[sane-devel] How to interpret mode and depth

[Oliver Rauch]

Hello Mohit,

you find the answer in the descriptons in
sane/sane-backends/include/sane/saneopts.h:

SANE_DESC_BIT_DEPTH:

"Number of bits per sample, typical values are 1 for line-art and 8 for
multibit scans.

8 bits per sample for RGB => 24 bits / pixel

Best regards
Oliver


Am Die, 2005-06-14 um 11.12 schrieb Mohit Kumar:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am working with a HP ScanJet 6200C/6250C. When I am reading the
> options I get two options named:
> 
> mode and depth.
> 
> Their values:
> Mode -> Color GrayScale Half-tone Lineart
> Depth 1
> 
> Does this mean the scanner transmits everything in 1 bit??? And if
> not, then what does the depth option mean?
> 
> Is there any site which tells me the options for the scanners and
> their meanings?
> 
> Any help in this regard would be highly appreciable.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mohit