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From: Invisible
Date: 18 Mar 2008 10:46:10
Message: <47dfe3c2$1@news.povray.org>
>> I've yet to see any scanner that goes above 1200 x 1200.
> 
>   Don't you mean 1200 dpi? That's 1200x1200 pixel for each square inch.
> 
>   If you scan a full A4 paper, that makes a total of about 14000x9900 pixels,
> ie. about 138 megapixels.

Mmm, good points.

Maybe that's why my mum's PC always malfunctions wildly if you *dare* to 
scan anything at more than 300 DPI? (Or maybe that's just M$ PhotoEditor 
being dumb, I'm not sure...)

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