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To: Chinacat who wrote (2675)	3/4/1999 2:02:00 PM
From: A. Wayne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3645

It all depends on how much you want to enlarge a picture using the film. You cut the pixels in half every time to double the size of a print. If you have a 35mm color slide or negative (which is 1.5x1 inches)scanned at 2700 dpi, and make a 3x2 print you cut the dpi in half (equilalent to cutting the 20megs to 10 megs). Then double it to 6x4 print and you're already at 5meg or 675dpi. You can keep doubling the size until you get to about 200dpi, for a still not too grainy looking picture. If you want to make good sized enlargements, you really need that high film grain. This is why film is still much better than digital, at this time. Wayne

To: Chinacat who wrote (2675)	3/4/1999 10:43:00 PM
From: Scott Moore	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3645

A drawback with digital cameras going to 2 mil pixels is the time between pictures. I have a kodak DC120 which limits you to 4 seconds between low resolution, 8 seconds for medium and 15 seconds for high resolution shots. The higher the image quality the longer the load time to the flash memory card. So, if you're looking at catching a precious candid shot, you better get if framed good on the first shot at high resolution. As I understand it, the majority of Zoran's business is in DVD decoder chips and its rapidly growing alliance with Intel for its software SoftDVD. I think we've put the short term bottom in on NMGC and if past history holds true, there will be 10 or 12 days trading in this 11ish range before it is time to squeeze the shorts and go up. At least I hope because I have been faithfully averaged down. What the heck, its only money. Regards to all, Scott