| Title: | Personal Computer Multimedia |
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| Moderator: | XSTACY::GRAINNE |
| Created: | Thu Feb 18 1993 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Apr 18 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 396 |
| Total number of notes: | 2036 |
Hi All,
Can anyone advise me what resolution of scanner I will need in
order to be able to legibly scan the small print on CD jackets? I am
aware that the viewing application will need to provide a zoom facility
to look at the smaller printed areas on the artwork, but that's ok. I
just dont have much idea what resolution of scanner would be sufficient
to scan this kind of stuff in. Can anyone advise from experience?
Thanks!
Regards
Alan Trevennor
{ Who has never had his hands on a scanner for more than 5 minutes! }
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| 394.1 | WELKIN::ADOERFER | Hi-yo Server, away! | Wed Mar 26 1997 18:28 | 1 | |
I opened the bidding at 150, although 100 is almost tolerable | |||||
| 394.2 | BGSDEV::MORRIS | Tom Morris - Light & Sound Engineering | Thu Apr 17 1997 16:54 | 14 | |
I'll see your 150 and raise to 300.
Seriously though, a random survey of the backs of my CD sleeves shows
quite a range of 'small' type sizes. Are we talking 8 pt or 6 pt or
... ? You'll also have different requirements depending on whether
'legibly' means 'can kind of guess what it says if you squint' or
'looks basically like it does on the physical media.'
One commonly available scanning device with a known resolution is the
fax machine. In 'Fine' mode, fax machines scan and transit at just
about 200 dpi. A quick experiment with your office fax machine could
give you a clue as to how much resolution you'll need.
Tom
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