Canon FS 3.6 manual Determining the Image Format

Step 2 • Scanning

Determining the Image Format

The following five image types are available. Select the one best suited to the film type and the intended use of the image.

24-Bit Color: The image is expressed in 256 colors (8 bits) per RGB channel. Select this setting to scan standard color films.

36-Bit Color: The image is expressed in 4096 colors (12 bits) per RGB channel. (FS 2710 only) Select this setting for color films that require particularly high

definition.

8-Bit Grayscale: The image is expressed in 256 tones (black, white and 254 gray shades). Select this setting for black and white films or when monochrome images are required from color films.

12-Bit Grayscale: The image is expressed in 4096 tones (black, (FS 2710 only) white and 4094 gray shades). Select this setting

when particularly high definition grayscale images are required.

Black and White: Images are expressed in two colors only, black and white. The threshold value determines the brightness value at which a particular pixel is set to black or white.

• Attempting to scan images in the 12-bit grayscale or 36-bit color scanning modes in application programs not compatible with these modes may cause the programs to “hang.” Before attempting these modes, please confirm that your application program is compatible. Photoshop 4.0 and later versions are compatible (Photoshop LE is also compatible).

•Images scanned in 36-bit color with versions of Photoshop compatible with 36-bit color become 16-bit channel mode images.

•The 12-bit grayscale and 36-bit color scanning modes are not available when CanoCraft FS 3.6 is used as a stand-alone application or when the CanoScan 2700F film scanner is used.

•The 24-bit color and 36-bit color scanning modes are not available when the film type is set to monochrome.

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