Various Manufacturers' Inkjet Technology

Points to consider beyond the features offered by printer manufacturers.

Overall quality:

  • acceptability,
  • image content,
  • image atrtributes,
  • application intent

Stability:

  • light fade,
  • dark fade,
  • durability,
  • smearfastness,
  • waterfastness,
  • dry time

Defect Correction:

  • smear,
  • banding,
  • mottle,
  • non-uniformity,
  • color bleed

Clarity:

  • sharpness,
  • resolution,
  • texture

Color:

  • gray balance,
  • color balance,
  • vividness,
  • color correctness,
  • shadow,
  • midtone and highlight
  • reproduction,
  • contrast quality,
  • overall lightness or darkness

Media:

  • weight,
  • whiteness,
  • glossiness,
  • texture

Most of the print technology of the various printer manufacturers are proprietary innovations and they varies in term of performance and robustness.

The inks used may also vary with different models, even from the same manufacturer.

Comparison of Dye-based and Pigment-based Inks



 

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