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
