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Figure 26-8 The dye-sublimation printing process

Documents printed through the dye-sublimation process display

continuous-tone images, meaning that the printed image is not constructed of

pixel dots but a continuous blend of overlaid differing dye colors. This is in

contrast to other print technologies’ dithered images, which use closely

packed, single-color dots to simulate blended colors. Dye-sublimation

printers produce high-quality color output that rivals professional photo-lab

processing.

Thermal Printers

Thermal printers use a heated printhead to create a high-quality image on

special or plain paper. You’ll see two kinds of thermal printers in use. The

first is the direct thermal printer, and the other is the thermal wax transfer

printer. Direct thermal printers use a heating element to burn dots into the

surface of special heat-sensitive thermal paper. If you remember the first

generation of fax machines, you’re already familiar with this type of printer.

Many retail businesses still use it as a receipt printer, using large rolls of

thermal paper housed in a feed assembly that automatically draws the paper

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