Nikon Scan

I have a Nikon Scan IV.

In the settings, if I scan a 35 mm neg at 240 dpi this shows in the Resolution as Custom. If I go into the drop down, I find another setting which is called Epson 890, which is my printer. I don't recall putting that there so I guess Nikon or PS must have done. If I hit this I get a resolution of 370 dpi (odd number) and a larger file.

Should I just ignore this Epson setting, or should I use it? Do I need 370 dpi to print A4? I have always found 240 adequate in the past

Any elucidation appreciated

Bobby D
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 08:02:42 -0500, Bobby Dogg wrote
(in article <41332570$0$20249$>):

I have a Nikon Scan IV.

In the settings, if I scan a 35 mm neg at 240 dpi this shows in the Resolution as Custom. If I go into the drop down, I find another setting which is called Epson 890, which is my printer. I don't recall putting that there so I guess Nikon or PS must have done. If I hit this I get a resolution of 370 dpi (odd number) and a larger file.

Should I just ignore this Epson setting, or should I use it? Do I need 370 dpi to print A4? I have always found 240 adequate in the past
Any elucidation appreciated

Bobby D

370 dpi is the native resolution of the epson printer. That is, it produces it's greatest detail resolution if your file is that big. Depending on how big the print is, how close you look at it, and how much fine detail is in the photograph that you need to show in the print, you may or may not see a difference

Konstantin

Mnay thanks for the explanation

I'll use Epson fro some scans and 240dpi for others where detail is less critival

Bobby D

"kon martos" wrote in message

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 08:02:42 -0500, Bobby Dogg wrote
(in article <41332570$0$20249$>):

I have a Nikon Scan IV.

In the settings, if I scan a 35 mm neg at 240 dpi this shows in the Resolution as Custom. If I go into the drop down, I find another setting which is called Epson 890, which is my printer. I don't recall putting that
there so I guess Nikon or PS must have done. If I hit this I get a resolution of 370 dpi (odd number) and a larger file.

Should I just ignore this Epson setting, or should I use it? Do I need 370
dpi to print A4? I have always found 240 adequate in the past
Any elucidation appreciated

Bobby D

370 dpi is the native resolution of the epson printer. That is, it produces
it's greatest detail resolution if your file is that big. Depending on how
big the print is, how close you look at it, and how much fine detail is in the photograph that you need to show in the print, you may or may not see a
difference

Konstantin

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:46:17 GMT, kon martos wrote:

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 08:02:42 -0500, Bobby Dogg wrote
(in article <41332570$0$20249$>):

I have a Nikon Scan IV.

In the settings, if I scan a 35 mm neg at 240 dpi this shows in the Resolution as Custom. If I go into the drop down, I find another setting which is called Epson 890, which is my printer. I don't recall putting that there so I guess Nikon or PS must have done. If I hit this I get a resolution of 370 dpi (odd number) and a larger file.

Should I just ignore this Epson setting, or should I use it? Do I need 370 dpi to print A4? I have always found 240 adequate in the past
Any elucidation appreciated

Bobby D

370 dpi is the native resolution of the epson printer. That is, it produces it's greatest detail resolution if your file is that big. Depending on how big the print is, how close you look at it, and how much fine detail is in the photograph that you need to show in the print, you may or may not see a difference

Actually, it's variations on 720 dpi. If you want more detailed information go and ask about it in comp.periphs.printers.

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