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| Faraer |
Posted - 03 Jul 2014 : 08:05:38
Can anyone comment on the resolution of the maps in the new PDFs -- especially the Volo's Guides? |
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| Ayrik |
Posted - 09 Jul 2014 : 22:46:16
Standard print quality circa 1980s and 90s ranged around 300-600 lpi (comparable to dpi), and TSR/WotC seemed to generally publish stuff which was (aside from box/cover art and a few colour plates) somewhere around the low or middle end of physical print quality.
Methinks that 180dpi is roughly only half as good as the printcopy maps. They might look kinda awful when zoomed up, a few of the tiniest details or texts might be illegible. But Volo's maps were never really known for their precision in any case, let alone their accuracy. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 09 Jul 2014 : 04:45:24
That's one of the few I've yet to check. But 180 dpi is decent enough, I suppose. |
| Faraer |
Posted - 08 Jul 2014 : 18:33:02
Well, it turns out the maps in Volo's Guide to the Dalelands, at least, are 180 dpi, which is nae bad. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 07 Jul 2014 : 03:54:19
It really depends on which particular volume of the Volo's Guides. Some translate well, while others are, at most, "appreciable" when compared to their original paper-based interpretation.
As for the majority of the new PDFs, or rather, just those that I've downloaded so far, the quality of the electronically rendered maps are almost equivalent to the age/era of the original source. Maps rendered into PDFs from older Realms books generally appear to be of "mixed" quality when compared to those rendered maps of later era books [like those of 3e, for example]. |
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