Abstract: A method of ink jet printing comprising a step of printing a primer onto a media sheet is disclosed. This method comprises a step of printing with ink onto the media sheet so as to form an image superposed on the primer, the step of printing with ink being carried out with a print head having an array of nozzles staggered in several rows, while performing a relative scan movement of the print head and the media sheet in a transport direction normal to the rows. The primer is printed on the media sheet non-uniformly in a pattern that corresponds with a pattern in which the nozzles of the print head are staggered.

Abstract: A method of ink jet printing comprising a step of printing a primer onto a media sheet is disclosed. This method comprises a step of printing with ink onto the media sheet so as to form an image superposed on the primer, the step of printing with ink being carried out with a print head having an array of nozzles staggered in several rows, while performing a relative scan movement of the print head and the media sheet in a transport direction normal to the rows. The primer is printed on the media sheet non-uniformly in a pattern that corresponds with a pattern in which the nozzles of the print head are staggered.

Abstract: A printing method wherein a scanning-type printer, or a printer comprising a page-wide array of multiple printheads, is used for printing an image on a substrate in a plurality of adjacent swaths, the method comprising a step of determining positions of boundaries between the adjacent swaths on the basis of image contents to be printed, preferentially in such a way that artefacts are least likely to be visible.

Abstract: A printing method wherein a scanning-type printer, or a printer comprising a page-wide array of multiple printheads, is used for printing an image on a substrate in a plurality of adjacent swaths, the method comprising a step of determining positions of boundaries between the adjacent swaths on the basis of image contents to be printed, preferentially in such a way that artefacts are least likely to be visible.

Abstract: A method of producing a print product by controlling a printing element to form ink dots on a textured surface of a substrate includes capturing an image of the textured surface with an opto-electronic device; processing data received from the opto-electronic device, thereby to locate surface areas of the textured surface that are suitable for receiving ink; and controlling the printing element to form ink dots selectively on the located surface areas. The ink dots that are expected not to reach the surface of the substrate are not applied. The method better preserves the texture of the textured substrate surface and avoids the unnecessary application of ink.