Alternative to Photoshop for Importing from Scanner (Mustek A3)

Since Ps CS3 or CS4 it is not possible anymore to import directly from the Scanner. I bought a Mustek A3 Scan Express that works under VMWare Fusion/Windows XP and also came with drivers for Mac OS X. Unfortunately no scan software. It says "Use your Image Editing Software to scan".
Having two versions of Ps can cause complications. What other (cheap) applications can I use just to scan?
Thanks!

This software package may support your needs.
http://www.hamrick.com/
As a point of information: CS3 supports for my Canon scanner but no longer provided with CS 4.
I use the CS3 version to import than save and open CS4 to do any needed work. Also the above link is a software package, last time I checked, did independent scans as well. Perhaps a new version is available that offers interface with Photoshop?

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Toolbars-no icons for import from scanner or undo

I'm using WIN XP Home Edition. I'm beginning to use PSE 5.0, after upgrading from PSE 2.0. In 2.0 there were useful icons in one of the toolbars at the top of the program: one was undo, and also return (to return from an undo); also, there was an icon for importing from a scanner. I don't find these icons in 5.0, and I have to use menu commands.
Is there any way in 5.0 to create a personalized toolbar with these helpful tools? Or are there toolbars I'm not seeing that can be enabled?
Thanks, ED.

Ed,
The short answer to both your questions is No.
This change in PE5 has caused a lot of comment:
Barbara Brundage, "PE 5 Undo Icon" #1, 30 Sep 2006 6:01 am
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Import from scanner?

How can I import from scanner on Photoshop Element 10. Bought online from App store.

Ugh. Okay, you need to right-click the editor itself (control click if you have your mouse set up for one button), then Show Package Contents>Contents, go to Optional Plug-ins>ImportModules and move TWAIN.plugin from there to the regular Plugins folder>ImportModules.
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Preview's "Import from Scanner" documents -Text Tool cannot be activated.

Any documents created within 10.6 and printed/saved as a pdf file can be opened in Preview and the Text Tool activated allowing selection of text and copy/paste or text highlight actions made.
Using OSX 10.6.7 Preview application using the File > Import from Scanner (Epson V500 scanner), the scanned document cannot activate the Text Tool. Only the Move and Select tools cans be selected, activated and used. It's as if Preview's document scanned image using Format-PDF, the scans appear to be an image scan of the text/document into a PDF file and not using OCR to allow a Text Edit.
I can scan a printed document using Acrobat and my Epson scanner and the text tool within Acrobat or Adobe Reader works fine.
Is this a shortcoming within Preview using Format-PDF that the Text tool cannot be activated or used on Preview scanned documents containing text? If so why is Preview's text tool even offered?
If Text Tool can be used on a Preview scanned document…How ? Please!

After further research I have been able to answer my own question regarding-
"Preview's "Import from Scanner" documents -Text Tool cannot be activated."
In Apples Mac 101 Support article entitled: "Using a scanner (Mac 10.6) last modified on March 15, 2011, states: "Item 6. Click Scan to scan. Note: The scanned items will become JPEG images with 300 dpi"
So there it is…Any item (or printed document) scanned under Preview using the selected Format-PDF will be scanned as a JPEG image.
That' s why the Text Tool cannot be activated, it's not being scanned as text but as an image.
If a document is created within the computer via Pages, Text Edit, Word etc. and saved using the "Print-PDF-Save asPDF" file option, the already digitized text is saved within the PDF file and can then the PDF file can be opened in Preview and the Text Tool will be available for use to copy/paste or highlight.
Charlie...76 years old and still Mac'ing

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How do I create Favorites in my Library so I have a shortcut for importing from my Desktop?

Select the drive from the Device sidebar in the left pane of the import window. Use the drop down by clicking on the drive icon that appears in the main import window. Drag the Desktop to Favorites.
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Epson all in one printer - compatible with 10.9.5? Cannot import from scanner in Preview

Got a new Epson printer. Set up is fine; wirelessly connected. Downloaded and updated all drivers. Still cannot import from scanner into Preview. Anyone else? Seems like this was a problem in 2013 as far as I can see from other forum discussions. Any advice? Scanner works manually so it's the set up, compatibility or...?

What do you mean "import from scanner to Preview?"
Does the scanner actually scan, if so what file format (jpg, pdf, tiff, etc...) are you scanning in? Once you have successfully scanned simply open Preview and open the file. Another method is selecting the scanned file, right click and select Open With and select Preview.

