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From: Daniel Cohen on 22 Feb 2010 17:46 J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > Well, no it doesn't. No UI, no nothing. The only response I've ever > > had from GraphicConverter when trying to TWAIN acquire - is crashing. > > Any TWAIN-compatible one, which they all are nowadays. > Yes, but there may not be a TWAIN driver (is that the right word?) that works with 10.6.2. Graphic Converter worked fine with my Epson Perfection 2450 up to 10.5, but not with 10.6 for that reason. Since Rowland has a scanner, and also has GC, first thing to try might be TWAIN-SANE, as this is free. I had a lot of trouble with its earlier versions, but the latest seems to work. Otherwise there is VueScan. -- <http://www.decohen.com> Send e-mail to the Reply-To address. Mail to the From address is never read.
From: Richard Tobin on 22 Feb 2010 17:53 In article <1jeb79v.16ybbnt1ymllp6N%real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid>, Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: >I've STFW and it's bewildering - anyone got any suggestions on a scanner >with half-decent scanning software included, 4800 dpi (ish), and a USB 2 >and/or FW/FW800 interface? All to connect to an Intel Core2Duo Mac >running 10.6.2 (and above, as and when it arrives)? I have a Canon multifunction that I'm quite happy with. It's surprising how handy it is to be able to photocopy things. -- Richard -- Please remember to mention me / in tapes you leave behind.
From: Richard Tobin on 22 Feb 2010 19:32 In article <h856o5lava8odgc1iolb191as2ngavl3sn(a)4ax.com>, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >I have a canon multifunction three. I'm quite impressed that with Snow >Leopard I didn't even have to load drivers, they come with the OS and >work for the scanner as well as the printer - and over the network >too. MP600. I was extremely unimpressed with the Snow Leopard drivers for my MP980. For printing across the wireless network it failed with unhelpful messages like "communications error" 9 times out of 10. Fortunately the latest drivers seem to have fixed it: http://software.canon-europe.com/software/0037294.asp They have also fixed the problem with Firefox crashing the second time you print anything. -- Richard -- Please remember to mention me / in tapes you leave behind.
From: Daniel Cohen on 23 Feb 2010 02:50 Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > It's an Epson Perfection 1200U. Presumably fairly old. As mentioned in my other post, it almost certainly has TWAIN, but not Snow Leopard compatible TWAIN. -- <http://www.decohen.com> Send e-mail to the Reply-To address. Mail to the From address is never read.
From: J. J. Lodder on 23 Feb 2010 05:07
Daniel Cohen <dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net> wrote: > J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: > > > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > > Well, no it doesn't. No UI, no nothing. The only response I've ever > > > had from GraphicConverter when trying to TWAIN acquire - is crashing. > > > > Any TWAIN-compatible one, which they all are nowadays. > > > > > Yes, but there may not be a TWAIN driver (is that the right word?) that > works with 10.6.2. > > Graphic Converter worked fine with my Epson Perfection 2450 up to 10.5, > but not with 10.6 for that reason. I have no idea about Epson's update policy for antiques like Rowland's. Only way to find out is at Epson's support/downloads site. If there isn't,it's not GC that is to blame. (had no problem updating the drivers for my scanner) > Since Rowland has a scanner, and also has GC, first thing to try might > be TWAIN-SANE, as this is free. I had a lot of trouble with its earlier > versions, but the latest seems to work. > > Otherwise there is VueScan. Which may also depend on the factory driver. Jan |