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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: Mike Sellers on March 04, 2015, 08:00:24 pm

Title: kodak inkjet EKTAJET Semi-gloss Paper
Post by: Mike Sellers on March 04, 2015, 08:00:24 pm

I have been trying to profile it but I can`t get it to profile. It has vertical bands and it is smearing when the printer read the patches. The sheet that came with it says it is for the HP 755CM printer which is 4 color. My Z3100 is 12 colors. Is there any way to use this paper on my Z or is it a waste of time?
Mike

Title: Re: kodak inkjet EKTAJET Semi-gloss Paper
Post by: bill t. on March 04, 2015, 08:48:56 pm

That media may require solvent or dye inks.  Kodak abandoned the trademark in 1999, not a good sign.  Don't mess up your printer.

Title: Re: kodak inkjet EKTAJET Semi-gloss Paper
Post by: Plateau Light on March 05, 2015, 12:48:39 am

Quote from: Mike Sellers on March 04, 2015, 08:00:24 pm

I have been trying to profile it but I can`t get it to profile. It has vertical bands and it is smearing when the printer read the patches. The sheet that came with it says it is for the HP 755CM printer which is 4 color. My Z3100 is 12 colors. Is there any way to use this paper on my Z or is it a waste of time?
Mike

That's for thermal dye inks. Quite spectacular with the right ink.

Title: Re: kodak inkjet EKTAJET Semi-gloss Paper
Post by: Mike Sellers on March 05, 2015, 07:59:28 am

no wonder it won`t profile! Thanks

Title: Re: kodak inkjet EKTAJET Semi-gloss Paper
Post by: John Nollendorfs on March 05, 2015, 01:20:28 pm

Could be the paper has a swellable polymer ink receptor coating (typical of better dye ink papers). This can take a lot longer time to dry, if it will dry at all! I believe the HP has a provision for printing out the patches and not reading them right away.

Title: Re: kodak inkjet EKTAJET Semi-gloss Paper
Post by: Ernst Dinkla on March 05, 2015, 03:53:24 pm

Brand Management Group -BMG- is the world wide distributor of the Kodak inkjet paper range for some years now and more recently also for the HP range. They have/had some Kodak swellable media in their catalog and two Felix Schoeller swellable papers branded Kodak. That is probably the only source left for swellable papers.

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Title: Re: kodak inkjet EKTAJET Semi-gloss Paper
Post by: Mike Sellers on March 05, 2015, 09:30:41 pm

24 hours later the ink still isn`t dry! Nice glossy surface! Back to the drawing board.
Mike

Title: Re: kodak inkjet EKTAJET Semi-gloss Paper
Post by: Wayne Fox on March 05, 2015, 11:56:06 pm

Quote from: Mike Sellers on March 05, 2015, 09:30:41 pm

24 hours later the ink still isn`t dry! Nice glossy surface! Back to the drawing board.
Mike

right. As mentioned earlier, the paper is designed for dye inks, your pigment HP printer inks just sit on the top and may never completely dry.  Most pigment inks rely on the inkjet receptor coat to assist in "drying" enough to touch in a timely manner.

To your original question, yes I think the time trying to use it may be better spent in other pursuits.