Good, I am glad you not only confirmed my recollection but elucidated on it since I have reached an age where my memory chips may be beginning to fade. :-)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <> wrote: > At 10:33 AM -0500 10/24/03, LAURIE SOLOMON wrote: >> It is funny that you should mention the 240 figure; I also remember >> a long sdiscussion ont he old Leben Epson Inkjet printer list in >> which it was finally concluded that the 240 ppi/dpi number was the >> optimum resolution to send to the printer and any files greater than >> that were a waste of processing time and storage space since the >> printers would reduce the resolution down to the 240 ppi/dpi and the >> output would show only a relatively small improvement over files >> with original resolutions of 240 ppi/dpi. It was also said that >> this small improvement stopped once the file resolution sent to the >> printer went over 300 or 360 ppi/dpi. > > At the risk of prolonging a rather OT discussion, I can put > in my $.02 worth. I was one of the people from the old Leben list who > did some printer resolution tests - printing files at 240, 300, 360 > and 353.359 ppi (the last was to determine if indeed an even multiple > was advantageous to the printer). I tested an Epson1160 and 1270 > (both rather obsolete now, so things may have changed). > I examined the prints with a 4x loupe and could see a slight > improvement from 240 to 300 and on up to 360. The 353.359 ppi print > was identical to the 360 in terms of sharpness. I concluded from this > test that, at least for a regular photographic image (as opposed to a > test chart), there was some advantage to going above 240ppi, but not > much, especially considering the dramatically increased file sizes. > > Regards, > Roger Smith > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------- > Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe > filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) > in the message title or body > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.525 / Virus Database: 322 - Release Date: 10/9/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.525 / Virus Database: 322 - Release Date: 10/9/2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
