Opinions about the Epson Perfection V30 scanner

I would buy this scanner (Epson Perfection V30). I know it works with proprietary drivers and for me it's ok if they work good.
I'd like to know if you recommend it as my new scanner.
Does The Image Scan application have all the XSane features?
Did you encounter any annoying issues?

Hope indeed that Epson will find a solution very soon - thanks for informing me. In the meanwhile I discovered that when turning the scanner on, and going to system preferences, I can add the scanner to 'printers and scanners' and make one scan.
After that the scanner disappears again from the list. It seems indeed that a driver is missing now.

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Epson Perfection V30 scanner

I know this scanner is Linux compatible and overall the series has been for awhile. Garet did a blog on Arch setup but my scanner is still not quite working yet. I'm fairly certain I extracted the firmware properly, but there is some doubt there.
lsusb shows the code fine
its hooked up properly... wire wise
dmesg acknowledges ehci being energized
the only "error" i can find is in /var/logs/message.log
Apr 14 20:33:56 rebecca kernel: usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 31
Apr 14 20:33:56 rebecca load-modules.sh: 'usb:v04B8p0131d0100dcFFdscFFdpFFicFFiscFFipFF' is not a valid module or alias name
aur/iscan is installed, as is gtk2 and x/sane
If anyone has some ideas that would be great.
VampirePenguin

I know EXACTLY what you mean, by the tilted scan. I had the same problem with my Epson 1260 scanner. The new driver for the scanner does not work; it produces the tilted scan, as you have found out. The old TWAIN driver is no longer supported by Image Capture or any of the apps that run its engine (i.e. Preview).
Fortunately, after several days of trying to fix it, I found a solution. Use the old TWAIN 5.75A driver that you had used with your previous Mac. It will be in the folder /Library/Image Capture/TWAIN Data Sources. Copy that folder and its enclosed file "EPSON TWAIN 5.ds" to /Library/Image Capture on your new Mac. You can also download the old 5.75a driver here.
Then download Graphic Converter and install it. After it is installed, right-click its icon, select Get Info, and set it to open using Rosetta Mode.
Then open Graphic Converter. Under the File menu, select Acquire -> TWAIN Acquire. You should then be able to scan using the old TWAIN driver you are used to.
It works for me anyway - perfect scans every time, with no horizontal hold problem!

Adobe Acrobat Pro X Crashes when Trying to Scan to PDF - Epson Perfection v30 on Windows 7

I am running Windows 7 with Acrobat Pro 10.0.0
I have a Epson Perfection v30 Scanner installed. I open Acrobat, and when I select Scan to PDF, pick the v30 Scanner, and start the scan, it does actually start and complete the scanning process. However, at the moment where it displays the results of the scan, Acrobat crashes with the following Signature:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Acrobat.exe
Application Version: 10.0.0.396
Application Timestamp: 4cc5ebc0
Fault Module Name: sdc330Twain.ds_unloaded
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 4dcc0018
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0505546d
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.4
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
We have 8 machines with Acrobat and this Printer, and I am able to repeat this with each system.
Does anybody have any ideas? Is anybody using the Epson Perfection v30 scanner?

Any ideas? there was an update on adobe dated 2/25/13. Perhaps if I uninstall it? I need advice on how to uninstall. When I view updates and click on it, and then click uninstall, it goes back to the Program Screen, in Control, for all programs. Then do I click on Acrobat and Uninstall? I am nervous about doing this. Thanks

HT3669 My Epson Perfection 1200 scanner functions as a flatbed scanner but when I try to scan transparencies the control panels change in Image Capture but the scanner bar will not complete the overview scan & cannot travel beyond the first 2/3 centimet

Epson Perfection 1200 scanner continues to function as a flatbed scanner but when I try to scan transparencies/film negs the control panels change in Image Capture but the scanner bar will not complete the overview scan & cannot travel beyond the first 2/3 centimeters. All the communications seem to recognise the scanner and the mode for the intended scan but the necessary overview scan is not completed, nothing comes up on the Image Capture scan window. If I unplug the film adaptor I can get a document scan. When I plug in the adaptor again the Image Capture details change which allows me to select the type of scan required but when the scanner attempts an overview scan it is unable to complete it.
I have had the scanner from new (12 Years) and have previously scanned slides and film with the adaptor but maybe this was before I upgraded my computer (imac 27").
Do I have to buy a new scanner? It seems so close to working correctly.
I have downloaded the Epson recommended driver (5.4) and have Epson Perfection 1200 6.6 Universal showing in the Applications List.
Any thoughts or observations would be much appreciated before I go out and spend money an new hardware.
Thanks

I have same issue - have you solved this yet?

