Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB 1200 Pro Flatbed Scanner

Has anyone experience with this scanner? At newegg.com the price ($165.99) looks good and the document size 11.7"x16.5 seems great for music which is often larger than letter size.

G'morning!
Hardy, I came very close to downloading the wrong driver because the paperwork inside the scanner box was for the 2400 - I realized at the last minute that something didn't sound right and got the correct one.
Geoffrey, oh boy. I think that you have given me something to try and a heads-up to the reason it hasn't worked thus far. The link to the driver you gave is the very one that MUSTEK had me download. The driver that ADOBE had me download was here: (I hope but if the link doesn't work the name of the dmg is in it)
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm?loc=enus&term=PHSPCS4_ContLS1.dmg&siteSection=support%3Adownloads
In the file structure for PSe8, the folder Plug-Ins has 10 sub-folders. OK. The twain.plugin that came with the original installation of the PSe8 program was placed in a sub-folder called Import Modules (where it remains). The twain.plugin that I downloaded per MUSTEK's instructions, the same one you used, was placed at their instruction in a sub-folder called Extensions. The third twain.plugin (can you believe it?) that ADOBE had me download was placed at their instruction in a sub-folder called File Formats.
The one thing ADOBE had me do that Mustek did not, was to add the folder pointer under Preferences/Plug-Ins in PSe8.
The documentation that came with the package you used, and that MUSTEK recommended directs the plug-in to be placed in Import-Export. That sounds similar to the folder called Import Modules, where the program's own pre-installed plug-in resides.
I hope this is clearer than my own confusion makes it seem to me (keeping all the variations straight is making me dizzy). I am going to try to use the plug-in you are using, place it in the Extensions sub-folder that MUSTEK wanted and then add the folder pointer in preferences. I don't think I'm knowledgeable enough at this point to try replacing the program's original plug-in with the legacy version. I just don't know what other implications that would have.
Of course, I could use all this as the perfect excuse to treat myself to an upgrade to Photoshop.
I really appreciate the input you all have given me, and your patience with a newbie. While I do want the scanner to work, I am very much enjoying this as an opportunity to learn more about my Mac and how it works. A week ago I had no idea of "TWAIN" and laughed at the "Technology Without An Informative Name" and other versions. If I get something to work, I'll post the specifics of what went where to make it happen.
Thanks! MJ

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I just got the large format A3 USB 1200 Pro to replace an older Epson large format scanner that only works sometimes in Leopard. I'm using the provided 10.4-10.5 drivers through CS1 and find the scanned images VERY soft/blurry. A side by side comparison of the same scanned subject show a LOT more detail in the scan from the older scanner, and this is just at 300ppi!
The Mustek is a fraction of the price, but I was hoping to have significantly better scan quality than what I am seeing. Anyone have any ideas, perhaps someone that has this model? Would a different driver yield better results? Could the scanner hardware be off? It is an odd scanner in that there is no on or off switch and it only comes to life when a scan job is sent through via the Photoshop import. I have tried contacting Mustek but have not heard anything back yet.
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Templeton Peck wrote:
Mustek scanners are awful and they have never fully supported Macs...
And you get what you pay for. Good quality Epson and HP scanners are so cheap these days, I suggest you just save yourself the hassle, get one and return the Mustek.
Thanks Templeton, but I think the image quality would be below the standards of even a value brand company such as Mustek. It does scan, but I am wondering if some setting is off or even if there is a hardware issue.
I was aware of Mustek's questionable reputation when ordering the scanner, but there were enough good reviews warrant giving it a shot. Cost is an issue and you you can find an A3 or larger scanner that works with the latest OS X for well under $1000, I'd be interested. As it is, I don't have the $2000+ that it looks like it would cost.
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Mustek Scanexpress A3 USB 1200 Pro Problems

Hello. I can't get my Mac Desktop Pro to recognize my new scanner since I upgraded to Snow Leopard. Mustek's website doesn't have a new driver and I am waiting for a response to my e-mail that I sent 2 days ago.
Anyone else have this problem or a solution?
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I have adopted a work around to solve (my) problem.
I don't trust Mustek nor Apple to find a solution any time soon, or later.
I'm using a virtual machine created with Parallels Desktop 4. VMWare can be used too.
I use the virtual machine as a "layer" that supports a scanner application. I mean, with Windows 7 running, optimized for speed, set with a large virtual memory and the strictly necessary programs running in the background.
The virtual machine itself was optimized accordingly with my MacMini.
Once I got this light and fast machine and a fast and light Windows 7, I installed "Vuescan", and (among other preferences), I set it to save the scanned files in the Mac Desktop.
It runs and scans even faster that in the previous OS X Leopard, when ironically the scanner drivers ran natively in the Mac and with Photoshop CS3 and CS4 (for MAC)
Here you have some shots of my configuration:
Parallels machine menu: The scanner-machine in suspend mode for faster start:
http://img.skitch.com/20091031-geqkrjwakfjnusxw7w6k73p5qm.jpg
The machine selected and ready to start:
http://img.skitch.com/20091031-gkkpwsaia7a7axu3e2g7tq8rsw.jpg
The (application) started maximized in the machine, so it looks like the application running by itself on the Mac desktop:
http://img.skitch.com/20091031-fx6fafedcicj54iqgjx3gjsgpq.jpg
Making a preview with the scanner:
http://img.skitch.com/20091031-bia7w5pucb9rfx7isjsbg5dwwq.jpg
Scanning the selection field:
http://img.skitch.com/20091031-8t3ngftuyyas526a2ugybfypga.jpg
Setting up the default "Save" folder:
http://img.skitch.com/20091031-rk6ekhjcygkbkd8y8up3kg3hdj.jpg
File saved conveniently on my desktop, so I don't have the go for it through the virtual machine and do additional steps like drag 'n drop or copy and paste:
http://img.skitch.com/20091031-j7bs7pxuaftcpxx3finx428tx3.jpg
This can be made using Windows XP, Vista and any other application for scanning, i.e. Photoshop.
I will stick with this solution until I can!

