Past, present, and future of sublimation transfer imaging

Masanori Akada

doi:10.1117/12.19842

1 July 1990 Past, present, and future of sublimation transfer imaging

Masanori Akada

Proceedings Volume 1253, Hard Copy and Printing Materials, Media, and Processes; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19842
Event: Electronic Imaging: Advanced Devices and Systems, 1990, Santa Clara, CA, United States

Abstract

SONY's announcement of tlavica system shaked the world in 1981. In the new nonphotographic imaging system, image is acquired with CCD to be converted into electric image-signal, stored in magnetic recording media,displayed on a CR1 and printed on a special sheet. To get a hard copy, Sublimation Transfer technology was developed. That announcement brought about world-wide R&D of competitive color imaging systems: Ink-jet, Wax transfer,. Sublimation Transfer(ST) and Electrophotography. In spite of much effort,most of those were insufficient for getting a good hard copy. Developing sufficient ST recording media, Dai Nippon Printing started ST recording media business in 1986. It was the first manufacturing scale production and sale of ST recording media in the world. Nowadays ST technology is known for its advantages: high image quality, consistency from copy to copy, smooth tone-reproduction from high-light to maximum density, and easiness to use. In the following paper progress of ST recording media and the present situation and future markets of the media will be presented.

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Masanori Akada "Past, present, and future of sublimation transfer imaging", Proc. SPIE 1253, Hard Copy and Printing Materials, Media, and Processes, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19842

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