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Re: [Digital BW] Anyone built/seen a BW lightjet?

2002-04-02 by benoitml

Stephen,
Here is what I found out :
- At the scanning stage, the resolution depends on the size of the 
original, if the original is going to be cropped, the size of the 
output. The scans are usually done with the scale % set at 100 %. E.g 
the last scan I ordered was made at 2000dpi.
- For the output, they are printed at 150dpi or 300dpi. I let the lab 
decide.
These prints look more than decent up close, I would not let anything 
go out of my studio that would not look a lot more than decent (at 
least on the tech part!)
Let me know if you have other questions
BenoƮt
http://studiocharis.com



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Stephen Petegorsky 
<petegorsky@e...> wrote:
> Benoit - Are the 24 x 30 b&w Lightjet prints you're having made at 
the 
> lab really output at 150 dpi, or are you starting with a file of 
that 
> size and letting the lab use the Lightjet's interpolating software 
upsize 
> the file??  If it is the former, do they look decent up close at 
that 
> number??
> 
> Stephen

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