Epson Perfection 636U Scanner Basics - Page 30

Here are some recommended settings for different types of scans. Image type Recommended application Recommended Image Type Scanning resolution for printing 1, 2 Photograph PhotoDeluxe Color Photo 300 dpi Small photograph PhotoDeluxe to be enlarged Color Photo 300 dpi to 2400 dpi 3 Magazine PhotoDeluxe Color Photo 300 dpi Newspaper (text only) PageManager OCR 400 dpi (automatically selects Text Enhancement Technology [TET]) Text for OCR PageManager OCR 400 dpi (automatically selects Text Enhancement Technology [TET]) Text with images PageManager Copy & Fax 400 dpi (automatically selects Auto Area Segmentation [AAS]) Line art PhotoDeluxe Line Art 300 to 2400 dpi 3 35 mm film (negative) PhotoDeluxe TPU for neg.Film 300 to 2400 dpi 3 4 x 5 or Brownie PhotoDeluxe film (negative) TPU for neg.Film 300 to 2400 dpi 3 35 mm slide or PhotoDeluxe 4 x 5 transparency TPU for pos.Film 300 to 2400 dpi 3 1 If your final output is for on-screen viewing (for example, on a web page), select 72 dpi for your resolution. 2 If you are enlarging your image, you must manually increase the resolution (dpi) proportionally to maintain the resolution of your original. 3 If you are scanning between 1201 and 2400 dpi, EPSON recommends you keep your scan area to 4 × 11.7 inches to maintain true hardware resolution. Above 2400 dpi, you will be using software interpolation to increase the resolution. PressWriter for iMac does not have a TWAIN scan function, but you can import a scanned image from another application using the Object, Import Image function. 25