Re: Re: Cameras

At 00:59 27/09/2002 +0000, dspellman2002 wrote:
>35mm film has a data equivalent of about 22-24 megapixels (which would
>produce a file of around 70 megabytes). NO CD-burning photofinisher
>that I know of will scan at anything approaching that level. The old
>(current?) Kodak PhotoCD scanned photos at a couple of megapixels and
>then (in one version) interpolated four other versions, both larger
>and smaller, from there.

I don't like to quibble - but are you sure that isn't old info ?

Kodak says (on http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/faqs/faq1001d.shtml ) 
that
>What is the scanner resolution on a PHOTO CD Disc?
>For 16 Base scans on either the KODAK PCD Film Scanner 2000 or the KODAK 
>Professional PCD Film Scanner 4045, the scanner digitizes 2048 x 3072 
>pixels over a 35 mm frame of film whose dimensions are 24 mm x 36 mm (0.94 
>x 1.42 inches). This translates to a scanning resolution of 2200 
>pixels/inch in both dimensions. For 64 Base scans, the Professional PCD 
>Film Scanner 4045 can scan varying film formats at 4096 x 6144 pixels or 
>approximately 4400 pixels/inch.

so Professional Photo CD should be exactly what you want - and it claims 
they are scanned at this level, not interpolated. There appear to be lots 
of places that do the Professional  version, though I haven't contacted any 
of them to verify that, simply looked at the Kodak  site, 
at 
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/locators/piw/piwSites.jhtml 
)

-- Alex.

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