Digital BW, The Print

>Not much point in shooting larger formats if you plan to scan them at
>such low resolution that they produce the same size files as smaller
>formats.

Sure there is. If I did my job my larger negative contains better detail and
tonal range than a smaller negative.  I don't lose that detail and range by
scanning for a file size that produces the maximum dpi my printer driver
will allow at the largest print size it will make and/or that I want or
need.  In other words, there's

I would nevertheless do as you suggest and scan at the highest possible dpi
if it didn't produce any speed, storage, or other problems just on the
theory of "why not?" But if doing that creates the problems the OP is having
then IMHO he should should reduce his scan ppi so that he gets a file size
that will still produce the maximum dpi his printer will give him at the
maximum print size he wants to make.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony G. Atkielski" <anthony@...>
To: "B. Campbell" <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Computing power



B. Campbell writes:

> I asked because I thought you might have a good reason for scanning 4x5
> negatives at that high a ppi such as a need for really large prints. But
if
> your prints are in the 16x20 range or less you should be able to scan at
> something like 1200 ppi range and greatly reduce your file size, which
> should speed things up without affecting the quality of the print.

Not much point in shooting larger formats if you plan to scan them at
such low resolution that they produce the same size files as smaller
formats.





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