Output Image Parameters; Type (Image Type Or Scan Mode) - Microtek ScanMaker 6400XL Reference Manual

Output Image Parameters

The Output Image Parameters include the various controls that determine how
your image is scanned and processed.
The Output Image Parameters include:
• Type
• Resolution
• Unit Selection
• Image Dimension controls

Type (Image Type or Scan Mode)

The Type menu determines what your resulting scan will be. It does not refer to
the original image mode. For instance, if you have a color photo but choose 256
grayscale for the scan mode, the photo is scanned and processed as grayscale.
To use the Type menu, from the Type menu, select your scan mode. Choose the
correct image type, as the wrong choice will simply create bigger files that won't
be of any use to you.
• If you have a grayscale original, do not set image type to RGB Colors (48-bit).
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RGB colors are 24-bit, and RGB (48-bit) colors are used for applications
such as Photoshop 5.0.
Note: The options of RGB Colors (48-bit) and Gray Scale (16-bit) are available
only for 36-bit or above scanners, such as ScanMaker 5. Only a few applications
(e.g., Photoshop 5.0) in the market today support these two options.