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SilverFast supports most UMAX Scanner under 10.4 - Version: 6.4.4r6, 9/19/2006 12:38AM PST
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Karl-H. Zahorsky
SCSI Scanners??? - Version: 6.4.3r6, 12/13/2005 10:54AM PST
bill5011
Will this allow one to scan with PLII SCSI scanners, reliably in 10.4?
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- SCSI Scanners???
I miss MagicScan! - Version: 6.4.2r2a, 7/22/2005 08:02AM PST
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john146
Not that SilverFast isn't feature rich and functional, but over $300 for what should be bundled software? Sure, the SE version works fine but we have trouble getting good results without scanning and tweaking for a half hour. Too bad Umax gave up the intuitive ease of use of MagicScan, now we're giving up on Umax. We bought a professional scanner and feel that it is reasonable to expect professional bundled software to use with it. Unfortunately we didn't pay closer attention to Umax's plans for OS X, we definitly would have not bought their product knowing what we now know.
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Supported Models - Version: 6.2.1d5, 6/19/2004 10:01AM PST
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Rick Esmay
"...now available for ALL UmaxSupported Models under Mac operating systems". NOT ! Pretty lofty claim considering only a few are supported!
The following is the list of scanners supported, copied directly form the UMAX website: anything else, SOL.
Astra 1200S
Astra 1220S
Astra 2400S
Astra 6400
Astra 6450
Mirage I DL16
Mirage II
Mirage II SE
PowerLook I (PS2400X)
PowerLook II
PowerLook 1000(NOT for USB)
PowerLook 1100
PowerLook 1120
PowerLook 2100XL
PowerLook 3000
PowerLook III
The following is the list of scanners supported, copied directly form the UMAX website: anything else, SOL.
Astra 1200S
Astra 1220S
Astra 2400S
Astra 6400
Astra 6450
Mirage I DL16
Mirage II
Mirage II SE
PowerLook I (PS2400X)
PowerLook II
PowerLook 1000(NOT for USB)
PowerLook 1100
PowerLook 1120
PowerLook 2100XL
PowerLook 3000
PowerLook III
Supported Models - Version: 6.2.1d5, 6/19/2004 10:01AM PST
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Rick Esmay
"...now available for ALL UmaxSupported Models under Mac operating systems". NOT ! Pretty lofty claim considering only a few are supported!
The following is the list of scanners supported, copied directly form the UMAX website: anything else, SOL.
Astra 1200S
Astra 1220S
Astra 2400S
Astra 6400
Astra 6450
Mirage I DL16
Mirage II
Mirage II SE
PowerLook I (PS2400X)
PowerLook II
PowerLook 1000(NOT for USB)
PowerLook 1100
PowerLook 1120
PowerLook 2100XL
PowerLook 3000
PowerLook III
The following is the list of scanners supported, copied directly form the UMAX website: anything else, SOL.
Astra 1200S
Astra 1220S
Astra 2400S
Astra 6400
Astra 6450
Mirage I DL16
Mirage II
Mirage II SE
PowerLook I (PS2400X)
PowerLook II
PowerLook 1000(NOT for USB)
PowerLook 1100
PowerLook 1120
PowerLook 2100XL
PowerLook 3000
PowerLook III
Umax + OS X Compatibility - Version: 6.2.1d1, 4/27/2004 01:16PM PST
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Nicky D
Unfortunately lots of Umax hardware is just not compatible with the Mac OS X operating system. The 4000U is a perfect example. When the scanner is connected to any OS X machine, even the Apple System Profiler doens't properly recognize it.
When the Apple System Profiler doesn't find a piece of hardware, you can rest assured no other app (including SilverFast) will. Some SCSI models also suffer from not being recognized, to being recognized 6 times on the same scsi bus. All of these problems are caused by low quality hardware in the scanner.
When the Apple System Profiler doesn't find a piece of hardware, you can rest assured no other app (including SilverFast) will. Some SCSI models also suffer from not being recognized, to being recognized 6 times on the same scsi bus. All of these problems are caused by low quality hardware in the scanner.
