Black Point Editions

Scanning: We scan film originals on the Scanmate11000 drum scanner with an optical resolution on all areas of the scanning surface of 11000dpi. We also have a Scanmate4000 drum scanner that we use when there are a lot of jobs on the table. We are able to scan any film size up to 8×10 inches. We also scan on a Heidelberg Tango drum scanner. This scanner lets us scan larger than 8×10 inches and has incredible reflective scan functionality.

SCANMATE 11000 DRUM SCANNER

HEIDELBERG TANGO DRUM SCANNER

EPSON 4990 FLAT BED CCD SCANNER

EPSON 750 M PRO FLAT BED CCD SCANNER

Printing: We print on three modified Epson 9600 K3 printers with a width of 43.75” and a maximum length of 38 feet (100 feet for some papers). We also print on one 11880 with a maximum print width of 63.75” (on select papers) and a maximum length of 38 feet (100 feet for some papers). Because most papers are still milled only at 60”, we won’t be able to print a true 60” print with white border for a little while until Epson gets it stuff together.

For small prints, we use an Epson 3800 printer. This printer is great for detail as it has six variable droplet sizes.

EPSON 11880 64” MICRO PIEZO PRINTER

EPSON 9600 44” K3 ULTRACHROME MICRO PIEZO PRINTER

EPSON 3800 17” K3 ULTRACHROME MICRO PIEZO PRINTER

Inks: We use both Ultrachrome K3 color pigment inks from Epson and Piezotone monochrome pigment inks from Cone Editions. (We run Quadtone inks on the 9600.)

Paper: We print on three in-house papers: Hahnemuhle Photo Rag, Epson Premium Luster, and Epson Premium Semi-gloss. We also create our own ICC profiles and can print on any digital surface on the market that accepts pigment ink and is thin enough to fit through our printer.

Other media we are experimenting with and like is the Crane Portfolio Rag and the Moab Entrada Natural. We also print on the Hahnemuhle Pearl and Crane Silver Rag Fiber-gloss papers with a maximum dMax of 2.6.