Identifying Indigo Output...

[kdw75]

I have a printed sample, that I am bidding on, and I can't figure out what printed it. It has the digital look and feel, mainly the halftoning just doesn't look quite natural, and it feels raised on heavy coverage areas. I can't find any background dirt around solids, and there aren't any of the infamous yellow dots in the background. And on the cut edge, it appears that the ink soaked into the sheet slightly.

One thing that seems odd is that it has an area at the bottom where it almost looks like the read halftone isn't printing solidly. Looks like an inkjet with a partially clogged nozzle.

Any thoughts?

 

[MailGuru]

..... and it feels raised on heavy coverage areas........

If by "raised" you mean that it almost has a "3-D" texture/feel -- the only equipment I'm aware of that could produce that effect would be a Kodak NexPress, but, I don't think NexPresses are ink-based. I think they are toner-based. If the ink is "soaked into the sheet slightly" it may have been done on a Memjet-based piece of equipment like the Mach-5, or an Astro.

What size is the sheet?

-MailGuru

 

[arossetti]

If by "raised" you mean that it almost has a "3-D" texture/feel -- the only equipment I'm aware of that could produce that effect would be a Kodak NexPress

I think he just means he can feel the thin layer of toner build on the sheet of heavy coverage. Like when you rub your finger over black text on coated stock printed on a toner machine. You can feel the text raised off the sheet slightly.

 

[kdw75]

I think he just means he can feel the thin layer of toner build on the sheet of heavy coverage. Like when you rub your finger over black text on coated stock printed on a toner machine. You can feel the text raised off the sheet slightly.

That is what I meant.

It is a little booklet that is 6.75x11".

Notice the right part of the strip looks like it has some missing dots.