At 07:09 31/05/03, you wrote:
>I have to scan a 18x22" map to produce a SuperB 13x19 print. Poor condition
>map needs lots of work. I am running out of size in PS7. I want to scan as
>high res as possible for retouching sake, then drop down to stitch them. I
>can scan up to 1800dpi. The question is: what would be my final values in
>'image size' when i went to stitch them together? it would take all day to
>experiment
Maybe I am missing something, but you can't reproduce much more than 300dpi
(or ppi depending on your school of thought and background) so - scan at
300, manipulate at 300, stitch at 300 and get a final print around 35MB (if
my maths is right which it may not be this morning).
Then in PS just resize to 13x16 (approx, if you keep aspect ratio) without
allowing resampling - your file size remains the same, but your resolution
goes up to about 415dpi. This should be plenty to print accurately. If
you have a really hot printer then increase the original res accordingly,
but you don't need anything like 1800.
Am I missing something?
Julian
Julian
Canberra, Australia
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