Hi, On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 08:52:46PM -0700, Dale Braden wrote: > I have an Epson 2580 scanner, which is capable of 16-bit output for each > channel, including what it calls monochrome. I'd like to use xsane to > preview the old black-and-white photographs that I have, and to set the > tone levels appropriately for each photograph, and then acquire the scan > with 16-bit depth. I understand that xsane's preview mode is 8-bit > only, and that is fine. But it isn't clear to me whether xsane can > actually receive 16-bit data from this scanner, because if I click on > File->Info, I see that the scanner output depth is 8-bit.
XSane is able to scan 16 bits per pixel in gray mode. You can check such things with the test backend to be sure that it's not a problem of the backend: "xsane test". However, I don't know if your backend is able to provide 16 bits per pixel in gray mode. > Where does xsane get this information, >From the backend. > and how can I change it? If the backend supports 16 bit, it will usually provide an option like "Bit depth" to select the depth. Bye, Henning
