Berry,
Sorry for the delay - my browser wasn't functioning right.
It's at page http://www.scantips.com/basics3b.html and the previous page.
His online article only discusses printers with resolution up to 600dpi,
though, so the article is just the basics.
Maris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Berry Ives" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Printdpi
| on 3/29/01 7:58 AM, Maris V. Lidaka, Sr. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
|
| > The general consensus is printing in the range of 240-360dpi, and it
will
| > depend on the paper - for a good explanation of why see
| > http://www.scantips.com/
| >
| > The best thing to do is to experiment on *your* printer and find the
optimal
| > dpi for each type of paper you generally use. I did that for my HP
| > PhotoSmart just the other day on HP glossy, and found that 240dpi
appeared
| > the best.
| >
| > Maris
| >
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Richard Starr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 7:27 AM
| > Subject: filmscanners: Printdpi
| >
| >
| > | The dpi thread leads me to ask what the best dpi for printing on an
Epson
| > | printer (Stylus 600 for example) would be.
| > |
| > | My habit is to correct an image at the scanned resolution then move it
to
| > a
| > | default blank page for printing, using PhotoShop's free transformation
for
| > | sizing. I save the 'print' version as well as the full resolution
file.
| > The
| > | prints look good.
| > |
| > | I normally use a blank page set for 8.5 x11 inches and 110 dpi. I'm
| > wondering
| > | if I'd see better results at a higher dpi or faster results at a lower
| > dpi.
| > | Lower dpi would result in a smaller file for storage too. There must
be
| > an
| > | ideal maximum resolution beyond which the image doesn't print better
and a
| > | minimum resolution below which it is noticeably degraded.
| > |
| > | Comments?
| > | Rich
| >
| So where are the scantips on that page?
|
| ~Berry
|
|
