P3D Re: RE:Scanners

[Sid Herbage <sid@xxxxxxxxxx>]

There is an excellent (and lengthy) tutorial on scanning, resolution,
printing etc at:

http://www.scantips.com/

well worth a look.




> >I would like for people to be able to print out 8x10's that look sharp,
>is 1600x1200
> >about right?  How large are grey-scale files at that resolution?
>
>
>The first is a complicated question, because it depends on the
>resolution of the output device.  The important thing is that you don't
>want to have to enlarge the digital image when printing, because this
>will make it "pixel-ly".  Ideally, you match the scanned resolution to
>the output device for the desired final size, so you're neither storing
>data you can't use, nor enlarging, but it's also OK in terms of image
>quality if you have to reduce it somewhat to fit the printer.

... sid (sid@xxxxxxxxxx)