nicholas_siebenmorgen Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 I have been scanning 4x5s on a Imacon Prescision scanner and am getting confused about the size. If I want to blow these images as big as possible should I scan at the normal "underlined" size, or the largest interpolated size? Should I work from this interpolated sized if doing a lot of photoshop work, or should I work at its pure scan size and then interpolate later if necessary? Does the software interpolate the bigger size better than say Photoshop? I am planning on eventually having a photo show with huge prints and would just like to do it right. thanks for your help Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 it is better to scan at the maximum real resolution of the scanner , not an interpolated value. Using the interpolated value adds data but not information which can cause problems in post scanning steps like unsharp masking and noise reduction.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Scan at the native optical resolution. Do not use interpolated sizes; you would better do that yourself after retouching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_dolde Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 For an Imacon definately scan at max optical resolution. It's not that high anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 But it's sharp as a tack and outresolves all of those so called 4800 DPI dekstop scanners by a country mile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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