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Got a page of Code).4. 7. Updated Free Stuffit Expander Update on the Stuffit website. (Did not work on Safari. Mustek Support>Scanner>USB Port>A3 USB 1200Pro.6. Click 10.4 Install.
Now I just need to buy this scanner and see if it actually works. 2. Saw ScanExpress A3 USB 1200 Pro right there in the Menu. Woohoo. So I decided to try installing the software before buying it. I may ask Thorsten in Germany after I buy the scanner. Found Installer on Desktop, Double Clicked on it, followed instructions.8. Went to the Driver Download page on the Mustek website.
Hope it helps.I have an iMac G5 (no intel) with 10.4.11, and this installed the Driver Software successfully.1. Opened Firefox. Mustek Support>Scanner>USB Port>A3 USB 1200Pro.3. Since I will only be using this scanner for very large items, mostly 12"x12", the 1200x1200 resolution is absolutely fine. Without a Twain Plug In, it may not work with Graphic Converter. Thought I would post this. Went to the Driver Download page on the Mustek website. 5.
Yay. It's only when scanning small photographs and things that you may want to enlarge some day, that you need a better quality scanner with higher resolution, and with the price of good regular size scanners down, why not have two. I need to buy a large format scanner soon, and read a lot of reviews regarding software problems on another listing of this scanner on Amazon. Click 10.4 Install. Photoshop>File Menu>Import.9.
It doesn't work with this scanner.Since I have Photoshop, I was able to scan an image into that application. If not, or you are like me and want to scan in PDFs, etc., only consider this if you absolutely need a large format scanner. They ship with a "toolbox" app that makes it easy to scan in a number of documents, similar to making copies on a photocopier, and save the whole thing as a single PDF document.While Photoshop can save images as PDFs, it seemed very slow and in the end I would have had to take a number of individual PDFs and combine them together.Determined to find a workaround, I fired up a Windows VM and installed the default Mustek tools. This was the most affordable by far, and the price was right considering how little I plan to use it.As other reviewers have noted, there is a TWAIN driver available for OS X that will allow this scanner to work with Macs. The icon on the bottom right will allow you to do a "new" scan which will add the image to the queue.5) Scan the next page using the "new scan" icon in this dialog6) Repeat until all pages have been scanned7) When finished, click on the "To AP/Save" icon.
Normally, I use Canon scanners (which are very Mac friendly) to scan documents into PDFs.However, Canon doesn't make a scanner (that I know of) that can handle Legal size paper, so I went in search of a large format scanner to convert the few documents I have in that size to PDFs. With Canon scanners, one can use Preview to acquire the image: simply plug in the scanner and go. However, it was a far cry from the easy of use of the Canon products. 8) After some time (depending on the number of pages), there will be a TIFF formatted image file in the "My Documents" directory9) Copy that file to the Mac (using either the built-in VM tools or pscp - Google "putty download" if you are familiar with scp)10) Open the TIFF file with Preview and "Save As" a PDFKludgy, I know, but for as inexpensive as this scanner is I'm not sure there is a better way.So, if you are a Mac user who uses Photoshop and you need to deal with a lot of large scale images, this scanner may work well for you. I scan a lot of documents for my business as it makes it easier than maintaining loads of paper.
However, this requires that you have some sort of software on your system that can use it. While not 100% Mac I found a procedure that worked well enough that I was able to get my PDFs in a timely fashion (although it is a far cry from the ease of Canon's tools).1) Launch the "Panel" application that Mustek provides for Windows.2) Configure your scan setting (mouse over the various icons until you find the "Settings" one).3) Scan the first page (again, mouse of the icons - it's the first main icon on the left)4) Once the first page is scanned, another dialog will appear.
I have been able to get this to work with the Mac because I installed Windows XP to run within Mac OS X, using Parallels Desktop. I scan my original art through Photoshop 5.5 on the Windows XP side, then afterwards simply work with the file using Photoshop CS on the Mac side. I was amazed at how easily I got it to work within the virtual Windows environment. I should add that I purchased this product to replace a previous 11x17 Mustek scanner that died on me after EIGHT years of fine service. I've always scanned through Photoshop, which provides a lot more control over the quality and resolution of the scan.
I am a working cartoonist and the ability to scan 11x17 art in one pass is a great convenience. So I purchased this because it had to connect to an Win98 machine, which the newer models do not.About 7 months after I purchased this scanner, however, I upgraded to a brand new iMac. (I had some old PC programs and data I still needed to run after the migration). Be sure to understand how to scan depending on your output. This is an excellent scanner, and gets even a higher grade for the price.
(Full disclosure, I am probably not what you would describe as a heavy power user). So I am grateful I didn't have to rush out and spend money on a new scanner to use with my new system.One word of caution: Yes, the scanning software that came with the scanner does seem rather poor quality.
Also, it only scans through.tif images and the is not 5 star quality. I would still reccomend it for office or school use. It is in smaller lettering on the outside of the box though. The sellers description did not include this information. I purchased this scanner for my Macbook. The price for this type of scanner is worth the product. It is compatable with Windows and Macs but not with Mac OSX. I now have to pull out my desktop anytime I need to use the scanner, but am willing to do so because of the great price.
Well, worth the money, and a "best buy" as far as I'm concerned. Excellent image quality when used as I have described. But, when the included twain support software is used in Adobe Photoshop, you can deselect all automatic photo editing features (recommended) and push the settings to 48 bits, and save as high quality.tifs. Don't rely on the basic editing software included with the scanner. This scanner is well worth the price. The standalone photo editing software is not great. Photoshop is a must.
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