Digital BW, The Print

Hi,

Jonathan Sachs, author of Picture Window, offers a freeware scanning 
resolution calculator at:

http://www.dl-c.com/Temp/downloads/ScanCalc/Default.htm

the parameters include viewing distance.

Steve Alred

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Allan Chen 
<kaiyen@s...> wrote:
> 
> >Hello all,
> 
>          We all know the general rules of thumb about minimum 
recommended 
> resolution for printing to X size (whether that rule of thumb says 
200, 
> 250, 300 dpi is irrelevant).  However, once you start getting 
into, say, 
> 36" wide prints and larger, it seems those numbers go out the 
window.  It's 
> almost impossible to get, say, 250dpi across that large of a 
print.  But 
> the assumption is that viewers wouldn't stand nearly as close to 
the print, 
> so the sharpness still holds up.
>          So...what exactly are the suggested minimums for such 
large 
> prints?  At 36" wide, let's say, would 100dpi be enough?  75?  
More?  Less?
> 
>          We're thinking of putting in an Epson 9600 here at the 
school I 
> work for, and I'm trying to figure out a starting point for the 
various 
> print tests I'll be doing.
> thanks,
> allan
> 
> 
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