Printing Lab Paper

Hi
I notice that some printing labs print on photo paper that have the words
"professional" and "copyright" printed on the back.

Are these papers "better" then the usual papers labs use for their prints?
If yes what's better about them? I mean will a good lab be able to print
quality work using regular photo paper?

Thanks
J

Yes, I think they are better papers, but it isn't just the paper.

One lab I use uses Kodak Endura Pro and the other uses Kodak Supreme.
I am happy with both but I would give the edge to Endura. However,
what I think the real difference is, is that the one that uses Endura
is a small, custom lab and the other is much larger. Labs that use the
good paper do a good job printing and bulk labs the use the other
papers don't do such a great job (and wouldn't even if the had great
paper).

"Jack" wrote in message
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Hi
I notice that some printing labs print on photo paper that have the words
"professional" and "copyright" printed on the back.

Are these papers "better" then the usual papers labs use for their prints?
If yes what's better about them? I mean will a good lab be able to print
quality work using regular photo paper?

Thanks
J

Hi

Kodak do have a "Professional" Ink Jet Paper, it is the only one for which
they supply ICC profiles.

There may be differences in the papers which the Labs use, but the word
"Professional" printed on the back is no guide to quality.

"Professional" is over used in the Photo Trade, in order to sell things to
people who do not know any better.

A Point & Shoot with the designation "PRO", has to be a joke.

Roy G

Actually, that's not why they put it the label on the back of the
paper. The back also reads:

DO NOT COPY
and
PROFESSIONAL IMAGES ARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTED

It is so 1 hour shops won't copy them.

On Sun, 7 May 2006 11:13:55 +0100 in rec.photo.digital, "Jack"
wrote,
Hi
I notice that some printing labs print on photo paper that have the words
"professional" and "copyright" printed on the back.

Are these papers "better" then the usual papers labs use for their prints?
If yes what's better about them? I mean will a good lab be able to print
quality work using regular photo paper?

That is probably the paper with the built-in yellow copy protection
dots. Here is a magnified scan of part of a photo printed on such
paper: http://i3.tinypic.com/xkmx3d.jpg (about 1/2 inch wide)

Here is the same area, but the blue channel only so as to make the
dots more apparent: http://i3.tinypic.com/xkmyw1.jpg

If you try to copy it on one of those Kodak kiosk machines, it will
be refused. I don't know if anything else recognizes it.