Digital BW, The Print

The other thing is don't forget that digital printers print at 225 or 240
dpi so you have an increase in size straight  away. Also they print RGB
files so you need to make sure that you convert to RGB in a way that doesn't
introduce colour casts. My lambda lab publishes its profiles so if you have
a profile for your printer you can print through both and check for colour
casts.

Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Carney" <kcarney1@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 2:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Lambda Laser or Kodak led print


> Barry, you might try enlarging to 20x20 with GF and then printing, say a
> 12x12  portion of it on your 1280.  You should be able to judge if the
> quality is then acceptable before spending money for a lab print.  If your
> final output size is 360, then you have 360x20=7200 for the big print,
> starting with 1600 for the scan.  I use GF with success for smaller
> increments.  I would be surprised if the 20x20 works out, but you never
> know.
>
> Regards,
>
>   --Ken Carney
>     www.kencarney.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <bwolf@...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 6:23 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Lambda Laser or Kodak led print
>
>
> > I have a B&W digital file of a B&W photo scanned at 1600dpi at 2 1/4x
> > 2 1/4, then enlarged with genuine fractals. The file ends up being an
> > RGB file and is 10"x10" at 360 dpi. The file size is about 45 megs. I
> > usually print with my 1280 using Piezotone selenium inks and get
> > great results. However, now I need a print larger than I can make on
> > my 1280. Can I rez up to 20x20 using genuine fractals and get a print
> > of equal quality? Which of the 2 printers, (Lambda laser or Kodak led
> > printer) will give me the best nuetral print that will closely match
> > teh prints I'm now making? How many Dpi should I give the lab?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your opinions.
> >
> > Barry Wolf
> >
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