Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like I am operating the same way you are Paul. However, if you don't see improvement after 360DPI, aren't you better off to down res to that size and save the disk space? Have you run any tests on just scanning at 360DPI to begin with vs. at full res and then downsizing the DPI? - --- Paul Chefurka <paul@chefurka.com> wrote: > On Sun, 14 Jul 2002 19:19:18 +0200, "Steve Unsworth" > <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> wrote: > > >Don > > > >I always print files at 360 DPI (a multiple of the > 1440 DPI my printer > >is capable of) I've always sort of assumed that > having the one directly > >divisible by the other makes things easier for the > printer driver (I'm > >probably talking rubbish of course). > > > >Steve > > Well, I take a fairly brain-dead approach - I scan > at full res and full bit > depth on my LS-4000. I do the necessary in > Photoshop, and when it comes > time to print I just select "Fit to Page" and dump > the file to the printer. > The file transfer takes a bit longer, but I've never > seen any artifacts on > the print that I could attribute to using this > technique. One reason I > like this approach is that I'm always working at > full res, and there's less > chance of accidentally saving over the original with > a downsampled copy. > > I tried a downsampling test using my old Epson 870 > and glossy paper. There > was a visible difference going from 200 dpi to 300, > but beyond 360 dpi the > images looked identical. > > Paul > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html