Roland, Thank your for the information.
jjc -----Original Message----- From: Roland Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 2:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] what is optical resolution >>>>> "jjc" == Cruz, John J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: jjc> Roland, You certainly have answered most of the questions I jjc> had in mind. I do have one remaining question, however. The jjc> digital cameras I've seen at stores like CompUSA only list in jjc> their spec. total pixels. For example 1.3 Meg pixels. My jjc> question is how can I translate this number to the print size jjc> I want to print (w/o perceptible distortion)? I print all jjc> photos on 8.5" x 11" photo paper and would like to print also jjc> at 17" x 22". The more common formats in digital camera are a 4:3 ratio, at least for the smaller formats. I have a 1.3 megapixel camera and it's formats are 320x240, 640x480, and 1280x960. Higher end cameras may do other things. Do a little more digging, you should be able to find something about the actual formats supported for your camera. jjc> I don't currently have a digital camera. I use the new Kodak jjc> format and for the developing process I request digitized jjc> photos. I don't now recall the size of each photo-file jjc> return (via CD) but I think each photo-file is a jpeg file jjc> under 1 Meg. jjc> So my real question is should I buy a $200 HP camera at 1.3 jjc> Meg pixels or a $ 200 HP scanner? What's the resolution of the scanner? A 1.3 megapixel camera will never produce satisfactory prints at 17x22 and, even though Ofoto (http://www.ofoto.com) claims it will print at 8x10, the quality if marginal. Acceptable for a family vacation photo, maybe, but not for critical work. Mind you, we bought a Fuji FinePix 1400 1.3 megapixel camera last year for vacation pictures where we expect to (1) put them on the web for our family members to view and (2) occasionally make 4x6 snapshot-sized prints for friends/relatives. For 8x10 prints, I wouldn't recommend anything less than a 2 megapixel camera, but again, that is primarily for non-critical work. I'd say spend the money on the printer if you are doing artwork. Even an inexpensive color printer is acceptable for proofs. My dad does commercial work and he considers his Tektronix Phaser (don't remember which model) only acceptable for proofs. For high quality, it goes to a service bureau. roland -- PGP Key ID: 66 BC 3B CD Roland B. Roberts, PhD RL Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] 76-15 113th Street, Apt 3B [EMAIL PROTECTED] Forest Hills, NY 11375 _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
