Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]this is to some of you guys who really know scanners. i have a minolta damage scanner. i notice that you can define the pixels you want and also the size that you want and the machine figures out the scanning res. for example, i like to scan in 6x6 full frame into 2000x2000 pixel images, or 35mm into 2400x1600, and in PS reduce by 4 for the web. when i do this, the resolution is some funny number like 923dpi or something. only this morning did i stop and think about it; the machine can't REALLY continuously change its input resolution, can it? thus, isn't it interpolating? am i better off using the highest-res setting and using PS to bicubic the thing down (by non integral factor) to the size i need? or does it make any difference? - -rei - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html