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ColorEntry element

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The required ColorEntry element describes a single color-processing mode that an input source on the scanner supports.

Usage

<wscn:ColorEntry>
  text
</wscn:ColorEntry>

Attributes

There are no attributes.

Text value

Required. One of the following keywords:

Term Description
BlackAndWhite1 Black and white images; 1 bit per pixel (bpp) and a single channel
Grayscale4 Grayscale images; 4 bpp and a single channel
Grayscale8 Grayscale images; 8 bpp and a single channel
Grayscale16 Grayscale images; 16 bpp and a single channel
RGB24 RGB-encoded color images; 24 bpp divided between three channels of 8 bits each
RGB48 RGB-encoded color images; 48 bpp divided between three channels of 16 bits each
RGBa32 RGB-encoded color images with an alpha channel; 32 bits bpp divided between four channels of 8 bits each
RGBa64 RGB-encoded color images with an alpha channel; 64 bpp divided between four channels of 16 bits each

Child elements

There are no child elements.

Parent elements

ADFColor

FilmColor

PlatenColor

Remarks

Each value keyword describes the color data type and encoding, bit depth, and bits per channel. The following table shows how the value keywords map to the scanner's color processing properties.

Keyword Pixel bit depth Bits per channel
BlackAndWhite1 1 1
Grayscale4 4 {4}
Grayscale8 8 {8}
Grayscale16 16 {16}
RGB24 24 {8,8,8}
RGB48 48 {16,16,16}
RGBa32 32 {8,8,8,8}
RGBa64 64 {16,16,16,16}

You can both extend and subset the allowed values for this element.