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[filmscanners] RE: Dynamic range
Hi Todd,
> > I thought what determined the DyR of a scanner was its ability to
> > accurately
> > read into dense film. IOW, to discern low voltages (readings
> through high
> > density film) from noise. IOW, how far from clear film into
> density it can
> > distinguish -- not how finely the image gets chopped.
>
> Basically, correct.
Sorry, I didn't see the "not" there... Yes, dynamic range is based on how
finely the image "gets chopped" relative to the overall range. When you
quantify "discerning low voltages from noise", you are "chopping" things
up...
Austin
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