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Scott Allen replied to the discussion 1200 dpi TIFFs? in the forum Apple Final Cut Pro

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 18:04:01 +0000

Thanks, I appreciate the info.

I was aware of the meaning of DPI, but not so much how to translate into the realm of video/film scans. People will sometimes ask for stills to use in books and they typically ask for 300 dpi, but this is the first time anyone’s asked for 1200 dpi. And I don’t actually think this person wants it for a book.

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Scott Allen replied to the discussion 1200 dpi TIFFs? in the forum Apple Final Cut Pro

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 15:00:46 +0000

Reply to 1200 dpi TIFFs?

Thanks. You’ve offered valuable clues. Every bit helps. 8^)

With the ScanStation, I know that we can output as TIFF (and even DPX), but it’s not clear yet about setting the dpi, or how to translate to dpi. Our ScanStation (and Photoshop) expert just left for his own career as a pro photographer. I’m scrambling to figure things out now, lol.

Thanks…

Scott Allen started the discussion 1200 dpi TIFFs? in the forum Apple Final Cut Pro

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:59:25 +0000

1200 dpi TIFFs?

We scan 35mm motion picture negs and prints, using a ScanStation to output Quicktime files in ProRes 422 HQ. The resulting scans are usually just above 2K. Almost all of our work goes through FCPX. A client just requested stills formatted as 1200 dpi TIFFs. Are there such things…? Is that just for physical print media? Is it possible to do…