PHOTOGRAPHY DIGITAL LAB\
OUTPUT DEVICES
(revised 12.1.98)


PRINTERS:                                                                    NOTE: numbers under "Maximum File Size" assume flattened images.

PRICE
MAX. PRINT 
SIZE
PRINT 
RES.
COLORS
IMAGE 
RES.
MAXIMUM 
FILE SIZE: 
RGB
MAXIMUM 
FILE SIZE: 
GRAYSCALE
NOTES

LASERJET 5
Free
8" x  10" max.
600 dpi
Grayscale

100
(NA)
846 K  max.

Location: outside Cage.
You can print to the Laserjet from any Mac 
in any lab or lab classroom.


APPLIE 
INKJET 
SYLEWRITER 
PRO
Free
8" x  10" max.
360 dpi
Grayscale
RGB
100
2.34 MB max.
846 K  max.
Locations: Adv. Classroom, Scanning Area.

TEKTRONICS 
PHASER
$6/tabld
$3/letter

Tabloid (11"x 
17")
Letter (8.5 x 
11")
360 dpi
Grayscale
CMYK
100
6.61 MB max.
1.55 MB max.
Location: Printroom.
Archival: ~20 years.
Paper has waxy finish.
File must be CMYK.


CANON 
INKJET
Free



8" x  10" max.
720 dpi
Grayscale
RGB
150
5.25 MB max.
1.25 MB max.
Location: Open Lab.
Two printers connected to two PCÕs in Open 
Lab.

FUJIX
$6/sheet
$3/half 
sheet
8.25" x 11.7" 
max
8.25" x 5.8"
200 dpi
Grayscale
RGB
200
Set file res at 
200 dpi and 
adjust print 
sizewithin the 
limits of 8.25 x 
11.7 to max. file 
size of 11.1 MB.

Set file res at 
200 dpi and 
adjust print 
sizewithin the 
limits of 8.25 x 
11.7 to max. file 
size of 3.69 MB

Location: Cage
Photo-like paper: standard wt., glossy, roll.
Prints can be spot-toned.
Student must fill out "Print Request" form.
Prints done: M, W, F.
Prints done on  demand during last two weeks of 
semester.


EPSON 800
$1/for 2 
letter 
prints
8" x  10" max.
1440 
dpi
Grayscale
RGB
200
9.33 MB max.
3.11 MB max.
Location: Printroom.
Cage supplies coated paper.


EPSON 1520
$3/A3
$3/tabld
$1/letter


A3 (12.5" x 
18.5")
Tabloid (10.5" 
x 16.5")
Letter (8"x10)
1440 
dpi
Grayscale
RGB
200
26.5 MB max.
8.83 MB max.
Location: Printroom.
Paper: students supply their own  hot-pressed
"art papers" up to a maximum of 100 weight.
Important: bring sample to Management to 
OK  prior to buying the paper.

EPSON 3000
$3/A3
(NA)
$1/letter
A3 (12.5" x 
18.5")
Tabloid (10.5" 
x 16.5")
Letter (8"x10)

1440 
dpi
Grayscale
RGB
200
26.5 MB max.
8.83 MB max.
Location: Printroom.
Cage supplies coated A3 or letter paper 
(does not  supply Tabloid). 
EPSON EX
$2/tabld
$1/letter
Tabloid (10.5" 
x 16.5")
Letter (8"x10)
1440 
dpi
Grayscale
RGB
200


19.9 MB max.
6.61 MB max.
Location: Printroom.
Cage supplies photo-quality inkjet paper.  
6-color photo reproduction quality.

HP MURAL 
INKJET 
COLOR 
PLOTTER
$6/linear 
foot.
(linear 
foot = 3 
x 1 ft.)

34" x  (up to) 
104"
720
Grayscale
CMYK
200
404 MB max.
135 MB max.
Location: Printroom.
Cage supplies non-glossy mural paper.
Non-archival: ~2-3 year print life.
File must be CMYK.
ALPS
$1/letter
Letter (8.5" x 
11")
600 dpi
Grayscale
RGB
200
5.25 MB max.
1.75 MB max.
Location: Printroom.
Archival: ~20 years.
Can print "white" and "metallic" with student-
purchased ribbons.  Uses special ALPS paper.














