Kodak manual April 2003 E-4028, Ektacolor RA

TECHNICAL DATA / COLOR PAPER

April 2003 • E-4028

KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Metallic Paper

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KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Metallic Paper is a color negative paper with a unique metallic appearance. It is coated on a patented multi-laminate base that provides durable, tear-resistant prints.

This paper is ideal for a variety of portrait/social applications—for example, glamour, wedding, prom, and special-events photography and for many commercial applications. It can be exposed both digitally and optically, providing consistency and efficiency in the lab.

Like other KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Papers and Materials, ENDURA Metallic Paper features significantly improved image stability. Other improvements include process robustness and a dramatic increase in D-max in digital applications. The new paper is easily distinquished from KODAK PROFESSIONAL Color Metallic Paper by its unique watermark on the back. ENDURA Metallic Paper has a single gray dot under "PAPER", while Color Metallic Paper has two dots separating "PAPER", "PAPIER" and "PAPEL".

ENDURA Metallic Paper is available in a variety of roll and sheet sizes. It can be intermixed with other KODAK PROFESSIONAL Papers in KODAK EKTACOLOR Chemicals for Process RA-4.

	FEATURES		BENEFITS
•	New emulsion technology	•	One paper for all exposing
	for digital and optical		devices from digital (CRT,
	performance		LED) exposing devices to
			optical enlargers and
			automatic printers
		•	Excellent latent image
			keeping from 5 seconds to 24
			hours means improved
			consistency, especially in
			digital devices
		•	Excellent print quality in both
			high quality and high
			productivity modes of
			bi-directional printers
•	Patent-pending dual layer	•	Excellent color accuracy and
	coupler blending		brightness
	technology	•	Striking prints and flattering
			portraits
		•	Improved color saturation for
			blues, cyans and purples
•	State-of-the-art image	•	Improved light stability - over
	stability		100 years before noticeable
			fading in typical home display
		•	Significantly improved dark
			stability - over 200 years
			before noticeable fading under
			most common storage
			conditions
		•	Superior performance in
			professional applications
			creating new standards for
			image permanence

	FEATURES			BENEFITS
•	Metallic look combined	•	Distinctive, cutting-edge
	with a smooth glossy		appearance
	surface
•	Patented high intensity	•	Exposure range of 32 stops -
	reciprocity characteristics		from 50 nanoseconds to 10
			minutes
		•	Can be used for all types of
			exposing devices, from optical
			enlargers and automatic
			printers to digital exposing
			devices (CRT, LED, Laser)
		•	Broad print engine
			applicability for CRT, LED,
			Laser devices
		•	Optimized text and fringing
			characteristics in all digital
			devices
•	More robust processing	•	Rapid access and convenient
	capability in KODAK		processing with other papers
	EKTACOLOR RA		and materials for Process
	Chemicals		RA-4
		•	Less sensitive to process
			chemical activity variations
		• Reduced sensitivity to process
			fluctuations caused by:
			–	Image density content (low
				key/high key)
			–	Inadvertent low level of
				bleach-fix contamination
			–	Utilization changes
			–	Product mix
		•	More complete paper
			development for improved
			consistency
•	Reduced developer	•	Lower process RA-4
	replenishment rates		processing costs
		•	Lower environmental impact
•	50% less calcium	•	Significantly reduced
			propensity for calcium buildup
		•	Reduced maintenance and
			cleaner running paper
			processors
•	Exceptional durability and	•	Long print life
	tear resistance
• Minimum curl with humidity		•	Improved print appearance
	changes		and handling
• Pencil writeability on the		•	Convenience in marking prints
	back		for identification
• Improved raw stock color—		•	Lighter, more neutral raw
	patented technology		stock color for easier dodging
			and burning
		•	Easier printer setup and focus
•	Reduced sensitometric	•	More consistent quality within
	variability		an emulsion blend

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