Umax + OS X Compatibility - Version: 6.2.1d1, 4/27/2004 01:16PM PST
Nicky D
Unfortunately lots of Umax hardware is just not compatible with the Mac OS X operating system. The 4000U is a perfect example. When the scanner is connected to any OS X machine, even the Apple System Profiler doens't properly recognize it.
When the Apple System Profiler doesn't find a piece of hardware, you can rest assured no other app (including SilverFast) will. Some SCSI models also suffer from not being recognized, to being recognized 6 times on the same scsi bus. All of these problems are caused by low quality hardware in the scanner.
When the Apple System Profiler doesn't find a piece of hardware, you can rest assured no other app (including SilverFast) will. Some SCSI models also suffer from not being recognized, to being recognized 6 times on the same scsi bus. All of these problems are caused by low quality hardware in the scanner.
Thanks for SANE But . . . - Version: 6.2.1d1, 4/26/2004 07:34AM PST
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cseeman
I have a Umax Astra 4000U. Another Scanner Umax abandoned for OSX. The scanner is still current on their website though.
SANE doesn't have drivers for this model though.
I'm stuck because I can't really replace it. It's and 11x14 scanner and no one has a model that can handle that paper size without spending a fortune!
As a video professional I used to recommend UMAX for scanning for video graphics departments. I now actively discourage the same departments from buying UMAX scanners. I hope I've cost tham THOUSANDS of dollars for their BAD customer relations and internal policies.
SANE doesn't have drivers for this model though.
I'm stuck because I can't really replace it. It's and 11x14 scanner and no one has a model that can handle that paper size without spending a fortune!
As a video professional I used to recommend UMAX for scanning for video graphics departments. I now actively discourage the same departments from buying UMAX scanners. I hope I've cost tham THOUSANDS of dollars for their BAD customer relations and internal policies.
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checkout SANE - Version: 6.2.1d1, 4/26/2004 05:59AM PST
C.A.R.L
checkout the SANE project at http://sourceforge.net.
They have drivers for those no supported UMAX scanners.
Its open source that means FREE.
They have drivers for those no supported UMAX scanners.
Its open source that means FREE.
Umax 1220u (et al.) - Version: 6.2.1d1, 4/25/2004 10:56PM PST
stickman67
Neither SilverFast nor VueScan provides, or is able to provide, a driver for certain Umax USB scanners, including the Astra 1220u.
The scanners of this type are not true USB scanners; they have a built-in parallel-to-USB adapter. Therefore the driver is not straightforward.
It is not impossible to produce one, however. Umax could release certain data necessary for third-party developers to do so. Or it could develop a driver itself.
Sadly, it chooses to do neither.
I am no longer a customer of Umax, nor an advocate of their products (and I was both of these things for many years until this bit of customer-relations carelessness -- to put it mildly).
I feel sorry for developers like SilverFast and VueScan because they cop a lot of flak that really should be blasted straight into the face of the Umax management.
Mind you, I tried and was given the runaround not only from one person to the next, but even from one continent to the next.
Next time, it's a HP, or an Epson, or ... Anything but a Umax!
The scanners of this type are not true USB scanners; they have a built-in parallel-to-USB adapter. Therefore the driver is not straightforward.
It is not impossible to produce one, however. Umax could release certain data necessary for third-party developers to do so. Or it could develop a driver itself.
Sadly, it chooses to do neither.
I am no longer a customer of Umax, nor an advocate of their products (and I was both of these things for many years until this bit of customer-relations carelessness -- to put it mildly).
I feel sorry for developers like SilverFast and VueScan because they cop a lot of flak that really should be blasted straight into the face of the Umax management.
Mind you, I tried and was given the runaround not only from one person to the next, but even from one continent to the next.
Next time, it's a HP, or an Epson, or ... Anything but a Umax!
SilverFast SE Plus and SilverFast Ai STUDIO support the patented Multi-Sampling with Auto-Alignment to get rid of noise and increase dynamic range. http://www.silverfast.com/show/newsletter200608/en.html
This feature alone is worth the upgrade, but each version has also got NegaFix with over 120 different nagtive film profiles. Have a look at the highlights movie to see that you get phenomenal results from your Umax scanner!