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PANTONE(R) ColorVANTAGE(TM) Inks Expand Support For EPSON(R) K3(TM) Printers
Wide-Gamut
Pigmented Inks Offer Most Accurate Reproduction of Color, Three Shades
of Black Improve Output on Glossy and Matte Papers
ORLANDO,
Fla.-march 2006–Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and
provider of professional color standards for the design industries for
over 40 years, today announced the availability of PANTONE ColorVANTAGE
pigment-based inks for EPSON K3 printers, including the EPSON Stylus®
Photo 2400, the EPSON Stylus Pro 4800, the EPSON Stylus Pro 7800 and
the EPSON Stylus Pro 9800. The new ColorVANTAGE inks for EPSON K3
printers deliver superior color quality without performance loss and
are priced approximately 20 percent less than Epson inks.
In
addition to the black and light black inks found in ColorVANTAGE inks
for Ultrachrome printers, the new ColorVANTAGE inks for EPSON K3
printers also include light, light black ink, for a total of three
black inks. The added shade of black ink significantly improves gray
balance while eliminating color casts and delivers higher quality
output for glossy and matte papers.
“PANTONE ColorVANTAGE inkjet
inks are specially formulated for high-performance results on the
industry’s most popular new wide-format inkjet printers,” said Andy
Hatkoff, vice president, Electronic Color Systems, Pantone, Inc.
“ColorVANTAGE inks for EPSON K3 printers offer an excellent alternative
to OEM inks with a high price/performance ratio. With this release,
Pantone continues its tradition of offering cutting-edge inkjet ink
solutions.”
“The PANTONE ColorVANTAGE inks give me a consistency and
quality I haven’t found with any other ink. All of my exhibition prints
are done with ColorVANTAGE,” said photographer and Pantone Innovator
Jon Canfield. “I am confident the PANTONE ColorVANTAGE inks for the new
EPSON K3 printers will deliver excellent saturation and the improved
blacks will add depth to my digital prints. Pantone continues to serve
the photography industry by offering a high quality product and adding
support for the newest printer models.”
PANTONE ColorVANTAGE is a
family of premium pigmented inkjet inks and specially developed printer
profiles to ensure optimal color performance. The inks are designed for
applications that require the most accurate color reproduction and the
widest possible range of color such as color photography, fine art
reproduction and prepress proofing. A wide variety of profiles for fine
art, proofing and photographic papers including Arches® Infinity(TM),
Seiko Epson Corporation, Hawk Mountain Papers, Kodak, Mitsubishi, Moab
Paper Company(TM), Premier Art(TM) and Red River Paper are available
free-of-charge for registered users at http://www.pantone.com. New media and
profiles are added regularly. While profiles are not required with
ColorVANTAGE Inks, using them will result in better color output.
The
new formulation and composition of ColorVANTAGE inks are made to
Pantone’s exacting specifications to deliver superior imaging
properties. The inks are engineered with an extremely small pigment
particle size and compatibility with OEM inks, ensuring that they do
not clog print head nozzles.
The new ColorVANTAGE inks for EPSON K3
printers expand the list of EPSON printers compatible with PANTONE
ColorVANTAGE inks, which already includes the EPSON Stylus Photo
1270/1280 and the 2200 and the EPSON Stylus Pro and Ultrachrome line
including the 4000, 5000, 5500, 7000, 7500, 7600, 9000, 9500 and 9600.
PANTONE ColorVANTAGE
The
PANTONE ColorVANTAGE ink formulations result in inks that have richer,
deeper colors than other inks. PANTONE ColorVANTAGE inks have been
designed to produce a large gamut of colors that offer vibrant,
true-to-life reproduction while eliminating color casts and improving
color reproduction in the midtones and three-quarter tones. In
addition, the inks provide excellent color quality, dry quickly and are
lightfast and less prone to color shifts over time.
Availability
PANTONE
ColorVANTAGE pigment-based inks are available as single cartridges and
as Starter Kits, which include a complete set of inks required for a
specific supported printer. The ColorVANTAGE products are available
from online and mail order catalogs such as B & H Photo, ColorMall,
and PC, Digital Graphics Resources and Mac Mall. PANTONE ColorVANTAGE
inks for the EPSON Pro line of printers are available in 110 ml. and
220 ml. cartridges. For more information, visit http://www.pantone.com.
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