There have been incredible advancements in inkjet technology, such as Epson's Claria Photographic Ink. Epson Claria photographic ink represents a major breakthrough in dye based inkjet printing technology. Not only does it support a wider colour gamut than tradtitional photo printing technologies, it is far more resistant to fading than previous dye based inks. As a result it offers print quality that rivals that of tradtitional photo printing.

Basically, Claria is a dye ink specially designed for printing photos. Epson have introduced a new range of inkjet printers utilizing their Claria Ink Technology.

The combination of Epson's Claria Ink and Epson compatible photo papers deliver images with clarity, sharpness and detail. Claria Ink can also be used on all other types of documents ranging from letters, graphics and your precious photos to web pages etc.

Ultra High Definition Photo Printing
Epson Claria Photographic Ink allows you to reach a brilliance and beauty for your prints unlike anything you have seen before. Your photos will be rich, deep and of the highest quality. Another benefit to Epson Claria Photographic Ink is the almost total elimination of bleeding. The Claria Ink dries fast, so your print is sharp and crisp.

Epson, dye based ink fully utilizes the highly relfective nature of dyes, resulting in a wide visible colour gamut for more accurate and vivid colour reproduction. With a 100 per cent dye as its colourant, what could you expect.

Smooth Gradations and Improved Black Density
By using Epson Claria Photographic Ink you can now achieve minute details and tonal gradations in your photographs. The Black density, in the dye ink, has now been improved. Claria Ink has been optimised, by Epson, for both the advanced and amateur photographer.

Outstanding Colour Range
Claria Photographic Ink is able to produce outstanding colour photographs and documents you will be proud to show off. With this new Epson Ink, a wide colour gamut can be achieved.

Claria photographic ink has an expanded colour gamut with much richer blues and greens than the standard sRGB colour space and can render them much more vividly than traditional photo printing methods. It also offers more deeply saturated yellows than previous epson dye based inks. Claria ink offers a rich palette of blue and green colour tones. You can be assured of vivid and bright colours every time.

Separate ink cartridges for cyan, light cyan, magenta, light magenta, yellow and black inks allow individual cartridge replacement. You only need to replace the colour you use, saving you time, hassle and providing a cost effective solution.

Longer Lasting Photos and Prints
Epson are dedicated to developing inks and papers that will extend the life of a photo print as long as possible. They have succeeded, with Claria Ink. When Claria Ink is used combined with Epson Photo Papers, photos retain their beauty for up to 200 years when stored in an album.

Claria photographic ink has been strengthened at a molecular level, making it extremely resistant to the fading that is caused by light and oxidised gasses such as ozone. Compared to photo prints made with previous dye based inks, Claria ink photo prints retain their beauty longer under wide range of conditions.

Fade Resistance
Claria Ink is much more resistant to light and ozone than conventional dye inks, due to a stronger dye molecule structure. The dye molecules in Claria ink are mode up of more atoms which ensures that the bonds between individual atoms are stronger and makes the molecules more resistant to damage. Claria ink dye molecules are further protected by atomic shields and aggregated into strong clusters. The result is rich, vibrant, fade resistant colour and significantly extended print life. Meaning, your photos will stay brighter for longer. Colours can fade when exposed to ordinary light, because light can weaken or break the bonds that hold the dye molecules together. Those same bonds can also be destroyed by ozone and other oxidised gases in the atmosphere. Therefore, less durable ink is vulnerable to damage by light and ozone because dye molecules get damaged causing colour fading.

The following Epson inkjet printers feature Claria Photographic Ink, Stylus Photo R290, Stylus Photo R390, Epson Stylus Photo RX590, Epson Stylus Photo RX610, Epson Stylus Photo RX690, Epson Stylus Photo 1410.