Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/28

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Scanners (yet again)
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:30:30 -0500

> >> > If you are scanning 8x10s for the web, I would say even 300dpi is
> >> > overkill.
> >> >
> >> > Simon Stevens
> >>
> >>
> >> hmmmm...that is what I scan my 8x10s at.
> >
> > To post them on the web?  That makes no sense.  They would be 24" x 30"
> > large, well beyond the size of most any single monitor.  Your monitor
> > displays at between 72 and 100 PPI.
> >
> > Austin
> >
> .......well thanks for the tip Austin, but I have said many times
> that I am
> pretty illiterate with computer stuff.

Well, Steve, save some bits and scan at 100 SPI, and your files will be a
lot smaller!

BTW, you seem to be doing OK to me ;-)

Regards,

Austin

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