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Scanned Photos:
__________________________________________________________________________________If you choose to scan your own photos, you should be familiar with the printing process, especially if you scan color photos. Although scanning
technology has evolved, the printing process is just as demanding as ever. Scans that are optimized for a web page will not be suitable for
commercial printing.
Recommendations for half-tone scans:
- 266 dpi minimum resolution at printing size for 133 to 150 lpi (lines per inch)
- 300 dpi minimum resolution at printing size for 150 to 175 lpi
- 8-bit grayscale TIFF format; EPS if clipping path is used
- Do not save as JPEG, unless you use the highest quality setting, and only as the very last step
- 3-5% highlight dot
- 90-92% shadow dot
- Unsharp masking applied carefully to avoid halos
- Professional drum or high-end CCD scans preferred
- 266 dpi minimum resolution at printing size for 133 to 150 lpi
- 300 dpi minimum resolution at printing size for 150 to 175 lpi
- CMYK TIFF, EPS or DCS format
- Do not save as JPEG, unless you use the highest quality setting, and only as the very last step
- 2-3c, 1-2 m, 1-2y, 0k for highlight
- UCR (Under Color Removal), Black limit = 85%
- TIC (Total Ink Coverage) of 280%
- Unsharp masking applied carefully to avoid halos