Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Newspapers print at 85 lpi. That's allmost 1/2 of magazines (135 lpi). I can imagine that you don't see that much of the quality loss in a newspaper, because the printing quality of the newspaper itself isn't that good. > From: "Greg Locke" <locke@straylight.ca> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:28:51 -0230 > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Genuine Fractals-any good? > > Genuine Fractals works well. > We had it at the newspaper for "pumping up" small files, > > My printer has used it to take files from a D100 (17.5 megs) and make > prints > in excess of 24X36 inches. > > Go for it. > > Greg Locke > St. John's, Newfoundland > http://blog.greglocke.com > ----------------------------- > Independent journalism from > Newfoundland & Labrador > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman >> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 2:18 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: [Leica] Genuine Fractals-any good? >> >> I have decided to see if I can sell some photos via a UK >> stock agency. >> Maybe I can pay for a lens this way, who knows. Anyway, they >> have minimum size requirements (48 MB for color, 16 MB for >> grayscale) and suggest Genuine Fractals for upsampling if >> needed. I checked on their web site, and the version I would >> need is $150 with no free trial period. So, before I buy: is >> this any good? Specifically, if I need to turn an 18 MB >> Photoshop file into a 48 MB TIFF file, will the results be >> any good? Or am I just wasting my money? >> >> TIA, >> Nathan >> -- >> Nathan Wajsman >> Almere, The Netherlands >> >> General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville >> photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >