Configuring the Program
To change the program preferences you can select the Preferences item in the tray menu or click the
button in the scanning window.General Preferences
![Scanner for Remote Desktop General Preferences](img/products/scanrdp/help/preferences-general.png)
- TWAIN Scanning Properties Dialog Location
- This option allows to choose where the TWAIN Scanning Properties dialog will be shown: on the Server side (FabulaTech scanning dialog), or the Workstation (Native scanner vendor dialog).
- Force the TWAIN Scanning Properties dialog
- Mark this checkbox if you need to adjust scanning settings every time you scan, even if the scanning application does not call the scanning settings dialog.
- Use vendor-defined names for TWAIN scanners
- Use this option if your scanning software requires specific hardware for operation.
- Hide webcam type imaging devices
- By default webcams are listed as imaging devices. Use this option to hide webcams and view only scanners.
- Check for new program version every 15 days
- When new versions are available you will be prompted to update Scanner for Remote Desktop.
Compression Settings
![Scanner for Remote Desktop Compression Settings](img/products/scanrdp/help/preferences-compression.png)
There are few image compression algorithms available in the Scanner for Remote Desktop. You can choose suitable among the next options.
- Compression disabled
- Disabling compression increases the size of the data being transferred but it reduces CPU usage. It works best for slow computers.
- Lossless compression
- Enabling Lossless compression reduces the size of the data being transferred and here is no loss in image quality. It works best with text documents.
- Lossy compression (JPEG)
- Enabling Lossy JPEG compression significantly reduces the size of the data being transferred with slight loss in image quality. It works best with full-color images and photos. You can adjust compression level using the slider below.
- Use scanner hardware compression
- If enabled, the program will try to compress images using scanner's driver. If scanner does not support own compression methods, the compression will be performed by Scanner for Remote Desktop.
Defaults
![Scanner for Remote Desktop Defaults](img/products/scanrdp/help/preferences-defaults.png)
Use this dialog to specify the scanner that will be connected at login or disable it. These settings are separate for TWAIN and WIA scanners. Auto-select is configured by default for both TWAIN and WIA scanners.