from the group: Dye Imbibition
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Dye Imbibition Prints
Dye Stability Kodak Dye Transfer prints (the most common dye imbibition prints) have relatively good image stability, and prints that have not been subjected to prolonged exhibition are generally free of dye fading.
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| Kodak Dye Transfer print from the 1950s (click to enlarge) | Kodak Dye Transfer print from the 1950s (click to enlarge) |
Misregistration Dye imbibition prints often exhibit a slight misregistration of the dye layers, a product of the manual transfer of dye from the three matrices onto the paper support. This will appear as a fringe of two colors, most noticable at the borders of high and low density areas.
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Magenta Dye Fluorescence The magenta dye used in Kodak Dye Transfer and Eastman Wash-Off Relief prints has the relatively unique property of fluorescing orange upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Observing prints under a UV lamp can make this property immediately apparent.
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| Kodak Dye Transfer print under tungsten light (click to enlarge) | Kodak Dye Transfer print under ultraviolet radiation (click to enlarge) |
Continuous Tone/Transferred Dye Dye imbibition prints are completely continuous-tone, even down to a microscopic level.
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