Yahoo Groups archive

Digital BW, The Print

Index last updated: 2026-04-28 22:56 UTC

Message

Re: [Digital BW] Computing power

2004-12-02 by Anthony G. Atkielski

Matthew Wensing writes:

> So you're saying that 4800 isn't really giving you
> more detail than 1200 for say an 8x10 print?

It depends on the resolution at which you prepare the print.

> If anyone has any recommended articles for figuring
> these things out, I'm all ears.

If you plan on archiving your scan, scan at the highest possible optical
resolution with the greatest possible bit depth.

Attachments

Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.