Choose An Output Type - HP 6300C - ScanJet - Flatbed Scanner User Manual

Choose an output type

The output type selected in the
determines the bit depth and color palette applied to
the final scan of pictures and drawings, but not for
images that will be converted to text. The table on
page lists bit depths and color palettes for each
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output type that is appropriate for images of pictures
and drawings.
O u t p u t t y p e s f o r p i c t u r e s
True Color
Grayscale
Black & White
Bitmap (raster),
Scalable (vector)
256 Color
Web Palette
System Palette
Optimized Palette
Spot Color
The scanning software automatically selects an
appropriate output type based on the contents of the
selection area. The current output type setting displays
in the info bar of the scanning software window.
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Scanning pictures
menu
Output Type
24-bit, millions of colors
8-bit, 256 shades of gray
1-bit black and white
8-bit, 256 colors
8-bit, 256 colors
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However, the output type selected by the scanning
software may not be the most appropriate for the way
you will use the image. For example, when you want to
print the image of a color photograph on a black and
white printer, you may want to set the output type to
.
Grayscale
Some output types are more suitable for images that
will be displayed on a monitor, others are more
suitable for printing.
The table on page lists results you can get with each
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output type for various types of originals.
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