Digital BW, The Print

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From: "marc35ca" <mbergeron@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 5:37 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Vuescan TIFF size reduction Vs downsizing in Photoshop


> When you are scanning an image that does not need the full resolution
> of your scanner should you:
>
> A)Scan at full resolution and use the TIFF reduction factor in
> Vuescan, which I take it does an averaging to reduce the pixel count.
> or
>
> B) Scan at full resolution and resize in PS with the bi-cubic method
> (assuming it work on the way down as it does when enlarging an image).
>
> I did try both and could not really see a difference. Is my eye too-
> untrained for the task or are those two methods basically the same ?
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
Marc,

Rule of thumb is that you always want to scan at the optical resolution of
the scanner which may not be the highest resolution. Some scanner/software
combinations offer resolutions high above the optical resolution which are
achieved by resampling up the data from the optical resolution.

Other than a drum scanner your scanner will have a single optical resolution
and that is the ideal one to use. If that is too high you can safely down
sample in PhotoShop.

Martin Wesley

http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html


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