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IRIS printer
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IRIS printer
A large-format color printer from the Graphic Communications Group of Eastman Kodak (http://graphics.kodak.com) that is used for digital proofing. Iris printers use a patented continuous inkjet technology to produce consistent, continuous-tone, photorealistic output on several varieties of paper, canvas, silk, linen and other low-fiber textiles. Iris prints are widely noted for their color accuracy and ability to match printing and proofing standards. They are also known for their low-cost consumables compared to other technologies.

Originally developed by Iris Graphics, the hardware and technology was acquired by prepress and imaging leader Scitex in 1990, itself then purchased by Creo Products Inc. in 2000 to spur its digital workflow forward. In 2005, Kodak purchased Creo and continued to offer the product. See prepress proof.

Iris Printer
Iris printers are in a class by themselves. This model can handle a wide variety of media up to 34x47" in size. (Image courtesy of Creo Products, Inc.)


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Giclee prints are sometimes mistakenly referred to as Iris prints, according to Giclee Print Net, which are 4-color inkier prints from a printer pioneered in the late 1970s by Iris Graphics.
The results, dashed-off drawings and haiku-like descriptions, culminated in Dream Book (all works 2005), a hand-bound collection of iris prints that reads with the obscene clarity of a schizophrenic's diary.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a series of large scale black and white Iris prints on vinyl, at approximately 10 X 4 feet each, heavily inked surfaces depict raised black fists in the forefront with a white poster towering above them.
 
 
 
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