Adjusting The Scan Settings; Important Facts About Scan Settings; Input Resolution - Canon CanoScan FB 1200S User Manual

Adjusting the Scan Settings

Once you have previewed the images, you can set the scan settings for each
individual frame.
WARNING
• If you do not adjust the scan settings, the image will be

Important Facts about Scan Settings

The input resolution, output resolution and image width and height
are important scan settings.
What is the Input Resolution?
When the scanner scans film it reads the image as a collection of dots.
The relative density of these dots is referred to as the 'resolution.'
Since this is the input stage of the scanning process, this resolution is
referred to as the 'input resolution.' The illustration below shows the
same image scanned with different input resolutions.
• Resolution is measured in units called dots per inch (dpi). This
• •
NOTE
• Each dot is assigned individual brightness and color values.
What is the Output Resolution?
The output resolution is the name used to describe the relative density
of the dots that form an image when it is reproduced after scanning.
Printing an image on a printer, transmitting it as a fax or displaying it
on a monitor are examples of how an image may be output.
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scanned at the same settings as the preview scan.
Film Resolution
measures the number of dots contained in one linear inch.
Scanned at a Fine

Input Resolution

One Dot
Scanned at a
Coarse Input
Resolution
One Dot