Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ernst Dinkla" 
<E.Dinkla@c...> wrote:
> 
> > P.S. Somebody on another forum said that if you use the 3200
> with a
> > PC you lose the 16 bit per channel capability and it reverts to
> 8?!?
> >  Anyone know if there is any truth to that?
> 
> Kevin,
> 
> The Epson scansoftware and Vuescan both deliver 48 bit RGB, 16
> bit Greyscale.
> Lasersoft Silverfast SE has no higher choice than 48>24 bit for
> transparent and reflective sacnning. So that one probably still
> scans at 48 bit but the output is artificially reduced to 24 bits
> to make the full Silverfast version more attractive I guess.
> 
> Ernst

  Thanks Ernst. That clears it up. If I do buy this scanner, I'd 
probably go with the "pro" version that includes the full version of 
Silverfast anyway. 
                     Kevin