Printing your photos need not to be a job for photo developing shops. Digital cameras are still getting more common. Even cell phones now have good quality cameras that can compare to stand alone digital cameras. Printing your precious moments with an inkjet printer can give something to be desired. Their quality is truly far from photos developed from shops. A dye sublimation printer is the closest thing that can compare to the realness and naturalness of shop-developed pictures.
Dye sub printers, as they are more commonly known, were once only in the domain of professional graphic artists. Early dye sub technology was very expensive. small printing runs were very impractical, so prints are usually complete in bulk. But now with modern technology, dye sub printing is now possible right from your desktop. To understand more about the process, let's take a little look back at its history.
Noel de Plasse discovered dye sublimation in 1957. He had observed that some dyes change state from solid directly into gas when heated at high temperatures. Electrostatic sublimation was invented in the 1980's. It was quite an improvement, but the costs were still much higher than standard printing methods. With some improvements borrowed from inkjet printers, desktop dye sub printing is now a reality.
With a desktop dye sublimation printer, it is now possible to have photo realistic prints while maintaining low cost. It is now possible to print just one page, making the cost of printing much more affordable. Also, the printers themselves are also becoming more affordable, with some models priced competitively with inkjet printers.
While inkjet printers squirt ink unto paper, dye sublimation printers use an entirely different method. They have little heaters to generate the dye sublimate and permeate the paper. This action transfers the pigments to the paper. With the paper infused with colors, it is then given a clear protective coating to prevent it from being damaged by ultra violet light.
Special paper is needed to print with dye sublimation printers. Though this might seem like a limiting factor, the specialized paper is really what makes dye sublimation prints stand out. Usually, the transfer films are included with the paper packs. It has all the dyes to create a full color image. The dyes are meant to be used only once, so you can't use the same film to print other pages.
Dye sub printers produce way better prints than inkjets. For one thing, you won't see dots even when looking very closely. The colors also blend smoothly with each other. Detail is also very exceptional, with no smudging on dark colors and shadow areas. Also, while inkjet photos blot when wet, dye sub printed photographs can resist water spills.
Digital photos would really benefit when printed from a dye sublimation printer. It yields the best fidelity, with natural-looking colors and detailed dark areas. Your photographs would also last longer with the protective coating. Keeping important memories is important, and with dye sub printers, those memories won't fade with time.
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