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Why do my photo prints from Apple look wet in places when they are framed behind glass? The problem seems to be an interaction of the glossy paper and pressure of being behind glass. Does anyone have a remedy? Phone support has not heard of this.
iMovie '08, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Go the glossy prints from Apple feel tacky at all on the surface?
Do glossy prints from other sources look the same when placed in that same frame?
Does only part of the print contact the glass? Try putting a piece of cardboard behind the print so the entire print is making contact. Does it look any better then, at least more uniform?
I would not say the prints feel tacky, they are smoothly glossy. I don't have glossy prints from another source than Apple to test that theory.
With the print behind the glass and the whole backing on the frame, only in places do you see this weird artifact. However, if I press on the photo anywhere, whilst in the frame, this artifact is present.
My theory is that this is an (unacceptable) response to glossy paper under glass with pressure applied - even only the pressure of the backing of the frame. I have figured out a remedy, though it's not quite as nice as just having the photo under glass. I cannot believe I am the only person with this problem.
Thanks, OT, for your thoughts.
Have you tried cleaning the glass on the inside with something like eyeglasses cleaner (mostly alcohol) to see if there's anything on the glass that would make it that way?
A workaround is to get a matt for the frame which would keep the print away from the glass. The downside to that is you would need a bigger frame so the matt's cutout would be the size of the print with a border.
I cleaned the glass on both sides with window cleaner and let it dry before assembling. Maybe there's a static-like something that happens when glossy paper touches glass.
Prints look wet when framed behind glass?
