What is "Lustre" and "metallic" ?

[Chairman7w]

Hi guys, one of the options on SmugMug for prints, is Lustre and Metallic.

what are these? I know what glossy is, and I know what matte is, but I haven't heard of these. What are they?

(Thanks in advance)

[torvaterra]

The difference is that metallic prints have a very eye popping effect but they dont work for all images. Lustre is like glossy but less shiny.

I made a thread comparing a standard glossy vs. metallic with pics:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=718637

[Karl Johnston]

Luster is eye popping and colorful with a lot of detail when viewed under the light. It's great for gallery images or well lit rooms.

It has a less shiny look than glossy

Metallic is a special type of paper manufactured (usually) by kodak, and in some cases, using special types of ink. It is designed to be very good for prints that have a lot of neon or bright colors in them, or for greens, silvers, golds, metallic colors like those.

Transportation guys, sports photographers really love their metallic prints.
Though its not an all around medium for any subject

[zagiace]

metallic has a pearl essence to it. A high gloss surface with a shiny metallic appearance. It looks great with images that have lots of color, contrast, sepia and black and white.
Lustre is a light pebble texture that resist fingerprints with a low gloss surface. It is the non-gloss paper you typically get at many labs.
I lean towards lustre for most applications, but metallic is stellar for wall portraits in well lit areas. They really shine under spot light.
Albums and books I generally stick to lustre, they get a lot of handling, and the metallic pages tend to stick to each other.

[Chairman7w]

Thanks!