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Pre-photographic

Intaglio
Planographic
Relief

Photomechanical

Collotype
Letterpress
Offset Lithography
Photogravure
Rotogravure
Woodburytype

Photographic

Albumen
Ambrotype
Bromoil
Bromoil Transfer
Carbon
Carbro
Chromogenic
Collodion POP
Cyanotype
Daguerreotype
Direct Carbon (Fresson)
Dye Imbibition
Gelatin Dry Plate
Gelatin POP
Gum Dichromate
Instant (Diffusion Transfer)
Instant (Dye Diffusion Transfer)
Instant (Internal Dye Diffusion Transfer)
Matte Collodion
Platinum
Salted Paper
Screen Plate
Silver Dye Bleach
Silver Gelatin DOP
Tintype
Wet Plate Collodion

Digital

Electrophotography
Inkjet
Thermal

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Notes on this view:

Cibachrome-A was introduced in 1974 as the first silver dye bleach material for amateur home processing, allowing amateur photographers to make color prints from their 35mm color slides. The introduction of Cibachrome-A marked the beginning of widespread popularity of silver dye bleach materials, which lasted until the early 1980s. Consumers could purchase all the things necessary to make prints in a "discovery kit" which included printing paper, the processing chemicals, a set of printing filters, a processing drum, measuring cups, and an instruction booklet. Cibachrome-A was quick and simple to use requiring only three processing solutions (developer, bleach, fix) with a total processing time of about twelve minutes. The chemicals were one-time use only and discarded after use.