Specifications

The Digital Fine Print Course
Creating a Fine Print
Image Resolution
The following Bill Beath landscape image was re scanned at the same physical size but
different pixel resolutions. Each image was then printed at the same size on the same
paper with an Epson inkjet printer at the printer’s highest resolution of 2880 dpi.
Copyright Les Walkling 2012
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Relatively smooth toned areas like the
sky might be quite acceptable at low PPI
resolutions (100ppi), but areas of higher
local contrast and texture such as
foliage retain more of the original image
detail at higher image PPI resolutions.
The greatest differences can be seen in
the text that identifies the PPI numbers
where image detail (contrast) is highest.