Let's go back to the digital information needed to guide the ink nozzles. This guidance is achieved by scanning original artwork or a transparency of the original to a computer file. No half-tones are used. No film is needed. Therein lies the true beauty of gicl e prints.
Artists can market their prints one at a time on an as-sold basis.
The digital image is burned to a CD and kept by the production house. Thus, another gicl e print is only a phone call away. The inventory and forecasting nightmare is dispelled. Naturally, production times do vary, but a reputable company can usually produce a gicl e within five to ten days. As I mentioned before, the integrity, longevity, and marketability of your gicl e print is dependent on many factors.