31 Jan
2005
31 Jan
'05
12:38 p.m.
>>
>> yes, it is information loss. scanning bilevel is a much
>> worse information loss. scanning at 300 dpi, or 600 dpi,
>> or 1000 dpi is information loss. viewing the document on a
>> CRT is information loss.
>>
And if one really wants to get down to low levels, simply exposing the
original to the lamp of the scanner is information loss......
[Not that this matters for the vast majority of documents, but I would not
want to use a standard scanner on a really valuable [old] document
thoushands of times.......]