Digital BW, The Print

Mike, ALL scans from desktop scanners must be sharpened. That's just the way it is. Only with the high end drum type scanners would you not
need it.  If you are only printing 8x8 prints they should be razor sharp!   I don't know anything about the HP printers, but the epson photo
printers will give you true photographic quality prints.
Are you sure you are scanning at 2400 DPI? If it is a true optical DPI, this resolution should easily give you an extremely sharp 16 x 20
inch print.

JERRY

Mike Bergen wrote:

> I am very new to B&W digital printing and am glad to find this newsgroup.
> However I am having a difficult time with all the acronyms, etc.  Maybe I
> could get some help.
> I am presently using the following:
> Windows XP
> Paint Shop Pro 7.0
> Epson 2450 scanner for 2 * X 2 * negatives w/Epson Twain
> HP PhotoSmart P1000 printer
> Hasselblad 500C/M camera w/100ASA Ilford film
> I am making primarily 8X8 prints on Epson glossy paper.  I scan negatives
> with the 2450 at 2400dpi, and print at 300dpi.  When I don\ufffdt use the unsharp
> mask the prints are not very sharp. (It makes me wonder why I don\ufffdt just
> replace the Hasselblad with a box of Quaker Oats with a pinhole.)  With the
> unsharp mask the prints are pretty good.
> Here are my questions:
> 1.      What book should I get to learn all the acronyms/processes that are being
> discussed here?
> 2.      What parts of my process should I change to improve my prints, in order
> of importance?  I will eventually want to make larger prints.
> I would really appreciate any suggestions.
> Mike Bergen
>
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