Newbie Question

I have seen several differnt posts here where scanning in an image was mentioned. One way is to scan the print, the other being to scan the negative. To me it seem like you would loose alot of resolution if you were to scan the negative, but remember, the title of this post is "Newbie Question" lol. What are the pros and cons of scanning the negative vs the print.

Thanks.

Michael Reed

Hi Michael,
Actually it is better to scan the negative because that is the original and the original has the most data. You must scan at a much higher resolution (2000 DPI and up) verses 300-600 for a print which usually means you have to scan with a dedicated negitive scanner. If you scan a print you are scanning from a copy of the original plus it has been blown up, ie less resolution. Your developer can also mess up the color, brightness, etc. on the print.

There is probably many more reasons but I hope this covers the basics.



Robert W.