Mustek scanexpress a3 usb 2400 pro

Hi,
So at work I was trying to hook up this scanner I have near my station, a mustek scanexpress a3 usb 2400 pro, but I can't detect it.
I downloaded the latest drivers off the Mustek website and I tried using Vuescan, Image capture and Photoshop to see if I could get it to work, but nothing.
It wasn't detected in the preferences Scanner and Printer utility.
My coworker who runs a windows machine got it to work without any issues.
Anyone have any good fixes for this?
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Templeton Peck wrote:
Mustek scanners are awful and they have never fully supported Macs...
And you get what you pay for. Good quality Epson and HP scanners are so cheap these days, I suggest you just save yourself the hassle, get one and return the Mustek.
Thanks Templeton, but I think the image quality would be below the standards of even a value brand company such as Mustek. It does scan, but I am wondering if some setting is off or even if there is a hardware issue.
I was aware of Mustek's questionable reputation when ordering the scanner, but there were enough good reviews warrant giving it a shot. Cost is an issue and you you can find an A3 or larger scanner that works with the latest OS X for well under $1000, I'd be interested. As it is, I don't have the $2000+ that it looks like it would cost.
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I bought a Mustek A3 USB 1200 pro and haven't been able to find any answers online on how to get it to work with my macbook. The software included isn't an option and I'm using CS2 or CS3. Any suggestions? The Mustek site seems to be outdated. I DLed Sane and changed some lines of code as one site suggested but I realized it was in referrence to a version of PS that I wasn't using and I'm not sure how to reset it, or if it matters that I do. Any help would be greatly appreciated, finally getting an 11 x 17 scanner was supposed to be awesome, no more crappy paste ups from all-in-ones, but alas, still no scanning...
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Templeton Peck wrote:
Mustek scanners are awful and they have never fully supported Macs...
And you get what you pay for. Good quality Epson and HP scanners are so cheap these days, I suggest you just save yourself the hassle, get one and return the Mustek.
Thanks Templeton, but I think the image quality would be below the standards of even a value brand company such as Mustek. It does scan, but I am wondering if some setting is off or even if there is a hardware issue.
I was aware of Mustek's questionable reputation when ordering the scanner, but there were enough good reviews warrant giving it a shot. Cost is an issue and you you can find an A3 or larger scanner that works with the latest OS X for well under $1000, I'd be interested. As it is, I don't have the $2000+ that it looks like it would cost.
Thanks.

Mustek ScanExpress A3 USB wide format scanner - any experiences?

Greetings.
At $200 (new) this looks too good to be true.
As usual, they barely mention Mac interface, but they do say that it works with OS 9 (not OS X).
Thanks for your time!
Regards from sunny Vermont, where Spring has finally arrived.

Joe- thanks for the nod. The instalation procedure we posted at the Mercury Studio blog has been confirmed on a whole bunch of pre-intel macs on most versions of OSX, but I haven't heard if anyone's using it with the latest machines. (presumably if you can afford a state-of-the-art Mac, you can spring for a better scanner than the Mustek.)
There are two downsides to the Mustek. One, they aren't terribly sturdy. It's got a plastic drive chain that can just wear out. We went through three or four of them. And two, their resolution maxes out at 300 dpi. (Weirdly, it has a setting for up to 600 dpi but I'm told that that data is "interpolated," a process best described as "the software looks at two pixels and makes a guess what color should go between them.") We were able to make do for several years with 300 dpi scans, and there are dozens of comic books out there containing art we scanned on our Musteks.
In the past year or so, we've moved up to a couple of Epson 836xls and we couldn't be happier. It's an old model, so you can somethimes find good deals on the 836xl on ebay, but please note that it's scsi only, so you'll need either a scsi card or the ratoc firewire to scsi converter (and the 50f MicroD to 50m Cent adapter) to get it working. Also the 836 doesn't come with OSX software, so you'd need to purchase a copy of Vuescan.
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http://stevelieber.com
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Hello,
I have been attempting to connect a Mustek A3 usb 1200 scanner to a macbook 2.0
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1.0 http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/
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