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RE: filmscanners: File sizes, file formats, etc. for printing 8.5 x 11and 13 x 17...
shAf previously wrote ...
> Marvin writes ...
>
> > ..., I found that the file sizes were about
> > 5MB, the print sizes were about 5 x 7
> > and the ppi were 385.
>
> Whereas I thought this photographer's prints would
> provide an example of the math, it doesn't work.
>
> 1st ...
>
> 2nd ...
>
> However, the math does not agree with the filesize
> you mention!!
>
> (5" X 385ppi) X (7" X 385ppi) X 3 RGB channels is not
> equal to 5Mb!! ... more rather, ~15Mb ...
Ooops!!! ... you did mention this image may have been B/W, for which
there would be only one channel ... therefore ~5Mb is about right.
IHIDNC (I hope I did not confuse) ... shAf :o)
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