I am working with a company that is changing from analog to CTP. Many jobs they of course have in digital form which we are wrangling in to the Platemaker. However, they also have a substantial number of jobs for which they only have negs.
We are using a Cezanne Elite flatbed scanner to bring these into digital files and then lay them out and create new electronic masters to plate. I am curious about what the optimal resolution to scan at would be for the negs. It seems that we max out at about 1800 dpi, and so far I've been scanning 1800 RGB (3 channels), picking the best channel and chucking the rest.
Am I scanning at way to high of a DPI for what I need? Responses from those who have been down this path would be very much appreciated.
Jim Y.
We are using a Cezanne Elite flatbed scanner to bring these into digital files and then lay them out and create new electronic masters to plate. I am curious about what the optimal resolution to scan at would be for the negs. It seems that we max out at about 1800 dpi, and so far I've been scanning 1800 RGB (3 channels), picking the best channel and chucking the rest.
Am I scanning at way to high of a DPI for what I need? Responses from those who have been down this path would be very much appreciated.
Jim Y.