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Re: Scanners

To: rwg1@cornell.edu, newsletters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Scanners
From: Harald Freise <hfreise@fox.nstn.ca>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 22:07:34 -0400
At 01:13 PM 10/21/96 -0500, Roger Garnett wrote:
>
>> Not to mention how "full" the old hard disk will get! 
>
>by saving pictures as compressed jpeg's, you'll save lots of space over raw 
>tiff or bmp. also, pictures for newsletters rarely need to be scanned at more 
>than 200-300 dpi.

        Actually, for photocopied newsletters I can get away with scanning
at 100dpi saving further space.  I use a 72 dot screen, and pics come out OK
on the photcopied newsletters. 72 dpi is quite good enough for Web pages as
well.

        Harald



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