In today’s time, digital and smartphone cameras are dominating the photo industry, and because of social media platforms, photo sharing is easier than ever before. Will the end of photo printing be heralded by all of these corresponding improvements? Despite the fact that these changes have had a significant impact on retail photo processing centers, the reason that more photographs are being taken means photo print providers could grow.
Products that are produced by photo printers like Photo cards and other photo merchandise are still relevant. Additionally, professional and even novice photographers are looking for photo printers that can provide high image quality, speed of delivery, profitability, and overall capability. With that in mind, Epson photo printers can handle a broad array of applications, providing versatility and profitability.
Epson’s SC-P6000-9000 Printers
Epson’s SC-P6000-9000 family of printers are designed to meet the needs of today’s photo print providers. They offer efficient workflow solutions, exceptional image quality, and high-capacity ink systems, and professional media handling capabilities.
Efficient Workflow Solutions
For photo print providers that are running multiple devices, Epson’s Colour Calibration Utility tool measures colour density and concentration across your printer network from a central point. This conserves valuable time that might otherwise be spent on calibration. Once a base printer is set as the standard, the other printers can calibrate to a colour chart that is transferred from that base printer. Calibrated data can be used for different media types and print modes, and is stored locally on each printer.
Exceptional Image Quality
Epson’s SC-P6000/P8000 printers are equipped with the eight-colour UltraChrome® HD ink set, while the SC-P7000/P9000 series incorporates a reformulated Epson UltraChrome® HDX 10-colour ink set. Both professional ink sets deliver outstanding colours, improved black density for substantial improvements in contrast, and higher D-Max value. Microcrystal Encapsulation™ technology provides superior gloss uniformity.
Epson’s UltraChrome pigment inks use a three-level black ink technology (black, light black and light light black) to enable excellent black density, grey balance, smooth gradation, and sharp definition. The UltraChrome® HDX and HD matte and photo black inks achieve a much higher pigment density, ensuring that the pigments do not penetrate too deeply when printing on third-party media.
The Ultrachrome HDX ink set in the SC-P7000/P9000 series with violet ink can achieve a wider colour gamut, thereby providing the ultimate proofing solution. This wider colour gamut makes it possible to hit spot and client-specific colours accurately, enabling the achievement of 99% max certified PANTONE coverage 1 . Users also have the option to use light light black instead of violet ink for high-end photographic and fine art applications. This ink configuration makes it possible to achieve superior print quality for both colour and monochrome reproductions.
Intelligent High-Capacity Ink System
Epson’s UltraChrome ink comes in reduced-size cartridges with a range of capacities (700ml/350ml/110ml) that can be mixed and matched within the printers. In addition, the Epson print engine makes it possible for cartridges to be replaced on-the-fly, allowing for uninterrupted printing.
Professional Media Handling
The Epson P-series is compatible with virtually any media type, be it roll or cut sheet, up to 24 or 44 inches wide. It enables accurate loading of a variety of cut-sheet media types up to 1.5 mm thick posterboard. All media is front-loaded via a unique straight-through media path. A printer and driver-based media identification and synchronisation system provide virtually error-free media use.
