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Visual Examination - Print Characteristics (5)
Medium Class and Structure (cont.)
III. Coated Paper-Plastic Combination
The effects of applying plastic
films to a paper base have been tested in the manufacture of photographic
papers. Resin coated (RC) paper (Figure 12) has the great advantage
that it does not soak up the chemistry contained in the processing
liquids. This concept does not apply to the ink jet process, but
RC paper has been adopted nonetheless, presumably because it lends
the look and feel of a real photograph to a digital print (for
this reason, many brand names contain a form of the word "photographic").
Furthermore, the use of an anticurling layer on the reverse of
a base of paper keeps the print flat, even when moisture is applied
to one side in the amount that it is in ink jet printing. The
degree of structural complexity of paper-plastic combination media
can be high A range of media has been developed that offers the
structure of bond paper with either a plastic layer on the front,
reverse, or on both sides. Combination media are usually coated
with an ink receptive layer, and they are most likely to have
a manufacturer's logo on the verso.
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