Hi, > I have an Epson 2580 scanner, which is capable of 16-bit output for each > channel, including what it calls monochrome. I'd like to use xsane to > preview the old black-and-white photographs that I have, and to set the > tone levels appropriately for each photograph, and then acquire the scan > with 16-bit depth.
Currently the snapscan backend supports 8 bit/channel only. I have some information for 16 bit/channel so hopefully I'll be able to implement support for it sometime soon. /Oliver