Ichiro Fujinaga and Jenn Riley

Digital Image Capture of Musical Scores

Resolution Requirements for Master Files of Musical Scores

Example 3

Extremely small detail from a miniature score, actual pixels

1600 dpi
1600 dpi
Does not offer significant improvement in detail reproduction over 1200 dpi scan

1200 dpi
1200 dpi
Offers a small improvement in detail reproduction over 600 dpi scan, perhaps an 800 dpi scan would be sufficient

600 dpi
600 dpi
Almost adequate detail reproduction

300 dpi
300 dpi
Inadequate detail reproduction

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

1600 dpi
1600 dpi
Does not offer significant improvement in detail reproduction over 1200 dpi scan

1200 dpi
1200 dpi
Offers a small improvement in detail reproduction over 600 dpi scan, perhaps an 800 dpi scan would be sufficient

600 dpi
600 dpi
Almost adequate detail reproduction

300 dpi
300 dpi
Inadequate detail reproduction

Example 4, detail from standard-sized score

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