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RE: [Digital BW] 8x16 bits and BW

2002-05-23 by Austin Franklin

Hi Jerry,

> Why does my scanner have the option to scan in either 16 or 8 bits then?
> What would be the point?

Typically, the 8 bit scans apply the tonal curves in the scanner, and 16 bit
scans are raw scans, where no setpoints and tonal curves are applied in the
scanner.

But, as I said, no matter what your scanner does, it DOES scan using all the
bits the A/D has when it makes the scan.

Regards,

Austin

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