Process ID Chart: Color Photographic Prints (PDF)

Process ID Chart: Color Photographic Prints

SUBTRACTIVE COLOR R C M Photographic prints combine the subtractive colors (cyan, magenta, and Y yellow) to create all colors. Subtractive dyes or pigments are present in every color print, usually in very thin discrete layers. The order of the G CMY layers varies between processes. The earliest color prints used three B+W negatives exposed through red, green, and blue filters. The red record negative would be used to print the cyan image, the green record for the magenta image, and the blue record for the yellow image. B These color separation negatives were eventually combined to create integral color films, allowing for simpler one-step color photography.

THREE-COLOR ASSEMBLY DYE DESTRUCTION PRINT PRINT Cibachrome, 1967-1992 Tri-color Carbro Print, 1919-1950 Ilfochrome Classic, 1992-2012 • Three pigmented gelatin layers (CMY) • 3 dye layers (CMY) • Differential gloss • Bleach halos @100x • Pigment particles @100x • Good dye image stability • Very stable color pigments • Black borders common • Supports: • Cellulose Triacetate 1967- as viewed @ 100x as viewed @ 200x • Resin-coated 1979-2005 • Polyester 1980-2012

DYE IMBIBITION PRINT DYE COUPLER PRINT Eastman Wash-Off Relief Print, 1935-47 Kodacolor/Ektacolor, 1942-Present Kodak Dye Transfer Print, 1946-1994 Fujicolor, Agfacolor, et al • 3 dyes in single gelatin image layer (CMY) • 3 dye layers (CMY) • No differential gloss • Dye clouds @100x • Diffuse color dyes @100x • Dye image stability varies • Stable color dyes • Kodacolor print supports: • Support: Fiber-base • Fiber-base 1942-68 • Resin-coated 1968-present as viewed @ 100x as viewed @ 200x • Acetate and polyester also exist