Remember this conversation? Well, I finally got around to running
comparative tests, and after examining the same sharp printed scan using
both Tony's and Austin's technique with a 5X loupe for about five minutes, I
can't say I saw any difference between the two methods. I'll repeat what
Tony said because no one is going to remember after three weeks:
"6. The box below, Resolution, will have adjusted to some silly value as a
result of 5. Type in 240, or 300, or 360 or whatever value you want, as
appropriate for the printer (I use 300, as from tests it is the
diminishing returns point for me and convenient for other reasons, but run
your own tests with different values if you accept the 'magic number'
integer arguments presented here).
"7. Ensure 'Resample image' is checked and set to 'Bicubic' (try 'nearest
neighbour' or 'bilinear' if you wish, draw your own conclusions which
works best)."
For Tony's method, I used 300, directed to an Epson 2000P. To the naked eye
at 12", both prints (8"X10") look identical. So I guess I'll use Austin's
method, since there is less processing involved and you get to actual
printing faster.
Frank Paris
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Austin Franklin
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 10:25 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: Re[7]: filmscanners: Re: monitors
>
>
> > > What I would like to see is a procedure to do the following (for
> > > example): I
> > > scan at 4000 DPI in a crop ratio 11:14. Then on A3 size paper
> I want to
> > > print an image exactly 11"X14".
>
> > I can tell you how I do it:-
>
> I do it slightly differently, and I'd be curious if you'd compare the
> output and see which one you like better...
>
> > 1. Scan at 4000ppi. Leave scan dimensions alone (ie set to the frame
> > size). This will give you a scan approx 5800pels x 3800pels.
>
> > 2. Go to PS|Image|Image size
>
> 3. Ensure "Resample Image" is NOT checked
>
> 4. Type in 14 or 11 in either the Width or Height...note, unless you
> happened to scan at exactly an 11:14 dimension, you may need to crop your
> image to get exactly that ratio, or just accept the ratio it was scanned
> in.
>
> 5. The box below, Resolution, will have adjusted to some silly value as a
> result of 4. Leave it alone!
>
> 6. Click 'OK'
>
> 7. Do as Tony suggests in his 9. and 10....
>
> Send this to the printer. What this does is insure you only get
> one level
> of interpolation, from the printer driver...
>
