Re: [Avid-L2] Is 300 DPI enough for scanning still in 4K?

I've never been able to get people to understand that "DPI" is not an appropriate measure for video, so...

The highest DPI you can set that is "native" and not "interpolated."

However, 75% of the time people want more, so I hold their hands:

35mm slide or stamp size: 2400dpi or higher
Standard photo or postcard size: 1200dpi or higher
8x10 or larger: 600dpi or higher

I've never had anyone give me an image that is "too big"!

Cheers,
tod

Hoptod LLC

P.S. If your NLE has trouble with the image, set the DPI to 72dpi after scanning. Do any modern NLE's still have this problem?



> On May 23, 2022, at 7:53 PM, John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> Traditionally video was considered 75dpi ish. Now with 4K is 300 DPI adequate for scanning stills? I never get asked but just receive stills as they are. I have rarely gotten anything scanned over 300 DPI. Now I'm being asked what stills should be scanned at. Is there any downside to suggesting 300 DPI?
>
> John Moore Barking Trout Productions Studio City, CA bigfish@pacbell.net
>



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