Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-30 Thread Arthur Entlich
Steve, Do you get a discount if the send the same message an even dozen times? ;-) Don't know what the problem is/was, but I received this message 12 times. Art Steve Bye wrote: While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-30 Thread Steve Bye
While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually 640x480, or 4:3. The answer when all the math is done is that,

RE: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-30 Thread Laurie Solomon
6:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-30 Thread Steve Bye
While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually 640x480, or 4:3. The answer when all the math is done is that,

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-30 Thread Steve Bye
While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually 640x480, or 4:3. The answer when all the math is done is that,

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen - PROBLEM FIXED - VERY SORRY

2001-04-30 Thread Steve Bye
I'm extremely sorry for the repeat postings. I've had a major mailer problem that I've been trying to fix for 2-3 days, and I just managed to figure it out. Steve Bye

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-30 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
Copy 15? I'm sorry I asked ;-) Maris - Original Message - From: Steve Bye [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 6:28 PM Subject: Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480

RE: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread shAf
Maris writes ... My son needs some photos scanned for display on an American television (NOT a monitor). TVs I am aware have screens measured in lines per inch but not dpi. Question: What dpi should my resulting image be for display on a 21 TV? It may depend on how you display

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
or another. Maris - Original Message - From: shAf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 1:16 AM Subject: RE: filmscanners: Scan for television screen | Maris writes ... | | My son needs some photos scanned for display on an | American television (NOT a monitor

RE: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Andreas Kurz
Hi Maris, 72 dpi, 720x540 pixels for fullscreen, you will loose about 10% of the picture at the edges, so make a border around it. regards Andi My son needs some photos scanned for display on an American television (NOT a monitor). TVs I am aware have screens measured in lines per inch but

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Colin Maddock
Maris asked: Question: What dpi should my resulting image be for display on a 21 TV? As the resolution of the NTSC TV system is lower than even the lowliest computer monitor these days, 72 or 75dpi will be more than enough, I think. Colin Maddock

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Arthur Entlich
As you might already know, American televisions use a signal type called NTSC. This signal is not directly compatible with either digital or analogue output from a computer, and requires the signal be converted to NTSC and RF. So, the question of importance is not what scanning dpi is

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Richard
My son needs some photos scanned for display on an American television (NOT a monitor). TVs I am aware have screens measured in lines per inch but not dpi. Question: What dpi should my resulting image be for display on a 21 TV? Maris Lidaka Maris DonĀ¹t worry about dpi nor TV size,

RE: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Chuck Skinner
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Maris V. Lidaka, Sr. Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 1:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: filmscanners: Scan for television screen My son needs some photos scanned for display on an American

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Steve Bye
While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually 640x480, or 4:3. The answer when all the math is done is that,

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Steve Bye
While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually 640x480, or 4:3. The answer when all the math is done is that,

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Steve Bye
While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually 640x480, or 4:3. The answer when all the math is done is that,

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Steve Bye
While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually 640x480, or 4:3. The answer when all the math is done is that,

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Steve Bye
While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually 640x480, or 4:3. The answer when all the math is done is that,

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Steve Bye
While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually 640x480, or 4:3. The answer when all the math is done is that,

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Steve Bye
While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually 640x480, or 4:3. The answer when all the math is done is that,

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Rob Geraghty
Steve would you *please* stop sending this message! It's appeared about 7 times now. If you didn't send it more than once, there must be some other problem with the mailing list? Regards, Rob -- Original Message -- While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480,

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Steve Bye
While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually 640x480, or 4:3. The answer when all the math is done is that,

RE: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Laurie Solomon
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Steve Bye
While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually 640x480, or 4:3. The answer when all the math is done is that,

Re: filmscanners: Scan for television screen

2001-04-29 Thread Steve Bye
While it's true that the resolution of NTSC (American standard) is 720x480, the pixels are not square - they are about 1 high and 0.9 wide. This means that, though the resolution is 720x480, the aspect ratio of the image is actually 640x480, or 4:3. The answer when all the math is done is that,