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I have an Espon 4180 flatbed film scanner that I am happy with. I am scanning Fuji negative film at 24bit – 3200 dpi. I then edit and crop the results in Photoshop. Sometimes I crop a horizontal photo to print as a portrait. In that instance the cropping is severe.
I want to be able to print at least as large as 8×10 and occasionally 11×14.
The scanning takes a long time. I also have to reduce the pixel count to print on my 1200 dpi Canon IP4000 printer.
QUESTION: Is it necessary to scan at 3200 dpi or can I get the same results with much lower dpi. If so what is the best dpi to scan without loosing any quality in the above situation.
I want to be able to print at least as large as 8×10 and occasionally 11×14.
The scanning takes a long time. I also have to reduce the pixel count to print on my 1200 dpi Canon IP4000 printer.
QUESTION: Is it necessary to scan at 3200 dpi or can I get the same results with much lower dpi. If so what is the best dpi to scan without loosing any quality in the above situation.
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