Glossary of Terms, Bit & 32-bit, Image Editing

Appendix A

Glossary of Terms

16-bit & 32-bit

This refers to the operating system or an application written for a specific operating system. Windows 3.x is 16-bit and Windows 95 is 32-bit. Programs that work in both Windows 3.x and Windows 95 are 16-bit (also called Legacy programs). Programs written only for Windows 95 are 32-bit and will not work in Windows 3.x. When a you are choosing a source, if you are using a 16-bit application, you should choose a 16-bit source. If you are using a 32-bit application, you should choose a 32-bit source. 3rd party software can be either 16- bit or 32-bit and an appropriate source should be chosen.

Application Software

Any software that manipulates images or text in some man- ner. Different scanning software has different functions: some allow you to manipulate and modify images (see Image Editing) and some allow you to convert a scanned document into editable text (see OCR). Some software, such as ImageDock, is more fully featured providing a broader range of uses, such as OCR and document storage, but also has some limited image editing features.

Image Editing

You can take any image, either scanned or from a file and manipulate the image in a variety of ways. Many image editing software applications are also scanning applications. There is a wealth of 3rd party twain-compliant image editing software: Aobe Photoshop, Print Shop Pro, Corel, Fractal Painter, Paint, Paint Brush, etc. With image editing software, it is possible to save your image in a variety of file formats depending on the software you are using, see Graphics Formats.

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