What the heck is DPI?
DPI is a furry exotic, four legged animal along the South Dakota coastline and only seen during a full moon. Just kidding!
DPI (Dot Per Inch) is a printing measurement. According to wikipedia, “DPI is the measure of spatial printing, video or image scanner dot density, in particular the number of individual dots that can be placed in a line within the span of 1 inch (2.54 cm).” In most cases, the higher the DPI better. Our scanners have a Maximum resolution of 12,800 DPI and a hardware resolution of 6400 DPI. Higher DPI is typically better for smaller images like negatives or slides and is kind of overkill.
600 to 2400 DPI is a good size for almost every scan and future print. We know you’ll be happy with those sizes. With our slide scanning we actually use a DLSR and use RAW Megapixels. The wonderful thing about that is we can grow with technology as DLSR’s change.
“600 to 2400 DPI is a good size for almost every scan”
RAW files are digital files from captured photos. These files are digital negatives taken from a cameras sensor and allow you to fully manipulated the information captured. Some call this photoshopping, but really it helps with any photo editing needed.
