EPSON has unpacked its first 12-colour large format printers—SureColor SC-P7500 (24”/61 cm) and SC-P9500 (44”/111.76 cm), aiming at applications including professional photography, fine art reproduction and proofing. The two models of the SureColor SC-P series are developed for applications such as professional photography, fine art (re)production and proofing, where the highest print quality is required. Matching the new 12-colour ink set, a new EPSON printhead with up to 800 nozzles for each of its 12 colours is also used, which also allows even more precise placement of the individual ink drops. The 12 micro-piezo printheads with an original resolution of 300 dpi used in the devices enable production at high speed and top quality.
The change between Photo- and Matte Black takes place without rinsing the ink system. While images benefit from smooth colour gradients and a precise print pattern, the Black Enhancement Overcoating Technology achieves higher black densities. Both the SureColor SC-P7500 and SCP9500 support paper, canvas, photo paper, proofing media and a host of other media. EPSON offers the option of installing an EPSON SpectroProofer on both printers. With this and the corresponding proofing software, fully automatic colour measurement, profiling and colour management workflows are set up depending on the software used.
