. Photo papers used for inkjet printers usually have high opacity levels (around 94 to 97), as compared to ordinary laser of inkjet paper, so bleed-through problems are rare.
Weight – The weight of paper may either be measured in terms of pounds (lbs.) or as grams per square meter (g/m2). Bond papers, which include most inkjet papers, are usually within the 24 to 70 lbs. or 90 to 270 g/m2 range. The weight of the paper and its thickness will not have much of a noticeable effect on the quality of the printed image, if at all. The importance of paper weights lies in the impression that heavier paper creates a feeling of seriousness and importance not found in flimsier paper.
Caliper – Typical multi-purpose papers are usually lighter and thinner than photo papers. The thickness of paper, or caliper, is needed in order to contain more ink content that is typical of photographs. The caliper of common inkjet paper can range from a thin 4.3 to a thick 10.4 mil. Photo papers are usually found in 7 to 10 mils.
Gloss Finish – Photo papers have a particular coating which allows your printed pictures to look and feel like photographic prints. The coating on the photo paper doesn’t allow the ink to be absorbed by the paper quickly, so glossy papers sometimes dry a bit more slowly. However, it is becoming commonplace to find quick-dry glossy finishes today. The amount of shine on the paper gives it a description of high gloss, soft gloss, or semi-gloss. There is also a shiny coated finish called satin.
Matte Finish – If you print images on photo matte papers, you will get soft and non-reflective images, not shiny ones. Matte papers, however, are not the same as regular inkjet papers. These are thicker and specially created to printing photographs. Many of the matte finish papers can be printed upon on both sides.