Digital BW, The Print

> From: Joseph Robinson [mailto:joseph@...]
>
> I will scan at the original negative size at 4000 ppi.  It sounds
> like I should be able to change the image size in Photoshop just
> before printing.  At that time, do I set the ppi to 300 or so, and
> resize to 11" x 14" with no resampling?  I assume that this is
> better than specifying the width as 11" in the print dialog.

Before you try any resampling, just specify the inches and let the driver do
the resampling automatically . That almost always works fine. Explicit
resampling is occasionally useful if you have an unusual image that produces
moire, but the solution is to resample to some integral subdivision of the
printer's natural resolution, which for Epson is 720. Resampling is also
useful if you just don't have enough pixels--certain algorithms can reduce
pixelation--but that's not going to be a problem if you sample at 4000ppi.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...