[sane-devel] meaning of "--contrast" option to backend

[Major A]

> I was just curious if specifying a contrast argument to the backend
> is different from doing a default scan and adjusting the contrast in
> the gimp after the scan.

The contrast argument is not a standard option, so it depends on the
backend.

Gamma curve adjustment is often better done in the scanner, simply
because the scanner often has a deeper A/D converter than the 8 bits
per channel of the data you get from it. Therefore performing the
adjustment in the scanner gives better results.

On a slow computer, you can also save time by having the scanner do
the adjustment.

  Andras

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