burkphoto wrote:
Their standard finish probably will be the industry standard 'E' surface, which is embossed lightly with a stippling effect. It is a little glossy. A true Matte paper has a smooth, gloss-free surface. The "giclee" matte is an inkjet print, which lasts five times longer than regular photo paper (and probably costs five times as much!). Giclee is just a term for high-end inkjet printing, using archival pigment inks on archival quality papers.
I use Epson's Exhibition Fiber Paper for my printing. They call it "Soft Gloss", and it was designed to have the look and feel of air dried double weight silver fiber paper with the F surface, which I used back in my darkroom days, and I think they nailed it.