My parents are in the process of moving to MacOSX and have an Epson Perfection 1250 scanner. It's works great with OS9 for scanning, copying etc but the drivers for MacOSX don't have anything like this. My Dad uses copying a lot (really it's just a copier, not a scanner) and so, needs a simple application that'll (with one button) copy the document in the scanner in B&W or colour. Does anyone have any ideas on what app to use? Simple and straightforward if possible! Thanks!
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Epson Perfection 1250
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I have the Perfection 240 Photo conncected to a G4 PM running Tiger. Unfortunately, there is no simple software- like that designed for Windows- that will perform those functions you desire. I have to import into Photoshop and adjust as necessary.
If simplicity is what you desire, I'd look for another scanner.
If simplicity is what you desire, I'd look for another scanner.
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Slightly easier (IMHO) than Photoshop (and free!) is GraphicConverter.
It's not 'one-button' though.
BW
RTJ
Slightly easier (IMHO) than Photoshop (and free!) is GraphicConverter.
It's not 'one-button' though.
BW
RTJ
Hmmm. Semi-bad news...I might go for one of those all in one printer/scanner devices...they'd be fine for copying and printing.
I'll check out Graphics convertors options, I've only used it for basic editing before. Thing is, my Dad sees moving to MacOSX as a step backward if
the things he can't do are more complex, and for him I suppose it is!
I'll check out Graphics convertors options, I've only used it for basic editing before. Thing is, my Dad sees moving to MacOSX as a step backward if
the things he can't do are more complex, and for him I suppose it is!
Sure, that would be a way to do it - but I'm ideally looking for a simple app that'll copy a page. Not scanning it, making an image, opening it and then printing. One button or nothing!
Do you mean scanning it and sending the scan direct to the printer? Have a look at the Epson web site ( http://support.epson-europe.com/onlineguides/en/perf1250/index.htm ) - its not totally clear if this refers to OS X, but that was the OS I specified to get to that page. It looks as though the Epson Smart Panel will allow you to:
Copy
Scan to E-mail
Scan to OCR
Scan to Application
Scan for Creativity
Scan to Web
Scan to File
Photo Print
Photoshop (for Perfection 1650 Photo users),
in which case it seems a bit drastic to junk it and buy a new one.
Copy
Scan to E-mail
Scan to OCR
Scan to Application
Scan for Creativity
Scan to Web
Scan to File
Photo Print
Photoshop (for Perfection 1650 Photo users),
in which case it seems a bit drastic to junk it and buy a new one.
Epson 1250
I have an Epson 1650 Photo which is very similar. The software download includes the Epson 1250.
I am using mine with an eMac G4 1.25GHz running OS 10.3.9 (Panther)
Pushing 'one button' it will scan to a .jpg file which can then be printed. The software is able to differentiate whether the item being scanned is a text document or a photograph.
Anyway, it pretty easy to 'copy' a document as a .jpg scan and print it out.
Go to the Epson website and download the latest software:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/...V_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=14548&infoType=Overview
You can also download current manuals.
I have an Epson 1650 Photo which is very similar. The software download includes the Epson 1250.
I am using mine with an eMac G4 1.25GHz running OS 10.3.9 (Panther)
Pushing 'one button' it will scan to a .jpg file which can then be printed. The software is able to differentiate whether the item being scanned is a text document or a photograph.
Anyway, it pretty easy to 'copy' a document as a .jpg scan and print it out.
Go to the Epson website and download the latest software:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/...V_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=14548&infoType=Overview
You can also download current manuals.