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RE: [Digital BW] Optimal DPI (should be PPI...)

2003-02-11 by Austin Franklin

Hi Jerry,

> I did run tests. Up to 480 DPI you can see differences. The higher the
> DPI (FILE size) the smoother and sharper the prints look.  Sometimes I
> have 1200 DPI files, for large prints.  When I make a very small print,
> I just leave it set at 1200 DPI. The prints are sharper than if you
> resample to 360 DPI.  I made comparison prints from about 100 DPI to 720
> DPI (FILE size) once. The bigger the file size, the sharper the print.
> After 480 DPI though, it takes a loupe to see any difference at the
> higher resolutions. There is a VERY noticeable difference between 240
> and 480 though.

Don't you mean PPI instead of DPI in this reply?  Other than that, my
experience agree with yours ;-)

Regards,

Austin

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