Scanning under OS X

[ericmurphy]

Is anyone having any luck with low-end scanners actually working under OS X? I've been getting the impression that some high-end Firewire scanners are working under OS X, but what about cheap USB scanners? I've looked at cheap Umax and Microtek scanners, but none of them seem to have OS X drivers available yet. Umax doesn't even mention OS X on its website.

[ERICBRIAN2002]

My great lexmark x73 works great under osx. When i had my umax it didnt work at all. The software i use with my exmark is made by lexmark so dont think it will work with any other scanner.

[roger]

My Canonscan N1220U works great using Vuescan (found on Versiontracker.com).

R.

[.dev.lqd]

It's all about Vuescan...

I'm wholly of the opinion that apple should appropriate vuescan a la Soundjam (or whatever audio program was iTunes)

[ericmurphy]

Any luck with Microtek scanners? I'm thinking of getting a 4800 (I did say low-end, didn't I?), which supposedly will have an OS X driver available by July 15.

[.dev.lqd]

just checkout vuescan's site...

they support a lot of decent/cheap umax scanners, including my Astra 3400 (which was $100 awhile ago...)

But umax's officials drivers/software sucks many various animal anatomy... so I'd go for something from epson, if you can find it cheap enough.

Vuescan's support has been really good... (and it's cheap!) so just get something that it supports and you ought to be fine.

[hazmat]

Agfa's ScanWise has an OS X native version. Works well. The Photoshop plugin even works under PS7 for OS X. I have a SnapScan e20.

[metiure]

For Epson scanners, look at a recent Mac OS FixIt post.
Epson scanners works in all X apps by using TWAIN drivers.