Hi WIlliam,
Fuji is close to Pictorico White Film.
Mark
The Pictorico product is indeed close to what Fujifilm markets as "FujiFlex: material,i.e., a polyester base RA-4 color chromogenic display film product. However, I suspect that William may be referring to Fuji Crystal Archive II paper which is a more conventional Resin coated (RC) photo paper available in both glossy and luster type surface textures. As such, an RC inkjet paper with a close whitepoint media color to Fuji Crystal Archive II is required. You can filter the Aardenburg Imaging Lightfade database (
http://www.aardenburg-imaging.com/light-fade-test-results/) to find some LAB value measurements (D50, MO condition) for the Crystal Archive II media. The L* value is typically around 92-93 while a* is approximately 0.5 and b* ranged from -3.1 to -4.8 in the samples I tested. Crystal Archive II is therefore an RC paper with moderate OBA content. Many RC inkjet paper with glossy and/or luster type surface fall into this basic media color category. The Aardenburg database may help William to find an RC inkjet paper with similar whitepoint properties to the Fuji Crystal Archive II paper, but Ernst Dinkla's Spectrumvis database (
http://www.pigment-print.com/spectralplots/spectrumviz_1.htm) is also a great resource that may help you identify a similarly white RC inkjet paper as the Fuji Crystal Archive material.
My current issue with just about all of the RC media on the market today (including Fuji Crystal Archive II) is their tendency to develop additional light-induced media discoloration when stored in the dark or in low light intensity storage environments after having accrued initial light exposure at higher light levels on display. With traditional RC chromogenic media like Crystal Archive, the problem doesn't manifest itself very much until the image dyes have also started to take on noticeable fading, but with a high stability printer like the HP Z series, the pigment colors are going to be stable much longer than the typical RC media on which they are printed. Hence, some of my current print permanence research is aimed at sorting various RC Inkjet media into bad, better, and best for resistance to this longer term media discoloration problem. One very popular RC inkjet paper brand, Epson Premium Luster (and glossy as well), sadly falls starkly into the "bad" category whereas other candidates for better long term stability are papers like Canon's "Premium Glossy Photographic Paper 2 280 gsm, and Canon "Premium Semi-Glssy Photographic Paper 2 280gsm". Both have lower OBA content with media whitepoint color a little higher in L* value yet a little warmer on b* (-2.6 to -3.0) than Crystal Archive II.
kind regards,
Mark
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