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To: limtex who wrote (20355)	5/29/2001 9:44:47 AM
From: Mike Buckley	Respond to of 60323

Limtex, So what do these scanners do in the way of quality? Based on my experience with the Polaroid SprintScan 4000, the high-end scanners are simply fantastic. I'm confident that you won't be disappointed with the quality if you're willing to take the time with a serious photo to replicate the original. For snapshots, comparatively little time will be needed for adjustments. --Mike Buckley

To: limtex who wrote (20355)	5/29/2001 11:16:54 AM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

L--Notice that many photo dealers will now digitize your slides or negatives, storing them on a CD. You can display the CD images on a TV, and even though these images are very low resolution, of the order of 72 pixels per inch, they are still high enough resolution to use the maximum potential of a TV screen, which isn't saying much. I've tried to print some of these low resolution images and have been disappointed that (1) the resolution is so low and (2) a Kodak design for storing images on CD would assume that this low resolution is adequate. It isn't if you want good prints. I would go with one of the higher resolution scanners because at least you will have a permanent digital image that can be adapted to whatever application you want. Also, in creating a digital image either for TV or printing, you may not want to use the entire frame in the original and may want to crop/enlarge only a portion. If you are going to display only a small part of the slide on TV, then you don't want to mess with low resolution because by the time you've enlarged a portion, you may start pushing the limits of resolution. Art