Xerox 4213 manual More about magnification, Magnification and resolution

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More about magnification

Graphic images can be magnified in two ways:

·Proportionally

·Anamorphically.

An image magnified proportionally looks the same as its original, except that it is larger and has lower resolution. The image has been magnified by the same amount in both the x- and y- directions.

An image magnified anamorphically is larger in one directionÐ either x or y.

Magnification and resolution

Magnifying an image decreases its resolution by an equal amount. In other words, an image that has been doubled will have half the normal resolution. Images in an unmagnified window contain 300 pixels per inch. When the window contents are doubled, the images have 150 pixels per inch and the dots are doubled in size. Figure 2-21 illustrates the difference in resolution.

Figure 2-21.Magnification and resolution

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