Digital BW, The Print

Hi John,

> > I know that with the Piezo driver, I have tried fixed
> > multiples vs most any weird resolution you can imagine, like 531.2,
> and I
> > simply find the more resolution I send the driver, the better the
> image gets
> > printed.  And, like Jerry as said, it is visually notable up to 460
> or so,
> > and beyond that, it's notable with a loupe up to 720, and anything
> beyond
> > that isn't noticeable.
>
> So, it sounds like you send the full-rez image to the printer
> regardless of what size you're printing at

You are ABSOLUTELY correct.

> but how do you deal with
> sharpening ?

That has been a bone of contention for some as to how I do my workflow.  I
do NOT sharpen.  The scanner I use, Leafscan 45, does not require sharpening
at all.  As a note, no one (gallery owners, collectors, professionals) have
ever said a thing about my images might be better with some sharpening or
said a thing about sharpening.  In fact, they can't believe the detail I get
in my images.  It is in fact better than my chemical darkroom prints.

> That really needs to be dependent on print-size, as I
> understand it.  So do you adjust the radius of the USM depending
> upon the resolution (pixels per inch) ?

I just don't sharpen ;-)

Regards,

Austin