I know its the printing step that is the culprit, but I don't know how to fix
it.  I printed some images from xv and they look like crap compared to what I
see on the screen.  AFAIK screen resolution is always 72 dpi regardless of
how big the monitor is.

Mike


Thomas Charron wrote:

> In article <3A105C74.B558AA0F@scripps.edu>, "Michael DiDonato"
> <did### [at] scrippsedu> wrote:
> > Is there a way to specify the resolution of the images created by
> > POV-RAY?  I have created a couple of molecular graphics which look great
> > on screen but when they are printed, they contain jaggies even though
> > they were antialiazed.
>
>   I think the printer is more at fault then the image at that point..
>
> > Furthermore, when I open the TGA file in xv (or any other graphics
> > program) it says the resolution is 72dpi.  I would like this to be at
> > least 600dpi.  Is there a way to specify this in POV-Ray?
>
>   DPI is really a *bad* term.  You see, where is there a reference to an
> 'inch' in a digital image?  I'd imaging that xv is figuring out the size
> of the image, compared to the size of your screen.  I mean think about
> it..  Do my images magically have a higher DPI when displayed on a higher
> resolution monitor?
>
> > Any help is appreciated.
>
>   What application are you using the print these images?  What printing
> system are you going thru?  And best of all, what printer are you using?
> Remember, just becouse a printer can print at 600 DPI doesn't mean the
> application is giving it information at this level..
>
>   DPI is simply the number of pixels in one inch.

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