7 Feb
1999
7 Feb
'99
9:56 a.m.
At 02:09 PM 2/7/99 -0600, you wrote:
Ok, I've finally gotten around to attempting to
scan a lot of the classic
computer documentation that I have. However, I have run into a problem
perhaps some here could shed some light on...
Whenever I scan a page from a manual, the scanned image on the screen looks
horrible. However, when I print it out it is absolutely perfect. ... My
scan
settings are Line Art at 300dpi.
I wanted to put some of the scanned documents up on the web, but since they
look horrible on screen I'm not sure how to proceed. Of course, they can be
downloaded and printed and look great, but... I have downloaded old dec
documentation that looked fine onscreen and printed fine too.
Any suggestions? What am I doing wrong?
Screens are apx. 72 dots per inch. When the browser tries to interpolate
your 300dpi scans, it all goes to heck! (ruled by that guy with the spoon
from 'Dilbert')
If you want something that will display half way decent in a browser, you
will need to rescan them at around 72dpi.
-jim
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