RC photo paper can be devided into “RC Glossy Photo paper” “RC Silky Photo Paper” “RC Matte Photo Paper” “ RC Satin Photo Paper” “ RC Pearl Photo Paper”.
For examples:
RC Glossy Photo Paper:
High gloss, smooth surface, suitable for printing color photos.
High color saturation, clear image, good reflection effect.
It is often used to produce high-quality photos, such as family albums, exhibition photos, etc.
RC Satin Photo Paper:
The matte surface, which does not reflect light, is suitable for printing black and white photos or color photos where reflection needs to be reduced.
The color is relatively soft, suitable for some artistic style photos.
Usually used to make art works, business cards, posters, etc.
RC Pearl Photo Paper:
The surface is textured, adding some texture to the photo.
Suitable for printing landscapes, textures, portraits, etc.
It is often used to make photos with special effects.
In summary, when choosing a photo paper type, you can choose the type of photo paper that suits your needs based on your printing purpose, personal preferences, and the desired effect.
Simply speaking, the quality of RC photo paper can be evaluated from several aspects such as appearance, feel, printing ink absorption effect, waterproof performance, etc. :
1. Photo paper should not smell bad.
2. The appearance is flat and not curled, the positive and negative paper surface is clean and flawless, the paper edge is flat and straight without burrs, the coating layer is smooth and has no obvious texture, the paper color is consistent, the paper edge is tight and not loose, the light observation, the fiber distribution in the paper is uniform, there is no obvious difference in light transmission.
3. The printing surface will feel astringent if you rub it hard with your hands, and the photo paper should be stiff and have a dangling texture.
4. The machine printing paper feed smooth no stuck, ink absorption uniform no ink pile, no ink absorption phenomenon, color is not distorted, uniform color block, and the preservation process can not have obvious fainting, discoloration, fading and other phenomena.
5. The printing screen can not have ink dissolved water flowing or floating ink seepage after water immersion, the paper does not deform after water immersion, the paper edge does not absorb water or significantly expand.