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Our Archival Giclee Printing ProcessPreparing the digital file:If you give us film, we scan it on a Scitex scanner, and get a crisp digital file that is spot checked for dust and scratches.If you bring in or ship your original art, we will make high-resolution digital camera scan of your art. If you have sent us a digital file, we hope you have followed the suggestions of our Photoshop Tutorial, and kept your chages lossless throught the use of adjustment layers. We also hope you will send an 8x10 match print so we can spend a couple minutes in Photoshop adjusting your file to match the print. This is often necessary because your system (scanner, computer, printer, etc.) may be different than ours; and/or you aren't following correct color management proceedures. Once we have the file ready, we will archive it in our system. However, you should consider (especially if we scanned original film or artwork), having us archive and send you your prepared files on Archival Gold CD-R's. It is $10 per CD, and places the files in your hands as well as ours - just in case. We will maintain your file on our hard drives for 1 year, and for that period of time, you can request reprints without paying the $50 set-up fee. After the 1 year period, a $25 fee will be assessed to pull the file out of the archives and verify the color. Printing Your Art:Your art will go on one of a variety of media choices, all of which are acid-free and have an average display life of 150-years. The Fine Art/Watercolor papers are the most archival because of their 100% cotton-rag fibers.Whatever you choose to print your giclee prints on, the secret to the prints' longevity is in the inkset. Epson has designed the UltraChrome inkset to have the color vibrancy of Dye ink, and still maintain the archival nature of pigmented inks. Inks from your consumer desktop printers are mostly dye-based, which have the same basic make-up as vegetable juice. Just like that organic dye, printer dyes don't last very long when exposed to sun, but while they do last, they have superb color. The alternative is pigments which are, in essence, ground-up rocks. These inks have an understandable advantage on longevity, after all, they are rocks. However, pigments are also much more dull in nature than dyes. They reflect light like...rocks, and that results in a decreased color gamut. The UltraChrome Inkset is the key to having the best (possible) of both worlds. This inkset gives acceptable archivability without sacrificing color. Handling Your Prints:We take the utmost care to ensure you receive your fine art in the best condition possible. We use extremely sturdy tubes to ship your work, and all prints are packaged to ensure a safe arrival.E-Mail: heath@masterlabdigital.com Mail: BAE c/o MasterLab, 2992 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115 © 2008 Masterlab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||