darrenmambo Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Does anyone know the difference between Epson's Matte paper compared to their Enhanced Matte paper? Other than the fact that Enhanced Matte is about 40% more expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akocurek Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Enhanced Matte is a thicker paper; 10 mil compared to 9 mil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_cooper Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Quite a difference in permanence also. Epson lists the Matte paper with better permanence than the Enhanced Matte when used with dye inks, and Vice Versa when used with pigment inks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack paradise Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 EEM is one of the better proofing paper. EEM's dmax is higher than their regular matt paper. But, both paper are not acid free, so they may yellow more rapidly than acid free papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmichaels Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Very little difference in actual use. The EEM is a bit heavier than HWM but you have to hold a sheet of each to tell the difference. And the D-Max on EEM is slightly better, but you need a side by side comparison again to tell. I've used quite a bit of both and I still don't think if you handed me one print, I could tell you for sure which paper it was printed on. Epson specifies that you use EEM in the more expensive printers and HWM in the less expensive models. But this comes from the same people who insist you must use genuine Epson ink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Enhanced Matte is a ceramic, quick dry paper, which is best suited for pigment inks because the solvent is absorbed while the pigment remains on the surface. Because the surface area is very large on the absorbing particles, dye-based inks are more subject to gas (e.g., ozone) degradation than with more absorbant papers like Heavyweight Matte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_green2 Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 If you use a dye-based printer, use Heavy Weight Matte. If you use pigment printers, Enhanced Matte (formerly Archival Matte) is the way to go. From my experience the dye/matte and pigment/enhanced combinations look very similar. I have not tried pigment/heavy weight matte, but the dye/enhanced combo was pretty bad, inconsistent and almost impossible or the to profile. All the images were low gamut and had a green cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenmambo Posted March 21, 2005 Author Share Posted March 21, 2005 Thank you for all the responses. I print on a 2200, and had wondered if I could save some money with the "regular" matte paper. It sounds like no, at least for work that I care about. Cheers, -DArren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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