Bob,

WA State might not be the best source for standards.

Chris Flynn


NEW SECTION
WAC 434-663-305
Scanning density.
Bitonal images of documents containing type fonts no smaller than six-point
shall be scanned at a minimum density of 200 dots per inch (dpi). Bitonal
images of documents containing type fonts smaller than six-point,
engineering drawings, maps, line art, and similar documents with fine detail
or poor contrast, shall be scanned at a minimum density of 300 dots per
inch. Until an ANSI or AIIM standard for color images using a lossless
nonproprietary compression algorithm is established, it is recommended that
color documents be scanned at a minimum density of 150 dots per inch (dpi)
and use TIFF, Group 5, specifications. Scanner quality control procedures
shall conform to ANSI/AIIM MS44-1988, Recommended Practice for Quality
Control of Images Scanners.

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