More than 200DPI with MS Fax?

[joe]

Hello,

I am running Win2K SP2, and just started using MS FAX.
It's great for my basic purposes, but it doesn't seem to
send anything above 200 DPI images. Do I need to install
some kind of Microsoft update? Or is 200 DPI the limit
with MS Fax? Or, do I need to update my modem driver
software? (I have a U.S. Robotics 56k Pro internal PCI
modem with V.92.)

Thanks in advance for your input.
Best,
Joe

 

[joe]

Hi, thanks for your reply.

Pardon my ignorance, but what does AFAIK mean?

Just out of curiosity, what do the Symantec WinfaxPro ads,
etc. mean by "laser quality" faxes, then? Some standalone
fax machines communicate with receiving fax devices to
determine whether or not the recipient can handle a higher
DPI. Wouldn't fax software be able to do the same thing?

Thanks again.
Best,
joe

 

[Vance Green]

Hi, thanks for your reply.

Pardon my ignorance, but what does AFAIK mean?

As Far As I Know

Just out of curiosity, what do the Symantec WinfaxPro ads,
etc. mean by "laser quality" faxes, then? Some standalone
fax machines communicate with receiving fax devices to
determine whether or not the recipient can handle a higher
DPI. Wouldn't fax software be able to do the same thing?

Sure, the fancy ($$$) software can do this, IF, as you have already
deduced, you are FAXing to a device capable of it.

The built-in MS Fax is definitely NOT this fancy.

And you're just asking for incompatibility problems when you exceed
200 DPI. You'll probably get weird and unhelpful errors if the receiving
device
can't handle it. I think the CCITT spec for FAX transmission does NOT
address any res > 200dpi, when you do that, it's a likely a PROPRIETARY
scheme, outside the spec, only supported by the FAX software,
and just as likely, only compatible with a handful of devices.

Another possibility is that if you RECEIVE a FAX with WinFax, it may
do some post-processing in the computer after you've received it,
hence generating the so-called "laser quality". Again, only possible
with a computer and fax modem, NOT possible with all standalone FAX
machines.

Just e-mail the .DOC to your recipient if res is an issue...

 

[joe]

OK, thanks for the info.

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As Far As I Know
thing?

Sure, the fancy ($$$) software can do this, IF, as you have already
deduced, you are FAXing to a device capable of it.

The built-in MS Fax is definitely NOT this fancy.

And you're just asking for incompatibility problems when you exceed
200 DPI. You'll probably get weird and unhelpful errors if the receiving
device
can't handle it. I think the CCITT spec for FAX transmission does NOT
address any res > 200dpi, when you do that, it's a likely a PROPRIETARY
scheme, outside the spec, only supported by the FAX software,
and just as likely, only compatible with a handful of devices.

Another possibility is that if you RECEIVE a FAX with WinFax, it may
do some post-processing in the computer after you've received it,
hence generating the so-called "laser quality". Again, only possible
with a computer and fax modem, NOT possible with all standalone FAX
machines.

Just e-mail the .DOC to your recipient if res is an issue...


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