How Do You Scan Black And White Line Art?
Black & White or 1-bit mode scans are smaller files that look more like the original image. The right resolution and manipulating the image while scanning instead of after reduces rough edges or jaggies of scanned black & white line art. Difficulty: AverageTime Required: Usually just a few minutes per scanHere’s How: • Prepare for scanning. Turn on your scanner and place your image on the glass of your flatbed scanner. Open your Scanning software. • Rotate your image. Rotate the image on the scanner to the angle you want for the final scan. • Set scanning mode. Set the scanning mode or image type to 1-bit or Black & White. • Set the scanning resolution. Set the resolution to that of your output device (300 or 600 dpi for most desktop printers; 75 dpi for faxes). • Select the area to scan. Select the scanning area (size of the page or area of the page you want to scan). • Scale your image. Select a scaling amount if you want to resize the image (50%, 125%, etc.) during scanning. • Previ
