Finish surface typs

michaelarend.commichaelarend.com Registered Users Posts: 6 Beginner grinner
edited January 3, 2009 in SmugMug Support
I reciently looked at a customers prints, he had ordered a couple Glossy and a couple Mat finish......the mat looked like luster to me(fine pebbling).....so I ordered a couple of test groups Gloss..Luster...Mat.......the Gloss looks glossy, the Luster looks like Luster, and the (Mat looks like LUSTER) in all lights I can not discern any difference. Any thoughts????

I used to take gloss prints and give them a Mat spray to achieve a Semigloss or a Mat finish after a couple of coats.

Thanks

Mike:scratch :D

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited January 3, 2009
    Glossy: printed on coated paper with a very smooth, shiny reflective surface. Glossy finishes have a high-contrast appearance and look slick to the touch when not under glass. This finish has an excellent dynamic range and color - slightly more "pop" than the matte paper, though less noticeable once framed. Photos will have a shiny finish, colors will be vibrant, and images will be crisp and sharp.

    Matte: matte finishes have a very smooth, non-glare surface. Matte finishes have a lower-contrast when printed and are often used to enhance the texture of a print. Fingerprint and smudge resistant, and works very well with black and white photos. Much less glare than with glossy.

    Lustre: lustre is our premier paper offering, and is considered more of a professional-grade paper. Lustre has a slight gloss with a subtle, often pearl-like texture. Lustre paper has a deeper color-saturation than matte, has a higher contrast and is thicker than consumer paper. Lustre is thicker than matte or gloss.

    What is the watermark? Lustre paper is watermarked on the back as follows:

    Kodak Professional ENDURA Paper
    DO NOT COPY
    PROFESSIONAL IMAGES ARE
    COPYRIGHT PROTECTED

    Edge Paper has on the back, the Kodak Logo.
    Andy

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  • michaelarend.commichaelarend.com Registered Users Posts: 6 Beginner grinner
    edited January 3, 2009
    Andy wrote:
    Glossy: printed on coated paper with a very smooth, shiny reflective surface. Glossy finishes have a high-contrast appearance and look slick to the touch when not under glass. This finish has an excellent dynamic range and color - slightly more "pop" than the matte paper, though less noticeable once framed. Photos will have a shiny finish, colors will be vibrant, and images will be crisp and sharp.

    Matte: matte finishes have a very smooth, non-glare surface. Matte finishes have a lower-contrast when printed and are often used to enhance the texture of a print. Fingerprint and smudge resistant, and works very well with black and white photos. Much less glare than with glossy.

    Lustre: lustre is our premier paper offering, and is considered more of a professional-grade paper. Lustre has a slight gloss with a subtle, often pearl-like texture. Lustre paper has a deeper color-saturation than matte, has a higher contrast and is thicker than consumer paper. Lustre is thicker than matte or gloss.

    What is the watermark? Lustre paper is watermarked on the back as follows:

    Kodak Professional ENDURA Paper
    DO NOT COPY
    PROFESSIONAL IMAGES ARE
    COPYRIGHT PROTECTED

    Edge Paper has on the back, the Kodak Logo.

    Thanks Andy......The Luster does have the watermark, I guess I didn't realize that the Matte was different from papers that I've used in the past.
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