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RE: [Digital BW] Which component is most limiting.

2003-05-30 by Austin Franklin

Hi Paul,

> Be careful to check the dpi of the test file.
> It's supposed to be 360.

If the file is only 360PPI, than the highest resolution it can print is
360/2 (because it's line pairs) /25.4 is 7.0866 lp/mm.

> >>> 4. Do papers have a significant impact on resolution/sharpness number
> >>> of tones rendered and tonal transition
>
> I have not measured the sharpness of the top RC papers, but my sense of it
> is that they show a lot more of the digital artifacts.  Part of this
> (probably most of it) is that the increased RC contrast makes defects
> visible that were hidden on matte papers.

The ink goes in further with matte papers, I believe, which would mean it
would spread more as well.

Regards,

Austin

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