Digital BW, The Print

Hi Austin, have you ever used the SI software that was posted on the
list about 2 weeks ago? In comparison with Genuine Fractals and Adobe
bicubic upsampling, it gave sharper, more detailed results than either
Genuine Fractals or Photoshop Bicubic. I tried it on several images, and
it is better. Again, not by much, but enough to make it the upsizer of
choice. I'll send you a copy if you'd like to try it. It is an action
that upsamples the image many times in small increments. Hard to believe
that could work, but it does. I always upsample my D-30 images to 36
Megs or so for final use, then sharpen as much as I can, and then reduce
that image if I ever need a smaller one.

Regardless of the numbers say, the D-30 is capable of some very nice
images up to 12x18 inches. And I'm very picky as you know, but probably
not as picky as you are. And I also am willing to bet you have better
eyesight than I do. It is rare to find someone who is that picky. That's
a good thing, right?  Canon is releasing a 6 megapixel camera soon, that
has a full size chip. a 17 mm lens will still be a 17mm lens. Wonder
what THAT is going to cost?

Jerry








Austin Franklin wrote:
> 
> Hi Jerry,
> 
> > I wonder, if an epson PRINTER can resolve all the detail that's in a
> > file [from a D30]! Possibly they can't.
> 
> The image files for the D30 are only 2160 x 1440...and as you well know, you
> really don't want to go below 180PPI, if even 240PPI to the
> printer...therefore you would get a 9" x 6" image size at 240PPI...so the
> printer can EASILY resolve "all the detail" from these images.  Now, if
> you're talking about colors, that's a different story...but as far as
> resolution goes, yes, no doubt about it, even the smaller Epson PRINTERs
> can.
> 
> Austin
> 
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