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Can a LCD projector imprint an image onto a light-sensitive paper?

Photography Asked by joaomoita4 on January 23, 2021

I am trying to develop an experiment in which I would expose a fast-framed video (almost timelapse-y) to a light-sensitive paper for a short amount of time as in the same process used to make photograms. However, I do not own an analog projector and I was wondering if it would work with a regular LCD projector. I have run a few experiments on a scanner, but unfortunately the light of projection and the light used by the scan to capture the image mostly cancelled itself out, due to the LCD nature of both, resulting in an overexposed image with a few dashes of what the projection was. Considering analog procedures don’t use that kind of light information, I thought it could work.

What do you think?

3 Answers

Yes that would work, assuming the projector can focus close enough. Getting your exposure right would be interesting.

However the final quality will be limited by the resolution of the projector.

Answered by Digital Lightcraft on January 23, 2021

Noritsu, a Japanese manufacturer of photo equipment designed and marketed mini-lab printers based on the LCD. Also, Electronic System Engineering (ESECO) marketed an enlarger based on an LCD display. Both project an image on standard color negative paper which develops up as a positive color print. The ESECO enlarger micro-moved the LCD display as the projected image played on the paper. This scheme greatly multiplied the resolution of the finished print. This resolution multiplication is possible because most camera digital files contain far more data than the LCD can display. Software was devised that micro-moved the LCD and at the same time the LDC displayed pixels that otherwise would be discarded. These were systems I was involved with. Kodak, Fuji, and many others produced color printing devices based on the LCD. A successful spin-off, Noritsu used a modified Texas Instrument micro-mirror array and made an impressive color printer and they marketed this device.

Answered by Alan Marcus on January 23, 2021

Almost all commercial printing on photosensitive paper in 2020 is done using either LED or laser emitting "enlargers", though most are scan line in nature that use the same array to move from one side of the paper to the other, sort of the reverse of a scanning back camera, rather than a three dimensional display that emits the entire image at once.

Answered by Michael C on January 23, 2021

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