Re: Resolution and print quality

["Maris V. Lidaka Sr." <mlidaka@ameritech.net>]

You should certainly sharpen.  Whether you need to smart blur depends on the
image, perhaps one with a large expanse sky or something similar.

Maris

----- Original Message -----
From: "john gale" <john@smadness.com>
To: <epson-inkjet@leben.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 12:50 PM
Subject: Resolution and print quality


>
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> But what about some more general things that I've heard people refer
> to, but am not quite sure how they might help / hinder?  In other
> words, what's the general process that people usually go through to
> get from a scanned image to a printed image?  Say I get a 4000ppi
> negative scan, and want to print a 5x7 from it.  This gives me
> roughly 800ppi, so I should scale it down to 720ppi.  But what about
> other things that might increase the quality of the print?  Should I
> sharpen / blur the image?  Should I smart blur to get a more
> continuous tone?
>
>
>            !john
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