Bob Croxford30/7/04 4:54 pm > Small in the frame was a cottage chimney. On the 11mb drum > scan I could count the bricks. On an 18mb scan which appeared just as > sharp on screen and Epson print I could not even differentiate the > bricks.
You have also touched on the fact that not only a lot of photographers don't understand colour management when printing but also don't understand about what resolution to send to an inkjet printer. Most Epson printers are based on 720 dpi technology and use software to emulate 1440dpi and 2880dpi. For best sharpness from a print, files need to have an exact fraction of 720dpi e.g. 720ppi, 360ppi, 240ppi, 180ppi etc. A 240ppi file will print sharper than a say a 300ppi file on an Epson printer. Other factors that affect sharpness of a print are head alignment and Print settings. Setting print settings to 2880dpi rather than 1440dpi can, on some printers, soften an image slightly especially if head alignment is not perfect as it has to make several passes. Also if High Speed option is chosen this can soften an image too as printer lays ink down in both directions and paths might not be perfect. P.S. Bob - please don't take this message to imply that I think you don't know what you are doing. =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
