Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 14 Jul 2002 19:19:18 +0200, "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> wrote: >Don > >I always print files at 360 DPI (a multiple of the 1440 DPI my printer >is capable of) I've always sort of assumed that having the one directly >divisible by the other makes things easier for the printer driver (I'm >probably talking rubbish of course). > >Steve Well, I take a fairly brain-dead approach - I scan at full res and full bit depth on my LS-4000. I do the necessary in Photoshop, and when it comes time to print I just select "Fit to Page" and dump the file to the printer. The file transfer takes a bit longer, but I've never seen any artifacts on the print that I could attribute to using this technique. One reason I like this approach is that I'm always working at full res, and there's less chance of accidentally saving over the original with a downsampled copy. I tried a downsampling test using my old Epson 870 and glossy paper. There was a visible difference going from 200 dpi to 300, but beyond 360 dpi the images looked identical. Paul - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html