FILM RECORDER:
LASERGRAPH
ICS MARK III 
FILM 
RECORDER
Free 
(students 
supply 
film)
35mm, or 
4" x 5"
2000 
lip, or
4000 
lip
Grayscale
RGB
(NA)
(consult "Film 
Recorder" 
handout in Lab)
(consult "Film 
Recorder" 
handout in Lab)
Location: Cage
(consult "Film Recorder" handout in Lab).


OUTPUT SURACES

INKJET PAPERS:
The papers the Lab provides free (see above) are either typing or xerography papers.  Inkjet papers you can buy elsewhere include transparency films, iron-on 
transfer papers, etc.  Quantity ranges from sampler packs of 4 sheets each to boxes of 10, 20, 25, 30, 50 and 100 sheets.  Some comparative prices:

Name								Price		Size			Quanity
Kodak Inkjet Photographic Quality				$28			8.5 x 11		50 sheets
Polaroid Inkjet Photo Paper, glossy, bright white		$28			8.5 x 11		50 sheets
Epson Glossy Paper						$13			8.5 x 11		20 sheets
Konica Photo Quality Inkjet Paper, heavy wt., glossy	$15			8.5 x 11		15 sheets
Luminos Premium Glossy Paper				$25			8.5 x 11		10 sheets

Resources:
Helix
310 South Racine, Chicago
312 421-6000, X232
Hours: Monday Ð Friday (8:30-5); Saturday (9-5)
Internet ordering Epson inkjet papers: www.epsonsupplies.com

ART PAPERS
¥	Lab does not supply or sell them.
¥	Digital files can be output to text papers, cover stock, card stocks, art papers and hot-pressed watercolor papers (cold-pressed clog printer heads).
¥	Papers should be 90 lbs or lighter.  (For papers labeled with a "gsm" number: divide that number by 2 to get the weight in pounds).

For our purposes, art papers are primarily watercolor and printmaking papers.  90 lb hot pressed paper is the lightest weight available for most watercolor papers.
Weight for art paper is based on 22 X 30 size.  As a general rule, do not purchase any art paper large than 22 X 30 because although the thickness will remain 
stable the weight will tend to increase and can vary from 125 to 150 lbs.  There are text-weight and cover-weight art papers, as well.  Some comparative prices & 
sizes:

Name					Price		Size		Weight
Rives lightweight cream		1.44		19 x 26	80 lbs.
Rives lightweight white		2.10		19 x 26	175 gsm
Arches text laid buff			3.00		25 x 40	70 lbs.
Speckletone text natural		  .90		25 x 38	70 lbs.
Parchtone text natural			  .40		23 x 35	70 lbs.
Elephant hide text dark grey		2.65		27 x 39	70 lbs.
Guttenberg laid white			8.70		31 x 41	90 lbs.
Franfurt cream				3.30		25 x 38	90 lbs.

Commercial-weight papers:
These papers come in a wide range of colors, especially white, off-whites and muted earth tones, including natural, ivory, aged, natural fiber fleck and marbled.  
American commercial-weight papers often come in two types:
1. Text (weight: 60-70 lbs.  Size: 25 x 38 [most])
2. Cover (weight: 80 lbs.  Size: 26 x 40)
Large-sized commercial papers can be cut to fit digital printersÕ maximum sizes.  Most commercial-weight papers come in 8.5 x 11, as well.

Resources:
Paper Source
232 West Chicago Avenue (at the Ravenswood lineÕs "Chicago" el stop)
312 337-0798; 312 906-9666 (fax)
Hours: 10-6:30 Monday- Friday; Saturday: 10-5; Sundays 12-5.
Front half of the store is for full-sized flat-sheet art papers.  The sample books are located to the right of the main counter.  The back half is for a wide range of 8.5 
x 11 plus a limited number of 11 x 17 art papers (elephant hide, speckletone, parchtone, vellum, recycled, etc.).  These papers are in packs of ten.  Each packet is 
labeled with a 4-star laser printer compatibility system (buy 4 and 3-star for best results).

Pearl
225 West Chicago Avenue (at the Ravenswood lineÕs "Chicago" el stop)
312 915-0200; 312 915-0950 (fax)
Hours: Monday Ð Saturday: 9-7; Sunday: 12-5.
Numerous sample books located in front of the counter in the Paper Department.

NEGATIVES AND TRANSPARENCIES:
Refer to the "Film Recorder" handout in the Lab.