Ilford Galerie Smooth High gloss media

Ilford Galerie Smooth High Gloss Media is a premium nanoporous media designed to provide images with a real photo look and finish, and which are dry to touch directly after printing from today's range of photo-dedicated desktop inkjet printers.

Features
• Polyester film base
• High gloss surface
• Instant dry
• Superb photographic image quality and consistency
• Ideal for high end photography and commercial presentations

Printer & Ink compatibility
Compatible with all good quality pigment and dye desktop inkjet printers and the corresponding vendor’s inks.

Note: pigmented inks need time to "set" before handling and may lead to some loss of gloss in printed areas.

Availability

A4 (210x297mm)

25 sheets

Physical properties (target values)

Weight	235g/m2
Opacity	>98%
Caliper	175micron
Tint (Lab)	97.0, 1.2, –5.5
Gloss (20°)	40%

Note
Ilford Galerie Smooth High Gloss Media - like all unprotected nanoporous “instant dry” media - is sensitive to environmental pollutants, an effect often referred to as “gas fading”. “Gas fading” occurs with or without the media being exposed to light. Environmental humidity and air circulation play an important role in the “gas fading” issue. In a protected display, laminated or under glass, indoors and away from direct sunlight, life expectancy of up to 10 years can be expected, depending on the ink used.

To archive this type of media, it should be stored in files and not open to well ventilated environments. In ventilated environments, even in the dark, “gas fading” can still occur.

The life expectancy of all inkjet media is influenced by humidity, light and the ink being used. At higher light levels or humidity, one should expect a shorter life expectancy than at low light level or humidity. Some inkjet printer inks also offer poor stability when compared with others. When storing and handling prints at the extremes of the environmental range (<10 % r.h. and >70%), performance and permanence may be reduced.

Specifications subject to change without notice.