Printing: help to get great prints in a pro studio lab

[mantra]

Originally Posted by andrewrodney

But they have a wider gamut and last a lot longer. Plus you have far more options for paper surfaces.

you know i knew the contrary, opposite

i mean about photographic prints should last a lot more

[RobertAsh]

You might be right, or maybe not, it's too early to tell. Photographic prints have survived more than 100 years. Especially black-and-white prints. Inkjet technology has been in existence only 10+ years at most.

So no one really knows how long inkjet prints will last. Inkjet life spans are estimated by a company called Wilhelm Research Institute. They bombard prints with ultraviolet rays, determine the amount of degradation, then use that to estimate how long the print will last.

So far their tests and estimations overall seem to point to inkjets lasting longer over time. They may be right, (and I certainly hope they are right) but only actual time will tell for sure