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

DPI is a print measurment. Dots per INCH.
You control the amont of dots, but if you cannot control the display inches…
(Ok, your image is good for a small screen, next thing is it will be shown in an open air cinema, 45 feet wide.)

Get with the program, it's easy. Let it fit the rest of your footage, do NOT expect better quality than the original (whatever that might be.)

Bouke


> On 24 May 2022, at 16:19, todhop <hoplist@hillmanncarr.com> wrote:
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> I've never been able to get people to understand that "DPI" is not an appropriate measure for video, so...
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> The highest DPI you can set that is "native" and not "interpolated."
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> However, 75% of the time people want more, so I hold their hands:
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> 35mm slide or stamp size: 2400dpi or higher
> Standard photo or postcard size: 1200dpi or higher
> 8x10 or larger: 600dpi or higher
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> I've never had anyone give me an image that is "too big"!
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> Cheers,
> tod
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> Hoptod LLC
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> 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?
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>> On May 23, 2022, at 7:53 PM, John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:
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>> 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?
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>> John Moore Barking Trout Productions Studio City, CA bigfish@pacbell.net
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