Microtek ScanMaker 6100 Pro User Manual page 113

computers record the intensity and color of a pixel in 1 or more bits
of data. The greater the number of bits, or bit-depth, of an image,
the more information it can store. For easy classification, images
can be categorized into single-bit, grayscale, or color.
CMYK CMYK-C
RGB RGB-R
GrayScale Indexed
Single-bit
Single-bit images are the simplest kind, using just one bit of data to
record each pixel. Single-bit images come in two types: line art, and
error diffusion.
Line Art includes anything that is black and white, such as a
pencil or ink sketch. Line Art may also include one-color
image, such as mechanical blueprints or drawings.
Error Diffusion reproduction of images that gives the illusion of
gray but only because the black and white dots (or pixels)
comprising the image are arranged in such a way as to fool
the eye to see gray. This is because when Error Diffusion is
printed, dark areas are represented by darker dots coming
CMYK-M CMYK-Y
RGB-G RGB-B
Lab1 Lab2
CMYK-K