Epson 10000XL User Manual

Scanning Basics

You see the EPSON Scan dialog box:

3. Select 

Professional Mode

 from the 

Mode list at the top of the screen.

Note: You may have to scroll down to see 
some of the settings referred to in the 
following steps.

4. Under the Original settings, choose the 

Auto Exposure Type: 

Photo

 to optimize 

exposure for photos, or 

Document

 to 

optimize exposure for printed material. 

5. Under the Destination settings, choose a 

color depth from the Image Type menu: 

■

48-bit Color 

for the highest quality 

color scans

Note: If you choose this option, make 
sure your application supports 48-bit 
image files (Photoshop Elements does 
not support 48-bit color). This option 
significantly increases your file size.

■

24-bit Color 

for high quality color 

scans

■

Color Smoothing 

to reduce color variations in an image without lessening 

its sharpness

■

16-bit Grayscale 

for the highest quality scans of black-and-white photos or 

images

Note: Make sure your application supports 16-bit grayscale. 

■

8-bit Grayscale 

for high quality scans of black-and-white photos or images

■

Halftone

 if you want to create pre-press scans of grayscale images; click   to 

select an appropriate screening pattern for your print vendor

■

Black & White 

for text or line art 

Click   (Windows) or  (Macintosh) to see more options, then choose 

Best

 or 

Draft

 for the Scanning Quality.