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MBALOVER

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Jul 14, 2009, 6:56:37 PM7/14/09
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Hi all,

Assume that I have a high resolution digital image ( say, 600ppi) and
I want to soft-proof it before printing out. If I view the image with
full size on a monitor's screen, since the size of the digital image
is quite large ( for example 3600 x 2400 pixels), it will be as if I
were using a magnifier to view the printout. Therefore I can see a lot
of artifacts and noises. However if I print this image out, since now
the real size of the printed image is not that large (6 x 4 inches),
the artifacts and noises I saw when soft-proofing will be almost
invisible.

I am curious, when someone soft-proofs a high resolution image, does
he view the image with full size (100%) or he zooms the image out so
that the zoomed-out-image appears on the screen with similar size as
that of the corresponding printout?

Thanks,

aruzinsky

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Jul 15, 2009, 11:00:07 AM7/15/09
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I do both. It is more important to look at it full size on the
monitor because that is approximately what the print will look like
with a magnifying glass. Don't forget that the print will probably be
viewed by people with better eyesight than you.

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