>I have noticed that scanner mfr.'s use the term interchangeably. For >instance Minolta lists their scanner resolutions in dpi. > >Not trying to be nit-picky... I promise I'm not... but if the product >manufacturers who write the specs call it that, I guess it's not wrong to >use the term. In essence a pixel is a dot of light, the absence of a dot of >light, or a place for a dot of light to go. > >At least that's what I think... I think. > >Tom C.
I would tend to agree with you Tom. However, playing devil's advocate, ppi surely refers to input and images on a monitor, and dpi refers to output on a printer? It is being picky, you're right. I prefer dpi personally - then everyone knows what we mean! Cheers, Cotty _______________________________________________________ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://www.macads.co.uk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
