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| One of Canon's main objectives over the past year was to make inroads into the professional printing market. In that vein comes Canon's 12-color imagePROGRAF iPF8000 pigment ink large-format printer. Designed to produce professional quality giclee prints and photographs using Canon's proprietary LUCIA pigment inks, the iPF8000 prints up to 60 inches wide with a maximum print resolution of 2400 x 1200dpi. Available in October with an MSRP of $5,995. |
Canon U.S.A., Inc announced the new 12-color imagePROGRAF iPF8000 pigment ink large format printer today at SGIA in Las Vegas, Nevada. The printer is designed to produce professional quality giclee prints and photographs using Canon's proprietary LUCIA pigment inks.
The iPF8000 has the capacity to print borderless images up to 42-inches wide, with a maximum paper width of 44-inches. The imagePROGRAF iPF8000 joins the lineup of large-format printers, which already includes the the imagePROGRAF iPF5000, iPF8000, and iPF9000 printers at 17-, 44-, and 60-inches wide respectively.
Maximum print resolution of the iPF8000 is 2400 x 1200 dpi. Canon is targeting "color professionals with large-format printing needs, such as professional photographers, digital artists, graphic designers, commercial printers for proofing, print-for-pays, tradeshow exhibit builders, and signage shops" with this new model.
Canon ships the iPF8000 with Print Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop for Macintosh OS and Windows, a professional-level photo printing tool to allow printing of 16-bit RGB files, and PosterArtist (for Windows only), an easy-to-use sign and poster creation program, Digital Photo Print Pro (for Windows only), a digital photo correction and layout program. The printer driver for Macintosh and Windows includes a new feature called "Free Layout," in which the users can freely lay out print images from various applications on roll fed paper to maximize media usage.
The iPF8000 is versatile in terms of printing substrates from fine art and photo paper, canvas, and banner and signage material.
The imagePROGRAF iPF8000 printer will be available through authorized Canon U.S.A. dealers in October 2006 with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $5,995.
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