they are separate companies. At one time under the same umberalla, but different dividsions and now separate companies. regards, ann -------------- Original message -------------- From: Sauerwald Mark <mark_sauerwald@xxxxxxxxx> > I did a project for a friend one time - she wanted a > glamour type photo shoot, and then to make a calender > for her husband. I figured that it would be easy to > just print on the calender grid on the backside of RC > prints - HAH! I had assumed that there would be an > ink that would work in an inkjet printer that would do > the trick - you can print on transparancy material - > not the case. The even more scary thing was in > talking to Ilford customer support, it seemed as > though there were two totally separate companies who > were unaware of the existence of the other technology. > The Ilford people who make inkjet supplies seem to > not know that it is possible to generate images on > paper using light and silver halides, the people who > make photographic paper seem unaware of the existence > of computer printers. > > The final solution, for any interested parties, was to > print the calender grids on full sheet sized label > stock, and then to stick it to the backs of the > photos. Next time, I will print FB. > > > > --- DarkroomMagic wrote: > > > True for all RC papers, of course, and if I may add > > a warning. This is also > > the reason why one shouldn't run them through a > > LaserWriter. Trust me, I've > > done it, and it got me a brand new LaserWriter. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > Ralph W. Lambrecht > > > > http://www.darkroomagic.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2006-01-03 17:35, "Sauerwald Mark" > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Although I like the Ilford Postcard Paper, a word > > of > > > warning: the RC coating covers both sides, which > > makes > > > it difficult to write on - an untra fine point > > sharpie > > > works. > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > --- Adrienne Moumin > > > wrote: > > > > > >> I'm sure some of you know this already, but for > > >> those who don't I just found > > >> out that Ilford has, as of November 2005, > > >> re-introduced its Portfolio > > >> Postcard Paper. > > >> > > >> Their website has no such announcement, but I > > found > > >> out about here: > > >> > > >> > > > > > > http://www.apug.org/forums/showthread.php?p=221313#post221313 > > >> > > >> Look for postings by Simon R Galley, an > > >> Ilford/Harman Director. > > >> > > >> The person who led me to this, who lives in the > > UK, > > >> believes it is now > > >> available around the world! > > >> > > >> Happy New Year! > > >> > > >> -Adrienne Moumin > > >> > > >> > > >> on the web at: www.picturexhibit.com > > >> *************************************** > > >> And please remember: ART HAS NO RULES > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > ============================================================================== > > > > =============================== > > >> To unsubscribe from this list, go to > > >> www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the > > >> same e-mail address and password you set-up when > > you > > >> subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. > > > http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ > > > > > > ============================================================================== > > > > =============================== > > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to > > www.freelists.org and logon to your > > > account (the same e-mail address and password you > > set-up when you subscribed,) > > > and unsubscribe from there. > > > > > > > ================================================================================ > > ============================= > > To unsubscribe from this list, go to > > www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the > > same e-mail address and password you set-up when you > > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. > > > > > > > __________________________________________ > Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl.yahoo.com > > ================================================================================ > > ============================= > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account > (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and > unsubscribe from there.