Sources
and Resources on large format digital imaging: Which FLAAR Report
on digital imaging is pertinent?
In order to
assist photographers and artists learn more about what hardware
and software are needed for fine art giclée printing, we offer the
following aids for what it takes and where you can find this equipment.
Two levels of
FLAAR Reports are available to you.
If
you wish up to 6 free FLAAR First Level Reports, fill out theRequest-Survey form, let us know what kind of printing you are
interested in, specify what printers you wish to know about, and
we will respond with the appropriate information.
If you are a
museum, a university, a photo lab, a fine art giclée studio, or
going into giclée printing in a serious way, then you will prefer
to obtain the "Premium
FLAAR Report Series" which are grouped by themes into topical
series. You can order a special series by Nicholas Hellmuth on fine
art giclée. Dr Hellmuth is trained at Harvard and held three positions
at Yale (including several years in their Dept of History of Art).
His experience as photographer, art historian, and wide format printer
evaluator is available to you in this series.
Inside these
reports are the names, addresses, fax, phone, and e-mail of vendors
and sources of additional help. Titles are informal, to give general
concept of contents of report.
Your
needs |
Specific
FLAAR report in which you can find precise info on where
to buy. |
Where
to buy entry level large format inkjet
printers, 24" and above?
Wide
Format InkJet Printers 24" and above for Photos
on Photo Glossy, Photo Matte, Satin or Canvas and Fine
Art giclée Prints on Canvas or Watercolor Paper |
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Where
to buy midrange inkjet printers, 36"-44"
Where
to buy large format printers, 54" to 72".
Several
different reports are available, depending on what you
need the printer to do? Just let us know what you want
to print, and our staff will send you the appropriate
report. |
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Where
to buy inkjet printers that can handle thick and rigid
material over an inch thick, in some cases up to 3 inches
thick?
Flatbed
Inkjet Printers for Thick and/or Rigid Materials |
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Where
to buy large format electrostatic (e-stat) printers
for signage or for subsequent heat transfer via dye
sublimation?
You
can select either the FLAAR Report on outdoor signage
or the FLAAR Report on dye sublimation heat transfer
for textiles. Shortly additional reports will be available
specifically just on electrostatic printers. |
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Where
to buy large format printers using thermal transfer
(dye diffusion) resin ribbons
Large
Format Printers using Thermal Transfer Technology |
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Where
to buy archival inks for fine art giclée printing?
Media
and Inks for Printing for printing Photos and Fine Art
giclée
Where
to buy vinyl and media for use with solvent ink printers?
Where to buy photo glossy, photo matte, photo satin
for printing photographs with large format inkjet printers?
Where to buy watercolor paper for fine art giclée? Where
to buy canvas for fine art giclée prints? |
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Where
to buy inks of all kinds for large format printers?
Media
and Inks for Printing Signs with Large Format Printers.
Another report is Inks and Colorants for Large Format
Printing. |
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Where
to buy RIP software or hardware RIP´s for normal
wide format printers 24" to 72"?
RIP
+ Help (tells you about a RIP, what it is, what it does,
why it will help you; plus all kinds of other tips for
first-time users of wide format |
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Where
to buy layout software for large signs up to the size
of billboards? Where
to buy grand format superwide printers? Where
to buy vinyl and other substrates for use with solvent
ink printers?
Solvent
Ink Printers for Outdoor Signage
Media
and Inks for Printing Signs with Large Format Printers |
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What
software, what software RIP, what color measuring tools
do you need to handle ICC color profiles and color management?
Where
to buy books on color management; who is a good consultant
who can come and teach your employees on professional
color management? |
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| Where
to buy CAD plotters or color inkjet printers for CAD or
GIS?
Where
to buy vellum, and other economical paper for CAD and
GIS on large format inkjet printers?
What
Inkjet Printers are best for CAD and GIS? |
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| Where
to buy wide format scanners (for scanning maps and large
drawings)? |
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| Where
to buy printers for printing on paper-backed textiles? Where to buy printers for printing on textiles with no
paper backing?
Where
to buy textiles for inkjet printing: silk, cotton, polyester,
and other comparable products?
Large
Format Printers for Direct Printing onto Textiles |
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| Where
to buy laminators and laminating film? Where to buy liquid lamination, liquid
laminators, spray lamination?
Where
to buy trimmers, cutters, and other helpful accessories?
Laminating
Equipment and Supplies for Large Format Prints |
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| Where
to buy flatbed scanners (high dpi scanners for prepress,
for photo studios, or serious photography hobby)
Where
to buy repro stand overhead scanners (for scanning rare
books, paintings, and virtually anything too large or
delicate to be put on a large format scanner)?
Scanning
35m Slides and Negatives for Home, Hobby, or Business |
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| Where
to buy the absolute best digital camera (as a photography
research institute at a museum we have plenty of experience
here)? |
sources
listed on www.digital-photography.org
and
also on www.cameras-scanners-flaar.org |
| Where
to buy photography lighting, serious cameras for serious
photography, tripods? |
| Where
to buy books on photography? |
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Last
checked: Jan. 14, 2004
Previous
updates: Sept. 24, 2003, Jan 6, 2003, Aug.
2001 (NHM), Nov. 15, 2002
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