What's the difference between photographic paper and coated paper?

One is to print photos, and the other is to print. The specific differences are as follows:

Photographic paper, also known as photographic paper, photographic paper and photographic paper, is a kind of material used to develop photos in traditional printing industry, and it was later referred to as photographic paper when it was applied to inkjet industry. Photographic paper is the first choice for inkjet design renderings.

Coated paper is also called printed coated paper. The surface of the base paper is coated with a layer of white paint, and the base paper is made of super calendering. It is divided into single-sided paper and double-sided paper, and the paper surface is divided into light splitting and cloth grain. The paper has smooth surface, high whiteness, good ink absorption and ink adhesion. It is mainly used for offset printing and gravure printing of fine screen printing, such as illustrations in advanced picture books, calendars and books. The disadvantage is that the powder is easy to stick and fall off after being wet, so it can't be stored for a long time.

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Main uses of coated paper

Coated paper on cloth is pressed with old blankets, which not only makes the paper smooth and white, but also makes the printed graphics and pictures have a three-dimensional effect. Therefore, this coated paper can be widely used for printing pictorial, advertisements, landscape paintings, exquisite calendars, people photos and so on.

Coated paper is one of the main papers used in printing houses. Coated paper, commonly known as printed coated paper, is widely used in real life. Almost all the beautiful calendars you see, posters sold by bookstores, book covers, illustrations, art books, picture books and so on. They are all coated paper, and a large number of beautifully decorated packages, paper handbags, labels and trademarks are also used on coated paper.

Coated paper is paper coated and decorated on the base paper. Its surface is smooth and meticulous, which can be divided into two sides and one side. Paper can be divided into glossy paper and matt coated paper. Commonly used coated paper is divided into various thickness specifications from 105g/ m2 to 350g/m2. In the sale of coated paper, the size of single sheet paper is generally divided into two sizes: wide (889mm× 1 194mm) and moderate (787mm× 1092mm). The price of coated paper is about 7000 ~ 7500 yuan per ton, a 200-gram piece of 889 mm× 10.

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Baidu encyclopedia-coated paper