Scanning Resolution Calculator

Scanning Resolution: a planned Super Calculator tool. Covers original size. Stub page: the tool, its formula and a worked example are not published yet.

Scanning Resolution Calculator is a planned calculator in the technology section of Super Calculator, covering print and resolution.

What this calculator will compute

Inputs: original size, enlargement factor and output PPI.

Formula, recorded as scope and not yet verified against a primary source: scan PPI = target print size*target PPI/original size.

Written for archivists digitizing negatives and prints at the right resolution.

Status

This page is a stub. The calculator is not built, no figure on this page has been verified against the authority that sets it, and nothing here should be used to make a decision. The page exists so that the site structure is complete and so that articles can link this concept on first mention.

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