Digital BW, The Print

> Can someone post or direct me (WWW) to a resolution chart for
> printing?  What I want to know is what image resolutions and DPI are
> best for each sized print, 4X6, 5X7, 8X10, 11X14 and so on.  I know
> that there is a point in which everything else is overkill for a
> specific resolution and DPI.

Duncan,

I don't know what you're asking.  What printer are you talking about?  What
workflow?

Typically, there is no "specific resolution and DPI" for printing B&W on an
inkjet printer...  The higher the resolution you send to the print driver,
the better your output will be.  This is true on the Piezo driver up to 720,
and on the Epson driver to, I believe, 480?  Print size makes no difference
either.

What I suggest is scan at optical resolution, and resize in PS but do NOT
decimate the image, which you can prevent by not checking one of the boxes
at the bottom of the resize window...it's obvious which one.  The PPI will
come out to some odd number, but just send that to the printer, and you
should get the best results you can.

Austin