Scanning option details

If the Apply image processing… checkbox is not selected and the slider is disabled.

This setting will not apply any post scan processes to the image. This is the simplest and fastest form of scanning. It provides a raw scanned image without any processing such as despeckling (removing image “noise” such as random dots) or deskewing (correcting slanting of the image caused by the document not being fed correctly through the scanner).

Use the Default option if your scanner has inbuilt support for despeckling, deskewing and noise removal. Many modern scanners have very fast internal processors which can post-process the images faster than a PC.

If the Apply image processing… checkbox is selected and the slider is moved to High.

This setting gives priority to the quality of the PDF over scan speed. The settings are:

If the Apply image processing… checkbox is selected and the slider is moved to Standard.

This setting produces PDFs of average quality at an average speed. The settings are:

If the Apply image processing… checkbox is selected and the slider is moved to Low.

This setting gives priority to faster scan speed over PDF quality. The settings are:

If the Apply image processing… checkbox is selected and Custom Preferences clicked.

This option allows you to choose your own PDF quality settings. The initial settings are: