Ichiro Fujinaga and Jenn Riley

Digital Image Capture of Musical Scores

Resolution Requirements for Master Files of Musical Scores

Example 1

Small detail from a miniature score, actual pixels

1200 dpi
1200 dpi
Does not offer significant improvement in detail reproduction over 600 dpi scan

600 dpi
600 dpi
Adequate detail reproduction

300 dpi
300 dpi
Inadequate detail reproduction

Small detail from a miniature score, enlarged to the same size for comparison

1200 dpi
1200 dpi
Does not offer significant improvement in detail reproduction over 600 dpi scan

600 dpi
600 dpi
Adequate detail reproduction

300 dpi
300 dpi
Inadequate detail reproduction

Example 2, another detail from a miniature score

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