Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ernest: >when scanning Black and White is it preferred to scan grayscale or RGB >- what are the pros and cons of either way. I realize file size will be >different but is there in general an advantage one way or the other? >I'm using a Nikon scanner I've heard from several reliable sources that scanning in color and then converting can many times yield better results. That said, the results aren't *that* much better. It's easier for me to deal with 40 meg files than 120 meg files, so I scan in 48 bit color only for color images. Otherwise, I scan in 16 bit B&W. Eric - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html