Inkjet Printers. If you print your own photos and other graphical materials for your business, you may choose an inkjet printer or a dye sublimation model, depending on your particular requirements.

Sublimation printing gradually spreads vaporized ink over the printing materials. This exposes ink to high temperatures creating a gas, which then penetrates the membrane of the polymer-coated paper.

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Release Paper Printers that produce dye-sublimation transfers use piezoelectric printing to avoid heating the dye when applying it to the release paper.

Dye sublimation seems to be the best way to go for quality, but I am not sure about price per print. The dye-sub printer I am interested in the Olympus P-400, for $500 list.

Consumables for dye sublimation printers generally cost more than for inkjet printers. Heat Releases the Dyes The paper and ribbon are passed together under the printhead for each color panel.