Re: New content on the way.....and missing content

Posted by BigKev On 2008/10/18 12:45:01

For web viewing, 200dpi is fine. Most people do not realize that your monitor is only capable of viewing 72-96dpi. 300pdi does make the files clearer when you are zooming in on a small part of a picture, but you take a hit in the file size accordingly. 300dpi clarity really comes in the play when you are doing printing, the more dots on the paper, the clearer the image. But on a monitor that is only capable of 72-96 dpi, it actually averaging the 300 dpi down to the monitor's dpi. Now the more dots you have to average, the clearer it is,but at some point you are just wasting file size to minimal quality improvments, unless there are super fine details you are trying to pick out when zoomed in. But the realitive dpi quality on the printed Packard material is probably way less than 300 anyway, so nothing gained at higher resolutions.

Howard is actually rescanning the 55-56 Service Manual at 200 (I think it was 150 or lower before) to make some if the pictures and illustrations clearer. I will start to replace the section PDFs with his updated versions as he sends them over (thanks Howard for offering to do that!)