[suprz's ghost]

i just picked up one of these really cheap and was wondering if the scan program in osx jag will recognize this scanner or do i have to use the microtek software? I've been trying to download the software from microtek's website all day, and all i get is "page cannot be found" (i'm at work on a windows box and a T1 line, which is alot faster than my home 56k dial up)

[olePigeon]

http://www.hamrick.com/

This guy makes VueScan, well worth it in my opinion. It supports hundreds of different models of scanners and is updated once every couple weeks to include more scanners.

I guess you could say it's the GraphicConverter of scan software.

The great thing is that it supports a lot of older, but highend SCSI scanners that don't "work" under OS X. We bought it at work to use one of our $9,000 Linotype-Hell scanners that "isn't supported" under OS X.

It often has a lot more options and configurability than the basic software that's shipped with the scanner.

[suprz's ghost]

thanks pigeon!

Originally posted by olePigeon:
http://www.hamrick.com/

This guy makes VueScan, well worth it in my opinion. It supports hundreds of different models of scanners and is updated once every couple weeks to include more scanners.

I guess you could say it's the GraphicConverter of scan software.

The great thing is that it supports a lot of older, but highend SCSI scanners that don't "work" under OS X. We bought it at work to use one of our $9,000 Linotype-Hell scanners that "isn't supported" under OS X.

It often has a lot more options and configurability than the basic software that's shipped with the scanner.