Digital image to archival print

[Susan B. Farmer]

>
>The question is how to produce archival *prints* from digital source.
>I presume the prints are to be attached to herbarium sheets.
>
>Bob Morris is right that color mapping between image files and output
>devices (including monitors!) is non-trivial.  There are books about
>color management.  But perhaps color isn't necessary?
>
>My preference would be laser or ink-jet printing (using archival ink
>or ink equivalent) of simulated half-tones on archival quality paper,
>if possible printing directly onto the herbarium sheet.
>

If the facilities/equipment is available -- what about a dye-sub print.
I've been told (but have not verified) that the dye-sub process produces
an image that can be considered archival.

Susan
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Susan Farmer
sfarmer at goldsword.com
Botany Department, University of Tennessee
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium