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From: mikes@gammafax.gammalink.com (mike spann)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Subject: Re: Fine mode in Group III faxes
Summary: Most fax machines support fine mode
Keywords: fax, resolutions
Message-ID: <1281@gammafax.gammalink.com>
Date: 9 Apr 91 19:08:02 GMT
References: <10335@pitt.UUCP>
Reply-To: mikes@gammafax.UUCP (mike spann)
Organization: gammafax
Lines: 31

In article <10335@pitt.UUCP> jonathan@cs.pitt.edu (Jonathan Eunice) writes:
>I read in the May, 1991 MacUser that Group 3 faxes have a Standard
>resolution of 203x98 dpi, and a Fine resolution of 203x196 dpi.  The
>sample shown (p. 107) makes Fine look *much better* than Standard.  Do
>most standalone fax machines support the Fine resolution?  

Fine resolution is technically an option for Group 3 fax machines.  As is
9600, 7200 and 4800 bps operation.  In practice, you will have to look
far to find a machine that does not have fine mode or the higher speeds.

Sending a fax from a fax machine in fine resolution 'usually' requires the
user to press a button on the fax machine before sending each fax.  I say
'usually' because some fax machines do allow you to set fine mode as the
default.  Most have standard resolution as the default, requiring the
sender of the fax to want to spend twice as much to send the fax with higher
resolution.

Finally, CBF (Computer Based Fax) will look significantly better than any
fax machine generated fax.  CBF products generate images for the resolution
of a fax machine and treat the remote fax machine like a remote printer.
Sending computer based information with a regular fax machine requires you
to print the information to paper, then scan it into the fax machine.  This
almost always looks much worse than sending it directly from the computer.

mike


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