325gsm fine art paper with high gloss baryta finish, 100% cotton
Vibrance Rag is a stunning combination of 100% cotton paper, a traditional baryta board and a premium inkjet-receptive coating that is characteristic of all Breathing Color products. This 325gsm, 100% cotton luxurious photography paper has a fine surface texture and a baryta gloss finish. It is both acid and lignin free. Vibrance Rag is ideal for the most demanding photographers and lends itself particularly well to black and white images.
Launched at Photokina in September 2010, Vibrance Rag has elicited overwhelmingly positive feedback from both our advisory board and other influential accredited photographers and printmakers who took part in the design, development and approval of this product. There's something special about Vibrance Rag and we encourage you to order a TRIAL ROLL and experience it first-hand.
Key Features
Leadership in print quality
Amongst its peers in the baryta paper segment, Vibrance Rag is the clear leader in print quality. The colour gamut, dmax and resolution are truly astounding. In the words of our customers, images look so good on Vibrance Rag that they "jump off" the print.
Exceptional for black & white pohotography
There's no doubt about it. When it comes to printing in black & white, Vibrance Rag is winning the hearts and minds of the most well respected and influential photographers worldwide.
Best of fine art & photo in one
While the high gloss baryta finish establishes its standing as a photography paper, Vibrance Rag is also made from 100% cotton which gives it the luxurious look & feel of fine art.
Archival certified
Vibrance Rag is archival certified for 100+ years. Download and utilize Vibrance Rags Archival Certificate to differentiate your business and show your customers how much you care about quality.
Get a trial roll
If you are new to Breathing Color and would like to test this product, we highly recommend that you take advantage of the inexpensive Trial rolls offered.Trial rolls are priced at cost, and at times below our cost in order to encourage our customers to try our award-winning products for a minimal investment. Trial rolls provide enough product so that our customers can sufficiently run tests and create samples. CUSTOMERS MAY ONLY PURCHASE ONE TRIAL ROLL OF EACH PRODUCT.
VIBRANCE RAG PASSES BLUE WOOL TEST: Extensive independent testing by a UKAS accredited laboratory has concluded that Vibrance Rag meets and exceeds the standards set forth by the Fine Art Trade Guild for pH and lightfastness. The Fine Art Trade Guild has established these standards in order to protect the interests of consumers. Consumers who follow the Blue Wool Testing and the Fine Art Trade Guild standards can be confident that the art and framing supplies they use are archival.
Compatible Inkjet Printers
This Product has been compatibility tested and approved for the following printers. If you do not see your printer listed below, it does not mean it is not compatible but that we have not tested and approved your printer at this time.
Mutoh RJ46, RJ50, RJ62, RJ64, Falcon II, Toucan LT
Colour Management
Option # 1 Recommended Print? Settings (No ICC Profile)
Download: Instructions (Mandatory) Difficulty Level: Easy Comments :These settings are recommended for non-advanced printmakers who are not familiar with the more technical option of using icc profiles. Each setting must be followed exactly to ensure as accurate results as possible.?
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Option # 2 - ICC Profiles
Download: Epson Instructions (Mandatory) Download: Canon Instructions (Mandatory) Difficulty Level: Advanced Comments :?These settings are recommended for advanced printmakers only who are already familiar with and have already used icc profiles when printing.?
Scroll down the page and locate your printer/ink combination and press the download button to save the ICC profile to your computer then install the ICC profile. Next, view the appropriate video tutorial OR Adobe PDF document to determine which settings should be used just below on this page.
How to download and install ICC profile on PC and MAC from Breathing Colour:
Walkthrough Video for using ICC profiles with Epson Printers:
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Option # 3 - Manage Your Own Colour Professionally
There is only one way to manage your colour workflow and ensure that your prints meet your standards, and that is by managing your own colour. First, your monitor must be calibrated. Then, the media you are using must be profiles for use with your specific printer. Even though we may be able to provide you with a generic icc profile for your printer model, every individual printer "drifts" from this and this is why a generic profile will never deliver 100% accurate results.
The good news is that Xrite, the global leader in colour science, has made this easier and more affordable than ever with their Colormunki Photo product. Colormunki was designed specifically as a completely integrated colour control solution for photographers and printmakers, so that you can get accurate screen to print colour matching, every time.
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