Print & Ink Options
Print Options
At Precision Backdrops, we offer three different print options for our backings, day|night, day and midnight.
Day|Night Backings
Certainly our most popular option, Day|Night backings offer both front and backing lighting abilities allowing for the most versatility on set. Front lighting produces a daytime look where as back lighting produces a late dusk to night to look.
Day Backings
If you only need a day time view or are on a tight deadline, choose our day backings, which are designed to be front lit only. Without the need to capture, create and print the night image, the photography, retouching and production all allow for faster turn around times. Likewise, production costs tend to be lower, allowing for a more budget friendly option.
Midnight Backings
Utilizing an unique printing process, our midnight backings produce a true midnight look. When back lit, these backings produce vibrant and saturated highlights along with blacks and shadows that do not wash out. Likewise, unlike with day|night backings where the brighter blue sky on the day image makes it difficult to achieve a true night look, the skies in our midnight backings remains strikingly dark even with substantial back lighting. Production costs and time frames for our midnight backings are similar to our day|night backings.
Media Kits
Interested in seeing our different print options and getting them in front of your DP? Feel free to reach out for a media kit containing samples of each printed and finished to easily skin on a 6x6 frame. (Available May 1st 2025)
Ink & Color Saturation
At Precision Backdrops, we utilize and offer two different printing and ink management software, allowing for different saturation levels in the final backdrop. Below are the options we offer along with descriptions and comparisons of photographs of actually backings.
Opal
Our Opal setting uses less ink and creates a muted color space. The backdrop will be about 20% less saturated then it would be with Sapphire. Given the smaller amount of ink used, the sheen will be less and between matte and eggshell. DMax is noticeably lower, leading to subdued blacks and brighter backlighting.
Sapphire
Our Sapphire setting uses the most ink, allowing for a backdrop that is as saturated as the digital file. This is our default setting and what we use if no guidance is given. Given the amount of ink used, the sheen is roughly eggshell. Likewise, DMax will be greater with deeper blacks and shadows.
