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Print ArticleMitsubishi’s (www.mitsubishi-imaging.com) Kiosk is a stand-alone, fully functional digital photofinishing center that will provide you with immediate profit potential and a superquick digital print service. Exceptionally compact, Mitsubishi’s digital Kiosk can be accessed on a countertop or mounted on an optional pedestal base. It incorporates a wide range of versatile performance features including multiple printer hookups, Bluetooth wireless technology compatibility and can accept prepaid photo cards. Mitsubishi’s Kiosk offers the perfect combination of performance and reliability.
2005 DIMA Photo Kiosk Shoot-Out Winners
Orlando, FL—For the second year in a row, most of the major photo kiosks being shown at PMA 2005 were lined up side-by-side at the DIMA 2005 Conference. Two photo kiosks were named winners in the 2nd Annual DIMA Photo Kiosk Shoot-Out. Twenty photo kiosks from 12 different manufacturers participated in the Kiosk Shoot-Out. SanDisk Corp donated SD media cards that were used in the competition.
Kiosks were divided into two main categories: Stand-Alone
(kiosks positioned to print photos from digital files locally) and
Remote (kiosk positioned to print to a digital minilab).
Remote Category Winner
Kodak Picture Maker G3 Order Station LS
Stand-Alone Category Winner
Kodak Picture Maker G3 Print Station
2005 DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out Winners
Orlando, FL—The winners of the 2005 DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out were announced during the PMA 2005 Convention and Trade Show. Winners were chosen from 122 prints entered by 37 companies. Entries in the DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out were produced from files created by color workflow experts Chromaticity, Grand Rapids, MI. Participants were asked to provide specification information pertaining to the equipment used (printer, RIP); the consumables used (output media, ink/toner/dye); and the production timing. A panel of expert judges voted on the entries, based on the overall quality of the digital print and the accuracy of color as compared to the “target” print. Below are the winners of the DIMA 2005 Digital Printer Shoot-Out:
RA4 Digital Printer 50 inches wide or
more
Durst Lambda 131
30 inches to 49 inches wide
Durst Theta 76
ZBE Chromira 5x 30
13 inches to 29 inches wide
Polielettronica Laserlab 50 cm
Digital Minilab (12 inches max.)
Fuji Frontier 570
Digital Minilab (10 inches max.)
Kodak System 89 DLS
Digital Minilab (8 inches max.)
KIS/Photo-Me DKS 1510
Industrial High-Speed Photo Printing
Express Imaging Systems Europa 10
Inkjet
Over 72 inches wide (Solvent)
Mimaki JV3-250SP
50 inches to 72 inches wide (Aqueous)
Roland FJ-540
50 inches to 72 inches wide (Solvent)
DisplayMaker 72s
36 inches to 49 inches wide
Noritsu MYTIS-1 (Uncontested)
18 inches to 35 inches wide (tie)
Mimaki JV3-75SP11
HP DesignJet 130
9 inches to 17 inches wide
HP Photosmart 8750
Flatbed
DisplayMaker 72uvr
Media 8.5-by-11-inch
Ilford Galerie Smooth High Gloss
ICI Imagedata
11-by-17-inch (12-by-18-inch or 12-inch
Roll)
ICI Imagedata
24 inches wide or larger
HP PremiumPlus Photo & Proofing Gloss
Ink - Aqueous
Less than 20-inch printer
HP 97 Ink (Uncontested)
20 inches wide or larger
Yellowhouse
d’Vinci Hi Fi Ink
Ink - Solvent
Mimaki 552 Solvent
RIP (Less than 20-inch printer)
Ergosoft StudioPrint
20-inch or larger printer
Ergosoft StudioPrint
Dye Sublimation (8-by-10-inch or larger - $2,500 or
more)
Sony UPD 70A
8-by-10-inch - $2,499 or less
Kodak Professional 1400 Digital Photo Print System
5-by-7-inch
Hi-Touch Photo Printer 730 PS
4-by-6-inch or less
Hi-Touch Photo Printer 641 PS
Creative Applications
Textile
Mimaki GP-604
Paper
ZBE Chromira 5x 30
Alternative Substrate
Yellowhouse Kumoto Silkjet SC4
Black & White
CSE ColorBurst RIP
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