Problem importing from scanner into Photoshop Elements

I use Photoshop Elements 5 on a PC & am suddenly no loger able to import from my scanner (Canon MP990) & get the message: 'Could not complete the import because of a problem with the acquisition interface'.
If I try scanning directly from the scanner, I get the message: 'Scanner is not available while in use by another application or user' . I may have abandoned a previous scan at preview stage without cancelling, but it doesn't show up anywhere. I don't know whether this is a Photoshop problem or a scanner problem. My troubleshooting skills are rudimentary at best - I have tried disconnecting/connecting the scanner & shutting down the PC - any ideas ?
artistdts

First of all, are you sure that you want to abandon iphoto for the organizer? You don't want to use both--you will have to choose eventually. If you don't have experience with Organizer on a mac, I would strongly suggest exporting a few photos from iphoto, putting them where you want to keep them and using File>Get Photos>From Files and Folders to create a test catalog to use for evaluation while you make up your mind.

PSE 11 editor has stopped importing from scanner, no longer permits drag and drop, will not permit cropping, and other bizarre issues

Windows 8.1, PSE 11
I am having a number of issues including loss of import functionality from scanner, I can't drag and drop photos into the editor any more as well, or at least not after the first one. The crop function stops working after the first couple of photos. Then some freezing. A little added crashing. A plethora of other bizarre issues as well. This just stated happening a couple of days ago.
What I have tried:
Uninstall/Install.
Deleted preferences both before opening Editor (crontrol-alt-delete) and after opening it.
Kindly advise. Thanks!
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Installed TWAIN devices: NONE

Final Update: ...god willing...
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Trying to import from scanner, but only get the wizard and I need the advanced screen....

Hi,
I just installed Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 (I was using Elements 6 before).
I am trying to import a photo from my scanner, but am having some trouble. I need to import from the "advanced" screen I was using before, but now I am only getting the option to import through the wizard.
In Elements 10, when I click import I only have the option to "Frame From Video", or "WIA Support". When I pick the WIA Support, it takes me to the wizard.
In Elements 6, when I click import my scanner was actually listed and that is where I went to the advanced preview/scan screen somehow related to my scanner (it said Epson Scan at the top of the window).
How do I get my scanner to be listed in the import menu so that I can get to the Epson preview/scan window?
Thanks so much for any help you can give me.
Michelle

Oh, I spoke too soon. I just found out that I had to move the twain file from the optional plug in folder to the regular plug in folder. Everything is working great now.

Phshp CS4 keeps crashing when I try to import from scanner

Can anyone please help me?
I'm running Photoshop CS4 on a Mac Pro Desktop with Snow Leopard. I have a Canon Canoscan Lide 600F scanner. Every time I try to import from my scanner into photoshop, CS4 keeps crashing.
Do I need to delete Photoshop CS4 Preferences? If so where is the file located in Preferences, I can't find it anywhere.
Photoshop CS4 crashes every time I select "Import...Canoscane Lide 600F"
Thanks in advance,
- Nick

has scanning ever worked?
most of us here scan using the stand alone software or 3rd party software. The reason the TWAIN.plugin was not installed by default is that many of the scanner manufacturers have not followed Adobes specs and conflict with the TWAIN.plugin.
Also its seems a bit silly to tie up a $1000 application as a scanner UI for $150 scanner. You do realize Photoshop has no scanning ability of its own and relies on the scanner plugin to access the stand alone software that came with the scanner.
If you scan as a stand alone you can still work in Photoshop.

Importing from scanner in Elements 11

I've just upgraded from Elements 4 to 11 using Mac OS 10.6
Previously, when I wanted to import an image from my Canon 8600F Scanner I went to File,Import,Canoscan 8600 and the Twain driver window appeared. No problem.
Now with 11 this doesn't happen. It doesn't happen with either Editor or Organizer. A search on these pages shows a similar problem with Elements 10. I've carried out this procedure but it doesn't work. Why not? What is the point of this programme if it won't import from a scanner or am I missing something?
Not impressed with the Adobe website at all. Why is it so difficult to access the company for guidance? This could be my last Adobe product.

