Series of HP Designjet Z photo printer

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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Posted by: Ilse Jurrien

HP today announced that it is changing the way graphics professionals create image with the inauguration of the HP Designjet Z Printer series. Continuing to expand its portfolio of professional printing, HP is leveraging its pigment ink technologies developed for the HP Photosmart Pro B9180 create the first large-format printers that employ scalable printing technology HP s. The HP Designjet Z photo printer is designed to provide the intuitive color accuracy, reliable and repeatable for museum-quality prints-24 and 44 inch photo 200 years stay.

Series of HP Designjet Z photo printer
"The HP Designjet Z photo printer allows photographers, graphic designers and artists print their vision with accuracy and consistency," said Enrique Lores, vice president and General Manager of commercial inkjet HP. "With our color management functionality, graphics professionals can now take advantage of a print job really intuitive and automated which expands both their business and their creative limits."

HP Designjet Z-Tech Eye-One color
The HP Designjet Z photo printer employs the industry's first embedded spectrophotometer, using a technology of Eye-One color from GretagMacbeth/X-rite. Mounted on the trolley completely independent optical printer and electronics, embedded spectrophotometer greatly simplifies the precise color matching, allowing automated ICC profiles and color calibration Advanced Closed-Loop. The result means that the user can create color profiles in minutes rather than hours and expect the exact color matches throughout the printing process.

HP Designjet Solutions-professional photography
Leading brands in the creative community, including Adobe, Colorbyte, EFI, GMG and GretagMacbeth/X-rite, collaborated closely with HP to develop optimized solutions specifically for the HP Designjet Z photo printer to fully address the needs of key markets, such as graphic design, professional photography, prepress and digital arts. From GretagMacbeth/X-rites s Eye-One Color Technology for the use of the application of calibration Adobe's Lightroom, these solutions further simplify your workflow and provide users with a simple, reliable printing.

HP Color management tools partners include:
The spectrometer, built on the eye GretagMacbeth/X-rite's color-a technology.
HP Advanced Profiling Solution s, co-developed with GretagMacbeth, offers additional options for profiling and calibration. Integrated with the HP embedded spectrophotometer, this solution includes a monitor calibrator and profiler with functionality to provide a workflow for managing color in a peer-to-end change.
EFI Designer Edition RIP 5.1 s, developed with HP specific inputs, is the latest version of EFI Designer Edition. New features in photo and give an improved user interface graphic designer full control over digital correction needs.
Imageprint RIP v. 6 photos and Colorbyte v prepress RIP to GMG ColorProof, also developed with HP specific inputs. The v. Imageprint 6 is optimized for the usage of prosumer and professional photographers. The v. 4 ColorProof works directly with the embedded spectrophotometer for printing checks, radically, shortening of the workflow.
The HP ProPrint plug-in and the button "calibrate your printer" in Adobe Lightroom, co-developed by Adobe. Printing colours referred to in the first attempt by Adobe Photoshop with free HP ProPrint plug-in for Adobe Lightroom and use the "Calibrate the printer" button to start the color management tools directly from within the application.

HP Designjet Z3100-& ink Vivera pigment system
The HP Designjet presents an eight-colour ink system HP Vivera pigment black inks and included black picture, providing a wide range of colors on matte and fine art papers glossy photo cards for creative design and photography. The HP Designjet Z3100 uses a 12-ink Vivera pigment ink system HP, HP 70 Gloss Enhancer and the HP Quad-Black inks to create beautiful prints in black and white and neutral grays truly reach in different lighting conditions. This also provides continuous tones, smooth and rich black sheen, which makes the HP Designjet Z3100 ideal for playback of high-quality art, photography and proofing applications. Both models will deliver the industry's best stay photos on a wide range of HP media in 24-or 44-inches wide.

HP-Hahnem strategic alliance the FineArt
HP has also announced a strategic alliance with Hahnem hle FineArt-the pioneer of 400 years to develop and produce fine art paper. In addition to co-produce three art cards, HP Hahnem hle Smooth Fine Art Paper, HP Hahnem hle art textures and HP Watercolor Paper, Hahnem hle Hahnem hle's entire portfolio of digital media art is compatible with HP Designjet/3100, providing customers a complete solution and reliable print media the final choice and flexibility.

HP Designjet Z photo printer-color management
Also, the color management capabilities of HP Designjet Z Photo Printer Series automated have opened the doors for more media options. Leveraging relationships with strong brands such as Hahnem hle, the HP Designjet Z photo printer quickly can create ICC profiles for most commercially available media.

& Tool HP Color Center, HP Color Expert Service
Support the experience of color of HP Designjet Z Photo Printer Series are a variety of HP services and support options that give users more confidence in their press. Users can rely on HP Color Center for step-by-step instructions for color management and HP Color Expert Service for a single point of contact for remote assistance to solve problems of color workflow. From installation to media profiling, fine-tuning finishing tips, HP printing experience ensures a flawless, easy for novices to professionals in every step of the way.

HP Designjet printer-price & availability
SKU-availability expected price model
HP Designjet Q6675A 24 "$3,395 October 2006
HP Designjet Q6677A, 44 "$5,595 October 2006
HP Designjet Z3100 Q5669A, 24 "$4,095 first half 2007
HP Designjet Z3100 Q6659A, 44 "$6,295 first half 2007

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