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JANUARY 31, 2008
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2008 DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out winners named

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The winners of the 2008 DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out were announced at PMA 08 in Las Vegas, Nev. Winners, displayed during PMA 08, were chosen from 112 prints entered by 27 companies.

  Entries in the DIMA® Digital Printer Shoot-Out were produced from files created by color workflow experts at X-Rite Color Services, Akron, Ohio. Participants were asked to provide specific information pertaining to the equipment used (printer, RIP), the consumables used (output media, ink/toner/dye), and the production timing.

  A panel of expert judges voted on the entries, based on the overall quality of the digital print and the quality of color. The panel of judges included well-respected names in the industry: Richard Lerner, RSL Digital Consultants; Rick Lucas,Digital Attributes/ Lucas Imaging; and Phil Nelson,Phil Nelson Imaging LLC.

  Judging for the event took place at GTI Graphic Technology Inc., Newburgh, N.Y., which donated the space and 5,000 Kelvin lighting environment.

  A GretagMacbeth Color Checker with known values was embedded into the DIMA Target File, which was measured to determine the delta E of the actual value.

  Qualitative criteria also judged included neutral gray balance reproduction, saturation, shadow depth and quality, overall tonality and detail, highlights and specular highlights, flesh tones, hue shift and text.

  The winners of the 2008 DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out are as follows:


• RA-4 Digital Printer, 13 to 29 inches wide

Polielettronica – LaserLab 50-20"

POLI-PRO-USA Inc., Hillsboro, Ore.

 

• RA-4 Digital Printer, 30 to 49 inches wide

Polielettronica – LaserLab 76-30"

POLI-PRO-USA Inc., Hillsboro, Ore.

 

• RA-4 Digital Printer, 50 inches wide or larger

Polielettronica – LaserLab 127-50"

POLI-PRO-USA Inc., Hillsboro, Ore.

 

• RA-4 Digital Printer, Digital Minilab, 12 inches maximum

QSS-3705 – Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.

Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd., Wakayama, Japan

 

• RA-4 Digital Printer, Digital Minilab, 8 inches maximum

QSS-3502L Plus Pro – Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.

Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.,Wakayama, Japan

  

• RA-4 Digital Printer, Industrial High-Speed 4-by-6 inches

DL0810

Shanghai Doli Photographic Equipment Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China

 

• Digital Press

HP Indigo Press 5500

Hewlett-Packard, Indigo Division,

Rehovot, Israel

 

• “Dry” Lab

DKS 910

KIS Photo-Me Group, Echirolles, France

 

• Inkjet, 50 inches wide or larger

Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9100

ErgoSoft US LLC, Nashua, N.H.

 

• Inkjet, 36 to 49 inches wide

Epson Stylus Pro 9880

ColorBurst Systems (CSE, Inc.),Ashburn, Va.

 

• Inkjet, 18 to 35 inches wide

Epson Stylus Pro 7880

ColorBurst Systems (CSE, Inc.),Ashburn, Va.

 

• Inkjet, 9 to 17 inches wide

Epson Stylus Pro 4880

ColorBurst Systems (CSE, Inc.),Ashburn, Va.

 

• Inkjet, 8.5 inches wide or less – $200 or more

HP Photosmart C7280 All-in-One

Hewlett-Packard Company,Palo Alto, Calif.

 

• Media, 4-by-6 inches

Fine Art Pearl 285 – Hahnem�hle

Hahnemuhle, Woodstock, Ill.

   

• Media, 8.5-by-11 inches

Canon Polished Rag 300 GSM

ErgoSoft US LLC, Nashua, N.H.

 

• Media, 13-by-19-inch sheet or 13-inch roll

Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper

ColorBurst Systems (CSE, Inc.),Ashburn, Va.

 

• Media, 24 inches wide or larger

Epson Premium Semi Matte (260)

ColorBurst Systems (CSE, Inc.),Ashburn, Va.

 

• Ink, Aqueous (Less than 20-inch printer)

Epson Vivid Magenta - K3 UltraChrome

ColorBurst Systems (CSE, Inc.),Ashburn, Va.

 

• Ink, Aqueous (20-inch or larger printer)

Epson Vivid Magenta - K3 UltraChrome

ColorBurst Systems (CSE, Inc.),Ashburn, Va.

 

• RIP, less than 20-inch printer

ColorBurst RIP

ColorBurst Systems (CSE, Inc.),Ashburn, Va.

 

• RIP, 20-inch or larger printer

ColorBurst RIP

ColorBurst Systems (CSE, Inc.),Ashburn, Va.

 

•  Dye Sublimation, 6-inch roll

Sony UP-DR150

Sony Electronics, Inc., Park Ridge, N.J.

 

 • Dye Sublimation, 8-inch roll

DNP DS-80

DNP Photo Imaging America Corp.,

San Marcos, Texas

 

• Black and White, Best Black and White with grayscale inks

HP 70 Vivera Pigment Inks

Hewlett-Packard Company,Palo Alto, Calif.

 

•Black and White, Best Black and White with a color printer

Epson R800

Mitsubishi Imaging, (MPM) Inc.,Rye, N.Y.

 

• Black and White, Best creative Black and White

HP Designjet Z6100 Photo Printer, 60" using HP Premium Vivid Color Backlit Film and HP 91 Vivera Pigment Inks

Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, Calif.


• Creative Application, Textile

HP Professional Matte Canvas using the HP

Designjet Z3100 Photo Printer, 44" and HP 70 Vivera Pigment Inks

Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, Calif.

 

• Creative Application, Paper

Kodak Endura Metallic paper using the Chromira 5x ProLab printer

ZBE Inc., Carpinteria, Calif.

 

• Creative Application, Alternative Substrate

QC Pro - Premiere Prima Tile Cutting

Board using the Epson Stylus Pro 4800, PowerDriver IQ 4800 and Sawgrass Technologies SubliJet XG-8 ink

Sawgrass Technologies, Mt. Pleasant,

S.C.

 

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Exploring the technologies that transform the capture, manipulation, sharing, and preservation of images, the Digital Imaging Marketing Association® (DIMA®) empowers photo retailers, professional and commercial imagers, and photographers to push the boundaries of possibility and drive their entrepreneurial success. DIMA builds on an 83-year legacy of PMA®, the worldwide photo imaging association, by promoting emerging technologies and business innovations throughout the global photo imaging industry. DIMA directs this purpose through the development of education, marketing research, and networking forums, and enables its members to envision and experience successful methods of technology integration yielding improved business practices.

 


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