This document includes information about where to find and how to install the TWAIN component that was previously installed with your application for versions earlier than Photoshop Elements 9.
Important: Do not move plug-ins from previous versions of Photoshop Elements into the Photoshop Elements 11 > Plug-Ins folder, or set the Photoshop Elements 8 (or earlier) > Plug-In folder as the Additional Plug-Ins Folder in Preferences.
Note:
If your version of Photoshop Elements is 9 or 10, refer to the KB article TWAIN is not installed with Photoshop Elements versions 9 and 10.
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Macintosh
If you would like to have TWAIN support on your Macintosh system, then we strongly recommend that you access your device through Rosetta (PPC) OS. Otherwise, we suggest that you scan your image in first and then separately open the image in Photoshop Elements.
To install the legacy TWAIN plug-in for Macintosh, copy the ImportModules folder from:
//Applications/Adobe Photoshop Elements 11/Support Files/Optional Plug-Ins
into
//Applications/Adobe Photoshop Elements 11/Support Files/Plug-Ins

Import from scanner give error message "This file already exists in this catalogue"

I can import from the scanner occasionally, but often times get this error message. " this file already exists in this catalogue" and the scanned picture is discarded.
I see others have had it as well, but no solutions were posted. I'm running Photoshop elements 11 with all current updates.

Thanks for the reply. My Image wasn't in a version set however. I scanned a new photo which was successsful. I then scanned a second photo different from the first, which failed. I think possibly the software for my HP scanner is at fault, since it always names the scans as image1.jpg. It doesn't give an option to increment successive scans to a different name which probably caused the problem.

I cannot import from scanner

I cannot import to photoshop from scanner or camera

Hi,
How do you import ? To help us answer question quicker, please read this:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/First-Time-Here-Learn-How-to-Post-and-More/bd-p/Hello
Regards.
BH
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Import from scanner disabled in Preview

OS X Yosemite 10.10.2
iMac 20" Mid 2007
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Canon Pixma MX470
For some reason I can no longer Import from my scanner in Preview. As you can see below, the menu option is greyed out.
Is there an Apple fix in the works?
Is there a workaround that could restore this functionality?
Thanks
Brian

Ha!
I fixed it.
Here's what I did:
-Run HP Uninstaller to remove... everything?
-Reboot the laptop.
-Do a factory reset on the printer, then re-enter the WiFi password.
-Download the driver (is that what it is?) from hp.com/support. I noticed that the file is called "HP Inkjet SW OSX Mavericks.pkg" even though my OS is called Yosemite.
-Install that, following all prompts. When I added the printer I picked"HP Officejet 6700" rather than "AirPrint" for"Use:"even though AirPrint would have been the default and the choice of "Auto Select". See attached screenshot.
-Go to Preview, menu File > Import from HP Officejet 6700... and test. Success!
Of course I don't know which of these things made the difference, but it worked for me.
Cheers,
b

Limited image import from scanner

I find only limited image import options under Photoshop CS5 and CS6. Under CS3, I have a number of options which I have used frequently, regarding preview, zoom, desceening, filtering, stretch, noise removal, fading, grain, etc. None of these seem to be available under either CS5 OR CS6. In fact, under CS5, under "FILE>IMPORT", I I don't even GET the Canoscan 8400F opton. This is pretty basic stuff, getting good quality off a scanner. What's up? Do I need to go back to CS3 for everything? It actually worked.

Hi there, I'm sorry you aren't able to scan.
What operating system are you using? There are known issues with scanning while running Mountain Lion, in particular. If this is the case, Adobe engineer reccommends trying Image Capture:
Image Capture is a utility program in the Utilities folder inside the Applications folder, and is a standard part of Mac OS X. As far as I know, Image Capture does work properly in Mountain Lion.
ImageKit refers to the underlying Cocoa frameworks (programming interfaces) used by Image Capture as well as by Photoshop and other applications to perform scanning. For reasons I won't go into here, these are not working correctly in Photoshop, but are in Image Capture, which is the problem we're working to resolve with Apple.
The scanners that work with Image Capture/ImageKit are also a standard part of Mac OS X, which means that users do not have to go to a different web site (e.g. Epson's web site) to download and install drivers for their specific scanner, which you do have to do with TWAIN. Scanner support (numbering in the hundreds) through Image Capture/ImageKit is already included in Mac OS X "out of the box".
We added support for ImageKit scanning to Photoshop CS6 because we recognized it was unlikely that scanner manufacturers would go back and rewrite their TWAIN drivers to work in 64-bit mode (especially older scanners that are no longer manufactured).
One advantage is that as improvements are made to ImageKit and as more scanners are added by Apple to their Mac OS X releases over time, Photoshop users get those "for free", so to speak. Unfortunately, changes to ImageKit made for Mountain Lion have had the effect of breaking this feature in Photoshop, but we are confident this will get sorted out.
Here is an article talking about known issues with scanning in CS6, and some workarounds. It suggests downloading a TWAIN driver (more information here) or using your scanner's scan utility (although this might not be the optimal solution for you, considering you came to the forum).
I hope this information helps!

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