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

["Lynn Allen" <ktrout@hotmail.com>]

Thank you, Austin. Now *that*, I understand. :-)

Best regards--LRA


>From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
>Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
>To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
>Subject: RE: filmscanners: Scanner resolution (was: BWP seeks scanner)
>Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:53:12 -0400
>
> > OK, did I miss something significant here, or did the subject just get
> > changed? I'm *assuming* that "a resolution of 75 lp/mm" refers to
> > 75 lines
> > per milimeter--in which case the "/" is redundant.
>
>lp == Line Pair, so 75 lp/mm means 75 line pairs per millimeter.  That 
>means
>150 lines, but since you can't see lines right next to each other we use
>line pairs...black/white/black/white etc.
>
>

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