Print Tips

Color Correction

Older monitors and video driver boards varied considerably from unit to unit.  As a result, monitor calibration programs were devised to attempt to reduce the errors. New equipment is considerably more accurate.  A new monitor and a new computer, operated at nominal (“out of the box” — including intensity at nominal, not maximum) settings, is…
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February 21, 2021 0

Basic Print Terminology

Megapixels. The number, in millions, of pixels (picture elements) in your file. For large prints, 3 is poor, 6 is OK, 10-12 is very good, 15 and up is the best. PPI. Pixels per inch. Each file contains a more or less arbitrary number, the pixels per inch, used to convert from pixels to inches. For example,…
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