resolutions visually, Student B conducted 24- and 96-bit test scans of a page that featured matte and glossy images, at 300, 600, and 1200 dpi. The resulting TIFF files were shared on Google Drive for the group to compare, and to discuss the trade offs between quality, file size, and scan time. Table 2 presents the results of those tests. Table - Measuring scanning time at various resolutions and bit depths Resolution Bit Depth Scan Time Pixel Dimensions File Size 2574 × 1755 300 dpi 24 00:17.52 13.6 MB 2574 × 1755 300 dpi 96 00:20.29 27.1 MB 5148 × 3510 600 dpi 24 01:27.66 54 MB 600 dpi 96 01:15.79 5148 × 3510 108.4 MB 10296 × 7020 1200 dpi 24 05:19.64 216.8 MB 10296 × 7020 1200 dpi 96 05:35.64 433.7 MB Based on the results of these tests, the group decided that the 96-bit scans did not provide sufficient additional detail to warrant the much larger file sizes and longer scanning times, and decided to scan at 24-bit. When we visually examined the three 24-bit images, it was clear that the 300 dpi image did not capture sufficient detail—pixelation was apparent when zooming in on the image. While the image scanned at 1200 dpi did contain much more information (the texture
resolutions visually, Student B conducted 24- and 96-bit test scans of a page that featured matte and glossy images, at 300, 600, and 1200 dpi. The resulting TIFF files were shared on Google Drive for the group to compare, and to discuss the trade offs between quality, file size, and scan time. Table 2 presents the results of those tests. Table - Measuring scanning time at various resolutions and bit depths Resolution Bit Depth Scan Time Pixel Dimensions File Size 300 dpi 24 00:17.52 2574 × 1755 13.6 MB 300 dpi 96 00:20.29 2574 × 1755 27.1 MB 600 dpi 24 01:27.66 5148 × 3510 54 MB 600 dpi 96 01:15.79 5148 × 3510 108.4 MB 1200 dpi 24 05:19.64 10296 × 7020 216.8 MB 1200 dpi 96 05:35.64 10296 × 7020 433.7 MB Based on the results of these tests, the group decided that the 96-bit scans did not provide sufficient additional detail to warrant the much larger file sizes and longer scanning times, and decided to scan at 24-bit. When we visually examined the three 24-bit images, it was clear that the 300 dpi image did not capture sufficient detail—pixelation was apparent when zooming in on the image. While the image scanned at 1200 dpi did contain much more information (the texture