Dye-sublimation prints are ideal for presentations where just a few copies are needed. Dye-sub color printers are appropriate for exhibit as their quality is far superior to Epson ink jet. Dye sub printers commonly come in sizes up to A3 (11x17) and oversize for full-bleed (11.7 x 17.7 inches). A dye-sublimation printer is thus useful for in-house publishing and pre-press as proofs.

The picture below is a snapshot taken last week of a dye sub print made three years ago. The colors are as bright as they were when this dye-sub came out of the printer.

Here is a dye-sub print we did while working at the Japan's National Museum of Ethnology. I was there as a consultant in digital imaging with an appointment from the Ministry of Education, as Visiting Professor.

My main job was to recommend what to buy. I recommended dye sub in general and Kodak in particular. The museum immediately ordered two Kodak dye sublimation printers. I was very happy with the results, and this was three years ago. The technology today is even better.

Dye-sub printers tend to print just on one side (a prepared side) of special paper.

Dye-sub prints can take a few minutes (in 1996 the Kodak took about 4 minutes per page; probably new models are faster).

Photo here is of a Codex Style vase, an unpublished specimen not in any previous book on the Codex Style. The best reference monograph for this style is by Francis Robicsek.

Photographed with a Kodak 460 digital camera. Copyright 1999, F.L.A.A.R. Photo Archive.

 color print from Kodak dye sublimation color printer, Codex Style Maya vase.

Kodak dye-sub printer | sample of the quality from a Kodak dye-sub printer

color samples for our upcoming test of newer models of dye sub printers

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