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How to prevent the printed photos from fading?

For plastic packaging or cold mounting, when choosing printing ink, try to choose fuel ink containing ultraviolet resistance. Generally, the original ink has good light resistance, but the price is more expensive. Try to choose high-quality photographic paper as printing consumables. Both the original factory and brand photographic paper base contain warranty and waterproof layer.

We should also pay attention to the preservation of photos, and try to avoid light and moisture. Important photos should be placed separately as far as possible. Photos can be separated by sulfuric acid paper or tracing paper.

Of course, if you have the conditions or are particularly important, you should try to print or sublimate. If properly preserved, it can keep the color 15-20 years or more, while if a photo is printed, it will take about 5 years at most. I have a batch of precious photographic works, which are printed with Epson original ink and original photographic paper, and now they are not working, which is a pity. But after all, printing can control the output by itself, and short-term pictures will still be printed.