2009 DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out Winners Named
The winners of the 2009 DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out were announced today at the PMA International Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nev. Winners displayed during PMA 09 were chosen from 109 prints entered by 22 companies.
DIMA® Digital Printer Shoot-Out entries were produced from files created by color experts at Digital Attributes, Ellijay, Ga. 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 the 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 a 5,000 Kelvin lighting environment.
An X-Rite Color Checker with known values was embedded into the DIMA Target File, which was measured by X-Rite Color Services 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 2009 DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out are as follows:
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RA-4 Digital Printer, 13 inches to 29 inches wide |
Dry Production Printers, |
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| Polielettronica – LaserLab 50-20″ |
Electrophotographic (20-40 ppm) |
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POLI-PRO-USA Inc., Hillsboro, Ore. |
Xerox DocuColor 242 Digital Color Printer |
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Xerox Corp., Webster, N.Y. |
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RA-4 Digital Printer, 30 inches to 49 inches wide |
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| Polielettronica – LaserLab 76-30″ |
Dry Production Printers, |
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POLI-PRO-USA Inc., Hillsboro, Ore. |
Electrophotographic (41-70 ppm) |
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Xerox 700 Digital Color Press |
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RA-4 Digital Printer, 50 inches wide or larger |
Xerox Corp., Webster, N.Y. |
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| Polielettronica – LaserLab 127-50″ |
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POLI-PRO-USA Inc., Hillsboro, Ore. |
Dry Production Printers, |
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Electrophotographic (71+ ppm) |
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RA-4 Digital Printer, Digital Minilab, 12 inches maximum |
Xerox iGen4 Press |
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| QSS-3702HD |
Xerox Corp., Webster, N.Y. |
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Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd., Wakayama, Japan |
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Dry Production Printers, Dry Minilab |
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RA-4 Digital Printer, Digital Minilab, 8 inches maximum |
HP Photosmart ML1000 Minilab Printer |
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| DL1210 |
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif. |
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Shanghai Doli Photographic Equipment Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China |
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Inkjet, 50 inches wide or larger |
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RA-4 Digital Printer, Industrial High-Speed |
Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9100 |
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4-by-6-inches |
Canon U.S.A. Inc., Lake Success, N.Y. |
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| Europa 15 |
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Express Imaging Systems, LLC, Seattle, Wash. |
Inkjet, 36 inches to 49 inches wide |
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Epson Stylus Pro 9900 |
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Inkjet, 18 inches to 35 inches wide |
ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va. |
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Epson Stylus Pro 7900 |
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ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va. |
Dye Sublimation, 4-by-6-inch cut sheet |
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HiTi P110S |
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Inkjet, 9 inches to 17 inches wide |
HiTi Digital Inc., Taipei City, Taiwan |
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Epson Stylus Pro 4880 |
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ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va. |
Dye Sublimation, 5-to-6-inch roll |
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DNP DS-40 |
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Inkjet, 8.5 inches wide or less – $200 or more |
DNP Photo Imaging America Corp., San Marcos, Texas |
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HP Photosmart C8180 All-in-One |
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Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif. |
Dye Sublimation, 8-inch roll |
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DNP DS-80 |
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Inkjet, 8.5 inches wide or less – $100-$199 |
DNP Photo Imaging America Corp., San Marcos, Texas |
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HP Photosmart D7560 Printer |
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Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif. |
Black and White, Best B&W with grayscale inks |
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Canon PIXMA MP980 Wireless Photo All-in-One Printer with Photo Paper Pro Platinum and ChromaLife 100+ Ink |
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Inkjet, 8.5 inches wide or less – $99 or less |
Canon U.S.A. Inc., Lake Success, N.Y. |
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HP Photosmart D5460 Printer |
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Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif. |
Black and White, Best B&W with a color printer |
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Pictorico GEKKO Green using the Epson Stylus Photo R2400 |
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Inkjet, 5-by-7- inches or less |
Mitsubishi Imaging, (MPM) Inc., Rye, N.Y. |
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HP Photosmart A636 Compact Photo Printer |
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Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif. |
Black and White, Best Creative B&W |
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HP Designjet Z6100 Photo Printer, 42”, HP Baryte Satin Art Paper and HP 91 Vivera Pigment Inks |
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Media, 4-by-6-inches |
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif. |
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Hahnemühle Fine Art Pearl 285 GSM |
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Hahnemühle, Woodstock, Ill. |
Creative Application, Textile |
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HP Durable Banner with DuPont™ Tyvek® on HP Designjet Z3200 Photo Printer |
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Media, 8.5-by-11-inches |
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif. |
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Museo Silver Rag |
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Museo, South Hadley, Mass. |
Creative Application, Paper |
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Fuji Flex paper using the Chromira 5x ProLab |
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Media, 13-by-19-inch sheet or 13-inch roll |
ZBE Inc., Carpinteria, Calif. |
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Epson Premium Semigloss (250) |
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ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va. |
Creative Application, Alternative Substrate |
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Xerox PhotoPix Image Solutions Paper |
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Media, 24 inches wide or larger |
Xerox Corp., Webster, N.Y. |
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Tetenal spectra jet Photo Silk Paper 250 G |
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TETENAL AG & Co. KG, Norderstedt, Germany |
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Media, Matte Only |
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Magiclée Verona 250 HD |
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Magiclée, South Hadley, Mass. |
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Ink, less than 20-inch printer |
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Epson UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta |
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ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va. |
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Ink, 20-inch or larger printer |
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Epson UltraChrome HDR |
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ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va. |
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RIP, less than 20-inch printer |
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ColorBurst RIP |
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ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va. |
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RIP, 20-inch or larger printer |
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ColorBurst RIP |
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ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va. |
About DIMA
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 85-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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