The digital print : identification and preservation / Martin C. Jürgens.

Describes the major digital printing processes used by photographers and artists over the past forty years, explaining and illustrating materials and their deterioration, methods of identification, and options for acquiring and preserving digital prints.--From publisher description.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jürgens, Martin C.
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : Getty Conservation Institute, [2009]
Subjects:
Genre:
Online Access:
Physical Description:xvii, 310 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), graphs, tables ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Understanding digital prints. What is a digital print? ; Component materials of digital prints
  • Printing processes. Early computer output ; Inkjet technologies ; Electrostatic processes ; Photographic processes ; Thermography ; Related processes
  • Identification. Identifying digital prints ; Process identification summaries
  • Preservation. Factors influencing image stability and print durability ; Testing for permanence ; General recommendations for acquisition, handling, storage, and display ; Recommendations for individual processes.