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by Mike McNamee Published 01/06/2009

In general then, flat paper is preferred! The expense of these larger sheets of premium paper is such that it can be very annoying to waste both ink and paper on a damaged print. In addition the issues always arise as the print leaves the printer, ie you always maximise your wastage, losing ink, paper and the print!

The fibre-based baryta papers present a particular problem. They are physically stronger, stiffer and more prone to curl due to differential stress in the coating (and, to cap it all, the most expensive). Curl can be so severe that the paper glides sideways as it exits an Epson and ruins a print (see image). The baryta coating is also thicker and probably more sensitive to water absorption (from the atmosphere). Storage of flat sheets has also been an issue. When stored flat the paper corners have tended to curl up (think British Rail sandwiches). Papers supplied on a roll have tended to become troublesome, particularly towards the end of the roll (Epson have now gone over to using only larger core sizes for some papers).

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