Re: 8 verses 16 bit

[byard pidgeon <bluedove@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 03/04/2002 06:05 PM, rafeb@adelphia.net at rafeb@adelphia.net wrote:

> 
> As to printer output DPI, I find it hard to sell (or
> see) any improvement beyond, say, 240-300 dpi,
> and even there quite a few folks say that's overkill.
> 
 Printer manufacturers quote both "real" and "apparent" dpi, but only if
forced...they prefer the "apparent", because it's higher, so that's what
goes in the ads.
Try to get them to tell you what the "optimum" is (very few print the
figure) and you'll find it's about one third of the "real" figure.

> 
> The real world says I've sold about $10,000 worth of Epson
> prints in the last three years or so, and every one of them
> made from 24-bit (8 bits per color) RGB files.  Nobody gripes
> about the color.
> 
Rafe, you need to upgrade your customers, because those you have are so
low-class they don't even realize they're getting shoddy, low-bit and
low-dpi goods.
You really should be ashamed of yourself, taking advantage of them like
that...just because they're satisfied doesn't matter...we're talking tech
here, not satisfaction. 

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