Scanning A Single-Bit Image (Line Art Or Halftone) - Microtek ScanMaker IIG User Manual

Scanning a single-bit image
Go to the Settings window, and from the Type drop-down menu, make
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your selection.
• Choose Line Art if you're scanning purely black or white images with no
shades of gray, such as pen-and-ink drawings, logos, and sketches. Line
art also applies if you're scanning an image with just one color (like a
mechanical drawing or blueprint).
• Choose Halftone to scan the image as a halftone, and select the halftone
pattern from the submenu that appears. A halftone image is like one you
see in newspapers — there is only black and white, but the eye is fooled
into seeing gray because of the way dots in the image are arranged.
2 Click on the Preview button in the Preview window. In moments, a
preliminary view of the image will appear in the preview area.
Click on the Scan Frame tool. With the pointer now a crossbar, move to the
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image and define the scan frame (by holding down the mouse and dragging
it to draw a box). The scan frame will be enclosed by dotted lines and will
be the actual area that is scanned when you click on the Scan button.
At the Settings window, set the resolution. For now, select 300 dpi. But for
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optimal results, select a resolution that matches the resolution of your
output device.
5 To scan the image, click on the Scan button in the Preview window. The
image will be scanned and delivered to Adobe Photoshop or your image-
editing software, where it can be saved as a file.
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Features grayed out in
line art mode
(line art or halftone)
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Sample Scanning
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