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METALLIC
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UltraChr
ome Ink
Colour Gamut that Surpasses Silver
Halide Photographs
EPSON UltraChrome Ink
™
can deliver twice the
density of conventional EPSON pigment ink.
As a result, EPSON UltraChrome Ink reproduces
a larger range of colour compared with silver
halide photographs.
Excellent Durability
Enables Safe
Storage and Display
The pigment colourant improves light and gas
resistance. Since the pigment colourant exists
in particle form, only the surface is affected by
light and gas, and the colour inside remains
vivid. EPSON UltraChrome Ink utilises this
property of pigment ink, effectively achieving
superior light and gas resistance.
Taking Advantage of
Pigment Ink’s Superb
Water-resistance
Dye based ink contains water-soluble
colourant, which dissolves when coming in
contact with water. The EPSON STYLUS
™
PHOTO 2100 uses only pigment ink.
Therefore each print has superb water-
resistance, whether monochrome or colour.
Test Conditions
1. Under fluorescent light (indoor
display condition) with glass mount
2. The data is calculated by EPSON’s
accelerated test and it does not mean
EPSON guarantees periods.
3. The estimated longevity does not
indicate the colour changing and the
durability of the paper itself.
Light Fastness Test Criteria (Indoor
Display Condition)
Light Source: Fluorescent Light
Intensity: 70,000 lux
Temperature: 24ºC
Humidity: 60%RH
Glass mount: 2mm, soda lime
Fade criteria: Pure YMC 30% loss at
OD = 1
Display-life calculation: Total
illuminance
Comparison of Lightfastness of Different Paper Types
Media Type
Display Life
Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
Glossy Paper – Photo Weight
Enhanced Matte Paper / Archival Matte Paper
Watercolor Paper – Radiant White
Velvet Fine Art Paper
over 45 years
over 45 years
over 75 years
over 75 years
over 45 years
EPSON STYLUS
PHOTO 2100
vs. General
Silver Halide
The excellent water resistance of EPSON UltraChrome
Ink allows for worry-free Point Of Purchase installation,
even in wet environments.
Dye Based Ink
(Plain Paper)
EPSON
UltraChrome Ink
(Plain Paper)
Extremely High Archivability
Original particle
When gas / light is
applied to particle
Particle still retains its
colour in the centre
even after the outer
colour fades
UltraChrome Ink
™
An improved version of EPSON’s
Archival ColorFast
™
Ink developed
for the EPSON STYLUS
™
PHOTO
2100, EPSON UltraChrome Ink is
one of the most important recent
advances made in printing.
Achieving superb colour expression
on a variety of media is made
possible by an increase in the
density of pigment content in the
ink, which also provides for a much
wider range of media support.
Even with greater pigment density,
each particle has an extremely
smooth and uniform resin coating,
ensuring superbly sharp image
reproduction on both specialty
media and plain paper along with
superior light and water resistance.
resin
EPSON
Cyan
Ink
Droplet
Enlarged
cross-sectional
image of
printing
Ideal light
reflection
broadens the
range of colour
reproduction
particle
photo black or matte black
light black
cyan
light cyan
magenta
light magenta
yellow
EPSON UltraChrome Ink
Generic Pigment Ink
