What is a Chromira print?
Chromiras are C prints (chromogenic prints) which is an established term in museum nomenclature. The Chromira is a Digital Photographic Enlarger that exposes traditional type C photographic paper with LEDs (light emitting diodes). The Chromira uses red, green and blue LEDs, which travel side-to-side directly over the photographic printing material. This assures that each dot is round, with no elliptical shape distortion near the edges, as has been experienced with previous laser-based printers. The Chromira produces fine art prints of unparalleled quality. Unlike large format inkjet output, there are no inks used that can smudge or fade and there is no “dot pattern.” The photo paper is then processed in RA-4 chemistry, creating a continuous-tone, true photographic print. The Chromira is different from inkjet printers because it exposes photographic paper (no ink is involved), whereas inkjet printers physically lay ink on paper or canvas. Chromira prints have more brilliance, richer blu
