Re: Printer resolution (limits), "native resolution", quality enhancement settings

On 6/13/21 8:46 PM, Marius Steffen wrote:
> Thanks for your quick answer.
> 
> Now, how would I go about to check, at least in my printer, if there’s any (and how much) benefit
> from printing beyond 2880x2880, and what should I expect?

Try it and see.  If you're printing photos or similar continuous-tone work, it probably won't make
much of a difference, particularly on a printer like the P800 with relatively large drops (3.5 pl)
and 3 shades of gray/black.  If you're printing pure black and white line art, it might, but in that
situation you're better off using a symmetric resolution like 2880x2880 or 1440x1440 rather than one
that isn't (you'll have less moire effect that way).  But if you really need that kind of
resolution, you'd want a printer with extremely small drops.

My own experience printing photos is that on the 3.5 and 4 pl CcMmYKkk printers, even 1440x720 works
very well and is much faster that, say, 2880x1440.

> Also: what’s the ideal resolution to send to the printer, as in pixel resolution, not dithered images?

Anything within reason that's a multiple of the spacing.  720 will give you very crisp text; 360 or
720 is quite ample for photos.  For very intricate line art, again, you'd ideally want to match the
printer resolution.


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