Digital BW, The Print

Andre...It has been my experience that upsizing by a large amount in 
one fell swoop can cause image degragation by way of artifacts.  
Upsizing in smaller increments minimizes this potential...Val

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "sceptre12345" 
<am1000@v...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Val Brunell" 
> <vbrunell@d...> wrote:
> > Joseph:  Regarding posterization...I believe the advice you are 
> > getting regarding scanning at 4000 dpi at the input size is 
right.  
> > Do your major tonal adjustments in 16-bit only.  When upsizing 
to 
> > 11x14, do so in small increments (maybe 2-3 inches at a time.) 
It 
> > only takes a minute to upsize in 5-6 increments using this 
> method).  
> > Finally, go easy on your sharpening.  Hope this helps...Val
> 
> Val,
> Why would one to upsize to 11x14, in increments yet, a 35mm 
negative 
> scanned at 4000dpi ?
> 
> In Photoshop, select Image Size, uncheck resample image and enter 
11 
> for Height, if the image is horizontal. You have more than enough 
> resolution so that upsizing is not necessary.
> Cheers,
> Andre