Re: [Gimp-user] How to scan scan under Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.5

[DaveC <davec2468 yahoo com>]

If you are comfortable with some light hacking (the good kind), these folks found a way to re-install Twain 
features in some OS X versions (Mav, Yose only):

http://janegil.net/2014/01/twain-scanners-in-os-x-maverick/

Good luck,
Dave

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> Hi Stratadrake,
> I am very sad to hear that GIMP on Mac doesn't support direct scanning. I was
> very got used to this feature on Windows.
> In the User Manual of GIMP I can read that in the File directory one can find
> the Create -- > from Scanner button if there is an Image Capture device
> installed.
>
> But now coming back to your questions:
>
> -I tested the scanner feature on two scanners:
> -Samsung m2017 which is the scanner/printer
> http://www.samsung.com/de/business/support/model/SL-M2070FW/XEC
> -Canon Lide 210, which is the dedicated scanner
> https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/scanners/photo-scanner/canoscan-lide-210
>
> In both cases I installed the newest version of the drivers and I can use the
> both scanners using Samsung/Canon tools, or Mac tools like Image Capture or
> printer/scanner from the settings-->printer/scanner.
> Both producers claim the drivers are TWAIN compatible.
>
> Maybe the community could develop this feature for MAC?
>
> Thank you and best regards
>
> Zig
>
>
> I was about to download the sane libraries to tackle the problem but then I saw
> that SANE doesn't support my backends.
>
>
>
> > If you're talking about the window and controls that appear when
> > you're configuring how you want it to be scanned (e.g. exposure,
> > brightness/contrast, crop area, etc.), this part actually *isn't*
> > GIMP's doing at all.  It's actually managed by the software drivers
> > installed on your system, and GIMP is simply calling on it to deliver
> > a scanned image.
> >
> >
> > And, as the other person already stated, GIMP simply has NO scanner
> > support on Mac.  Whatsoever.  At all.
> >
> >
> > However, like I was trying to say earlier, this isn't the end of the
> > story.  You can still access the scanner in some capacity outside of
> > GIMP (preferably with comprehensive exposure controls), then open the
> > resulting saved image in GIMP.  I can't be of 100% help here since I
> > don't have a Mac myself to work on, but I might be able to look up
> > some steps if you answer these questions:
> >
> >
> > 1 - Is it a dedicated scanner, or a printer/scanner combo unit?
> >
> > 2 - What brand and model number is it?
> >
> >
> > If I know that, I can start searching for answers.
> >
> >
> > -- Stratadrake
> > strata_ranger hotmail com
> > --------------------
> > Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth.
>
> -- 
> Zbig (via www.gimpusers.com/forums)
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