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Thread ID: 41945	2004-01-27 06:55:00	Lifetime of photos printed on photographic paper	TE4CHR (3498)	Press F1

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210350	2004-01-27 06:55:00	How long would a photo last that has been printed on a domestic printer on photgraphic paper? I've done a few weddings for friends and just a while ago a couple asked me if I could do their video and photos as they had seen the work I do. The first question they asked me was how long the photos would last. What do you answer to that? I said, "How long do any photos last?".	TE4CHR (3498)
210351	2004-01-27 07:12:00	Saw a similar question yesterday, commenting that using standard inks they had faded noticeably in 3 years. Perhaps photographic cartridges (if available for the printer) may be better, but for longevity I would always suggest a standard photographic process print.	godfather (25)
210352	2004-01-27 07:34:00	What kind of process is used with digital photographs?	TE4CHR (3498)
210353	2004-01-27 09:00:00	Depends on the lab? I think dye sublimation prints would be the most common Ask at you local lab.	godfather (25)
210354	2004-01-28 02:06:00	The self-service ones in the Warehouse use dye sublimation. I've been reading up the photgraphic magazines recently, and it seems that some of the more recent automatic develop and print machines actually take the processed films, scan them, then use a laser/filter printing system to expose silver-halide photographic paper and develop that. Of course that gives them the option of producing CDs for 35mm, and also taking digital camera output, all in one machine. It's worth talking to a few shops. The professionals using digital seem to prefer dye sublimation printers to inkjet. Ink will never be as "permanent" as a chemical print; probably the longest lasting is a black and white silver-halide print. Any colour print will fade if exposed to UV.	Graham L (2)
210355	2004-01-28 02:11:00	if kept out of full sunlight you should get a few years, being that you have the digital version you can print more in a few years :-)	robsonde (120)
210356	2004-02-02 02:27:00	Maybe you want to use www.digitalmax.co.nz to print your pix. They use a laser to put the image onto normal kodak paper and then develope it in the normal way. Their web site tells you about it. In regards to costs, you down load their internet software to use to send them the pix files. Then it costs 60 cents for a 6" by 4" print. You could have them couried back from Auckland at a cost but for free, they will send them to your local pharmacy etc. The pharmacy needs to deal with Kroma colour print, as your digital prints are put on the same courier bag as those from the old film cameras which Kroma processes. Quality is so you can not tell the difference from APS. I have APS film devloped and scaned to CD by Kroma for$16 (NO prints) them have Digitalmax do my prints afer i checked and edit the pix. (I also have a digital camera but it has a slow reaction time.) It makes my photoprinter unecomical unless i need proofs in a hurry. then i also have Digiatmax do their thing in order to get long life photos. It takes about 3 business days. deadline 3pm to get the files to them. You use a credit card, and if you do not have a credit card then you can get a Prepaid Card. This gives you a further discount of 20%. A $10 card is worth $12.50 and a $20 = $25. They run specials an 8" by 7" cost $1.99 recently. Photopost in Taupo used to charge $1.25 per 6" x 4" and courier, Since Digitalmax showed up, Photopost droped to $1 per 6 x 4 plus courier. Generally you need to have a resolution of 150 pixels per inch to get a good photo from D/max, recently they changed their software so it allows you to sent lower resolution files at you own risk. 150 ppi is as good as an ordinary photo, 75 ppi is useless but they will print them now. Off topic a bit, Regarding Creditcards My income is too low to get me one, but Westpac (other banks have them too) have given me a cheque/visa card. To the retailer it looks like a credit card, to me it is a eftpos card. But i think you need a cheque account, as Westpac treats it as a cheque. I have imported some specialised books from USA (faxed the card number to them) with it, and have had no problems using it in NZ. It appears to have very little bank charges (eftpos cost unless it is overseas currencey) but i still have not got consistant answers on whether i have the protection of a normal creditcard. If the money is not in your Bank Account whenyou use the card, the retailer is declined. Or you may have an overdraft arranged on your cheque A/C already (giving you credit at a higher interest than a credit card) or Westpac, if you have a good history with them but no overdraft arranged, honours the payment but charges you a $20 honouring fee. The card has the Visa symbol on it but anybody can tell it is a cheque card when you give them the first 4 digitals of the 16 digit number. You have to apply for it in person and can be refused if too many of your cheques have bounced in the past.	Peter Pecka (4984)
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