Re: filmscanners: Scanner resolution (was: BWP seeks scanner)

[TonySleep@halftone.co.uk (Tony Sleep)]

On Sun, 17 Jun 2001 02:19:31 -0700  Arthur Entlich (artistic@ampsc.com) 
wrote:

> I think there are two issues here.  One is that a 4000 dpi scanner 
> doesn't capture 4000 dpi, and I've yet to get a straight answer on what 
> they actually capture.

You won't get one - it simply isn't calculable and varies empirically 
according to subject contrasts, luminance and colour.

Regards 

Tony Sleep
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