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DIMA's logo. Click here to visit the DIMA website! PRESS RELEASE: 2009 DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out Winners Named


LAS VEGAS -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The winners of the 2009 DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out were announced today at the PMA International Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nev. Winners displayed during PMA 09 were chosen from 109 prints entered by 22 companies.

DIMA® Digital Printer Shoot-Out entries were produced from files created by color experts at Digital Attributes, Ellijay, Ga. Participants were asked to provide specific 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 quality of the color. The panel of judges included well-respected names in the industry: Richard Lerner, RSL Digital Consultants; Rick Lucas, Digital Attributes/Lucas Imaging; and Phil Nelson, Phil Nelson Imaging LLC.

Judging for the event took place at GTI Graphic Technology Inc., Newburgh, N.Y., which donated the space and a 5,000 Kelvin lighting environment.

An X-Rite Color Checker with known values was embedded into the DIMA Target File, which was measured by X-Rite Color Services to determine the delta E of the actual value.

Qualitative criteria also judged included neutral gray balance reproduction, saturation, shadow depth and quality, overall tonality and detail, highlights and specular highlights, flesh tones, hue shift, and text.

The winners of the 2009 DIMA Digital Printer Shoot-Out are as follows:

RA-4 Digital Printer, 13 inches to 29 inches wide
Polielettronica – LaserLab 50-20"
POLI-PRO-USA Inc., Hillsboro, Ore.
RA-4 Digital Printer, 30 inches to 49 inches wide
Polielettronica – LaserLab 76-30"
POLI-PRO-USA Inc., Hillsboro, Ore.
RA-4 Digital Printer, 50 inches wide or larger
Polielettronica – LaserLab 127-50"
POLI-PRO-USA Inc., Hillsboro, Ore.
RA-4 Digital Printer, Digital Minilab, 12 inches maximum
QSS-3702HD
Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd., Wakayama, Japan
RA-4 Digital Printer, Digital Minilab, 8 inches maximum
DL1210
Shanghai Doli Photographic Equipment Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
RA-4 Digital Printer, Industrial High-Speed
4-by-6-inches
Europa 15
Express Imaging Systems, LLC, Seattle, Wash.
Dry Production Printers,
Electrophotographic (20-40 ppm)
Xerox DocuColor 242 Digital Color Printer
Xerox Corp., Webster, N.Y.
Electrophotographic (41-70 ppm)
Xerox 700 Digital Color Press
Xerox Corp., Webster, N.Y.
Electrophotographic (71+ ppm)
Xerox iGen4 Press
Xerox Corp., Webster, N.Y.
Dry Production Printers, Dry Minilab
HP Photosmart ML1000 Minilab Printer
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif.
Inkjet, 50 inches wide or larger
Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9100
Canon U.S.A. Inc., Lake Success, N.Y.
Inkjet, 36 inches to 49 inches wide
Epson Stylus Pro 9900
ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va.
Inkjet, 18 inches to 35 inches wide
Epson Stylus Pro 7900
ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va.
Inkjet, 9 inches to 17 inches wide
Epson Stylus Pro 4880
ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va.
Inkjet, 8.5 inches wide or less – $200 or more
HP Photosmart C8180 All-in-One
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif.
Inkjet, 8.5 inches wide or less – $100-$199
HP Photosmart D7560 Printer
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif.
Inkjet, 8.5 inches wide or less – $99 or less
HP Photosmart D5460 Printer
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif.
Inkjet, 5-by-7- inches or less
HP Photosmart A636 Compact Photo Printer
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif.
Dye Sublimation, 4-by-6-inch cut sheet
HiTi P110S
HiTi Digital Inc., Taipei City, Taiwan
Dye Sublimation, 5-to-6-inch roll
DNP DS-40
DNP Photo Imaging America Corp., San Marcos, Texas
Dye Sublimation, 8-inch roll
DNP DS-80
DNP Photo Imaging America Corp., San Marcos, Texas
Media, 4-by-6-inches
Hahnemühle Fine Art Pearl 285 GSM
Hahnemühle, Woodstock, Ill.
Media, 8.5-by-11-inches
Museo Silver Rag
Museo, South Hadley, Mass.
Media, 13-by-19-inch sheet or 13-inch roll
Epson Premium Semigloss (250)
ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va.
Media, 24 inches wide or larger
Tetenal spectra jet Photo Silk Paper 250 G
TETENAL AG & Co. KG, Norderstedt, Germany
Media, Matte Only
Magiclée Verona 250 HD
Magiclée, South Hadley, Mass.
Ink, less than 20-inch printer
Epson UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta
ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va.
Ink, 20-inch or larger printer
Epson UltraChrome HDR
ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va.
RIP, less than 20-inch printer
ColorBurst RIP
ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va.
RIP, 20-inch or larger printer
ColorBurst RIP
ColorBurst Systems (CSE Inc.), Ashburn, Va.
Black and White, Best B&W with grayscale inks
Canon PIXMA MP980 Wireless Photo All-in-One Printer with Photo Paper Pro Platinum and ChromaLife 100+ Ink
Canon U.S.A. Inc., Lake Success, N.Y.
Black and White, Best B&W with a color printer
Pictorico GEKKO Green using the Epson Stylus Photo R2400
Mitsubishi Imaging, (MPM) Inc., Rye, N.Y.
Black and White, Best Creative B&W
HP Designjet Z6100 Photo Printer, 42”, HP Baryte Satin Art Paper and HP 91 Vivera Pigment Inks
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif.
Creative Application, Textile
HP Durable Banner with DuPont™ Tyvek® on HP Designjet Z3200 Photo Printer
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif.
Creative Application, Paper
Fuji Flex paper using the Chromira 5x ProLab
ZBE Inc., Carpinteria, Calif.
Creative Application, Alternative Substrate
Xerox PhotoPix Image Solutions Paper
Xerox Corp., Webster, N.Y.

About DIMA
Exploring the technologies that transform the capture, manipulation, sharing, and preservation of images, the Digital Imaging Marketing Association® (DIMA®) empowers photo retailers, professional and commercial imagers, and photographers to push the boundaries of possibility and drive their entrepreneurial success. DIMA builds on an 85-year legacy of PMA®, the worldwide photo imaging association, by promoting emerging technologies and business innovations throughout the global photo imaging industry. DIMA directs this purpose through the development of education, marketing research, and networking forums, and enables its members to envision and experience successful methods of technology integration yielding improved business practices.


(First posted on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 03:29 EST)

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