Digital BW, The Print

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Atkielski" <atkielski@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Storage of digital images


> Martin writes:
>
> > If you have that much resolution in your file,
> > it would seem to me that you are better off
> > using it then not.
>
> There's no harm in using whatever resolution you have.  But if my file
> doesn't have enough pixels to print at 360 ppi at the size I want, there's
> no harm in printing at 300 ppi or even 240 ppi.  The implication is that
360
> ppi is _necessary_ for a decent print, but I do not find that to be true.
>
Anthony,

I will go along with you there but the earlier 160 ppi and 106 ppi figures
you used seem much too low to me. I think that in the 240 to 720 ppi range
it comes down to a matter of personal taste or artistic intent in the work.

Martin