Have you printed on larger sizes than A4? I usually print a min of a 13 X 19. Also, how did you set the DPI? Resample? Richard Cooper ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Davis" <ydavis@hkg.odn.ne.jp> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 4:31 AM Subject: Re: file formats > Richard Cooper <cooperin@frontiernet.net> wrote/replied to: > > > > >Just to add my $1.00 worth. > >I use an Epson 1280 set to 1440 X 720 and use the Epson inks and Epson heavy > >weight matt photo paper. I import my images using the Epson Print Image > >Matching plug-in for photoshop. > >I have recorded on my Sony DSC F707 (5MP) camera both TIFF and JPEG images. > >I have compared the final print from the TIFF image file of 11MB vs the JPEG > >image file of 3MB and there is no visual difference. > >The DPI is about 250 and it appears that the 1280 injet printer can produce > >excellent results at this level. The high resolution image matches what I > >saw when the image was captured. > >Richard Cooper > > and mine... > > I just printed two photos on A4 paper with my Epson PM890C. > > One was a 240 meg TIF file from a 4 by 5 tranny scan. It was sent to > printer at around 1100 dpi. > > The other was a 21 meg TIF file from a 35mm negative scan. It went to > printer at 360 dpi. > > BIG HUGE FREAKING DIFFERENCE! > > Both were printed at 28800 on Photo Paper and both look real nice by > naked eye viewing at 2 feet. But even at this distance, one can easily > see much more detail in the larger file. Under a 10X loupe, the larger > file has incredible detail. > > Now if both are hung on a wall, most observers would likely notice a > quality difference, but most would say both are nice prints. > > So basically what I'm saying is there is way more than 360 dpi that > these printers can reproduce. Bigger is always better. > > "take every day as a gift, > never get angry at the idiotic mass of humanity, > delight in the craftsmanship of BMW and nature" > Jim Davis, 2002 > > >
