Because the photo paper is technically coated with a special coating on the basis of ordinary paper, the paper looks brighter, and it can quickly absorb tiny ink and cure, so that the photo can remain bright for a long time.
If photographic paper is used, the coating on the surface will melt at high temperature, thus damaging the fuser.
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Coated paper on cloth is pressed with old blankets, which not only makes the paper smooth and white, but also makes the printed graphics and pictures have a three-dimensional effect. Therefore, this coated paper can be widely used for printing pictorial, advertisements, landscape paintings, exquisite calendars, people photos and so on.
Coated paper is one of the main papers used in printing houses. Coated paper, commonly known as printed coated paper, is widely used in real life.
Almost all the beautiful calendars you see, posters sold by bookstores, book covers, illustrations, art books, picture books and so on. They are all coated paper, and a large number of beautifully decorated packages, paper handbags, labels and trademarks are also used on coated paper.
Coated paper is also called printed coated paper. The surface of the base paper is coated with a layer of white paint, and the base paper is made of super calendering. It is divided into single-sided paper and double-sided paper, and the paper surface is divided into light splitting and cloth grain.
The paper has smooth surface, high whiteness, good ink absorption and ink adhesion. Mainly used for offset printing and gravure printing of fine screen printing products such as advanced picture books, calendars, books and periodicals. The disadvantage is that the powder is easy to stick and fall off after being wet, so it can't be stored for a long time.
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Baidu encyclopedia-photo paper
Baidu encyclopedia-coated paper