Message-Id: <mailto:199507090142.UAA06230@library.wustl.edu> Date: Sun, 9 Jul 1995 09:32:25 +0000 From: Francis Huang <mailto:fhuang@GLOBE.COM.PH> Subject: 2400 dpi slide vs. 600 dpi photo scans To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
Hi everyone.I am very curious as to what type of scan would give a better, clearer picture:
- a slide scanned using a 2,400 dpi (24 bit color) slide scanner
or a
- a regular photograph scanned at 600 dpi (24 bit color) using a flatbed?
I used to think that a slide scanner would produce better results but I'm not to sure now. The thing is that a slide scanner scans at a higher resolution because of the smaller area that it has to scan. A flatbed scanning a photograph scans at a lower resolution but a photograph is around 5 times bigger than a slide.
Thanks in advance.
Francis L. Huang Educational/Multimedia/Technology Consultant Telephone: (632) 633-4546 Fax: (632) 817-4250 Beeper no: (150) 334349 Cel: (0917) 819-4775 E-mail: mailto:fhuang@globe.com.ph Homepage: http://globe.com.ph/~fhuang/
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