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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DYE AND PIGMENT INKS?

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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DYE AND PIGMENT INKS?

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Dye Inks: These classes of inks, which use transparent dyes similar to those used in traditional color photographic prints, contain colorants that penetrate the surface of the inkjet paper. They are characterized by their vibrant colors and the wide color gamut that they can produce. Early generations of inkjet dyes had relatively poor resistance to light fading, often less than 10 years. However recent advances in dye chemistry have enabled print display life predictions of between 50 years and 100 + years to be claimed. Examples of these new dye sets include Chromaplus 100 from Canon, Epson Claria and HP Vivera. Dyes remain somewhat more susceptible to fading caused by atmospheric pollutants, and this is more apparent with porous papers (see below), Pigment Inks: These inks contain particles of colorants similar to those used in automotive paints. They are opaque and due to their relatively large size stay on the surface of the print. In general images made with pigmented inks are mo

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