Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/22

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Subject: RE: [Leica] film scanner recommendation
From: henry <henry@henryambrose.com>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 20:10:44 -0500

>
>> In your
>> opinion, at what dpi is there no improvement in image quality 
>> on this type
>> of system?
>
>Do you mean scanner DPI or print DPI?
>
>Scanner DPI is dependent on what your output size is going to be.
>
OK, just one post on my little personal crusade about dpi and ppi!

Printers make dots.
Scanners make pixels.

Don't fall into the SLOPPY trap of mixing your measures.
And I don't care whose scanner software, instruction manual or book calls 
it wrong, its just wrong and confusing.

Stop it now!
; >)

Henry

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