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Re: [OM] (OT) G12 vs OM Film

Subject: Re: [OM] (OT) G12 vs OM Film
From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:01:17 -0500
> The 300 dpi/ppi figure may well be from the printing industry. It is the
> rough equivelent of the old 130-150 line screen for halftones in the pre
> digital era. Going much smaller for normal offset printing will produce
> results like old newspapers. Those of us that regularly do work destined for
> the porinting press have that figure well ingrained.


It is true that the PPI figure has to usually be 2X the line-screen
for halftones. But the question which is always met with blank stares
is "what is the maximum image resolution of a picture that has been
halftoned with a 150 line screen?

AG
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