9. Hints and tips
Guide to choosing a Media Type
Use the following table to help you choose the best Media Type (Advanced Scanning) for your original documents:
If your original is: | Choose |
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A continuous tone image developed on | Photograph |
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emulsion |
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An original that was printed with | Inkjet |
inks on an ink jet printer |
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An original that was printed with | Fine Lithographic |
inks on a web or sheet fed offset press. |
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Common examples include newspapers, |
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posters, books, magazines |
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An original that was printed by fusing | Laser/Xerographic |
electrostatic toner to paper |
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Any original that does not fall into the | Unknown/Other |
above categories |
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Understanding Resolution
Choosing a Resolution option for your output image can be a difficult thing. You may ask, “What is the best resolution to choose?” In order to answer that question, you need to have an understanding of resolution. Before you choose a resolution from the
When you work with bitmap or digital images like digital photographs, you work with pixels. Pixel stands for picture element. A pixel is the smallest unit in a computer image or display. Every image on your computer is made up of a colored grid of pixels.
For example, your digital camera records pixels, your scanner converts physical images into pixels, your photo editing software manipulates pixels, your computer monitor displays pixels, and your printer paints pixels onto paper. In the digital world, "inches" do not exist, only pixels do.
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