I upgraded to Mavericks and can't find a driver to work with my EPSON Perfection 4990 scanner. The Epson site says to update thru my mac but it there is nothing there. Any suggestions?

I upgraded to Mavericks and can't get my Epson Perfection 4990 scanner to work. I had gotten it to work with a driver I downloaded from EPSON with Mountain Lion

Hi...
Epson is vorking on updating drivers and utilities for this scanner.
From the epson site :
"Description:
An OS X 10.9 compatible Scanner Driver and EPSON Scan Utility for this model is not yet available but is coming soon. Please check back for availability."
So, until then you can only use the basic scanning provided by Image Capture.
Alternatively take a look on vuescan.
Regards
/Dennis

Can Epson Perfection 2580 scanner be used w/OS 10.8.2?

I used my Epson Perfection 2580 Scanner with my old Mac, which was an eMac. I've recently upgraded to an iMac running OS 10.8.2.
The Software Update function downloaded a driver update for the scanner, but when I click on the Scanner icon in Applications, it tells me that this OS no longer supports PowerPC applications.
Online forums talk about using Rosetta, but Rosetta isn't supported by Mac's new OS, etc., etc.
Bottom line: Does this mean I am unable to use this scanner with my new iMac? Does this mean I must march out and buy a new scanner?

Hi diamondhill,
Did you ever get a driver for your Epson Perfection 2580 Scanner. I've just updated to OS 10.8.4 and can't find a driver for it.
Deeply frustrated here.
MacBookPro, running 10.8.4

Using PSE13 with Epson Perfection V600 Scanner

I own an Epson Perfection V600 scanner and have always preferred the TWAIN driver (see TWAIN not installed | Photoshop Elements 9 and later) over WIA. Since installing PSE13 64 Bit I no longer have Adobe's TWAIN driver.
I recommend using Epson's latest scan utility (last update 7/29/13), running it independently of PSE13, and importing into PSE13 later. The quality is much better than WIA.

Seems the problem was a conflict with another program I have. The Epson software installed after I resolved the problem. I do wish the Epson support people knew more about their software since they were no help at all.

Epson scan Epson Perfection V30

After installing Maverick, my version of the Epson Scan programm voor Epson Perfection V30 doesn't work any more. Epson Main Support screen only tells me to go to the Apple software page to install an upgrade, but there is no such upgrade available.
Is there a solution? My iMac only says that the version is not compatible with OS X 10.9

Hope indeed that Epson will find a solution very soon - thanks for informing me. In the meanwhile I discovered that when turning the scanner on, and going to system preferences, I can add the scanner to 'printers and scanners' and make one scan.
After that the scanner disappears again from the list. It seems indeed that a driver is missing now.

I have an Epson Perfection V100 scanner and can no longer scan after upgrading to Mountain Lion and Creative Suite 5.5. Any suggestions?

I have an Epson Perfection V100 scanner and can no longer scan after upgrading to Mountain Lion and Creative Suite 5.5. Any suggestions?

Check the Epson web site for updates to drivers and Epson scan software.

Apple says my epson perfection 1240u scanner no longer supported with 10.7. Is there an alternative way to get it to work?

Apple says my epson perfection 1240u scanner is no longer supported with 10.7.
Is there an alternative way to get it to work?

Download updates from the manufacturers pages:
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?oid=14549&BV_UseBVCooki e=yes&infoType=Downloads&platform=OSF_M_…

I Upgraded to 10.8.5 but the epson perfection scan 1670 is not supported. Where I can find a driver?

I upgraded to the latest mountain Lion but my Epson perfection 1670 scan is no longer supported. I have also an HP scan but it's not like my beloved Epson! I went to the Epson site but the only thing they sad is that I have to look for an upgrade at the app store. The app store displays that there isn't any upgrade to do. The Epson support says I have to look for the ICA Image Capture Architecture of Apple...
I have no idea what is that ICA, anyway anybody knows where I can find it and download it form make my scan work?
Hope you can help.

I have the same problem. The latest update broke my Epson Perfection 1670 scanner. Image Capture would say that it is warming up and eventually would give me an error. It happened immediately after the 10.8.5 update, so I know it was the driver.
Here is how I got my scanner to work again:
Go to this folder (shift-command-G from the FInder):
/Library/Image Capture/Devices/
Look for a file called "EPSON Scanner". The new one is version 5.6.0. This one DOES NOT work.
I went to another computer that I did not update and looked for the same file. The old version that still works is 5.3.12.
I deleted the new version and copied the old one inside that folder.
Presto. My scanner is working again.

Scan a positive transparency with an Epson Perfection 1200 scanner?

I cannot get Image Capture to scan a positive transparency. The overview scan keeps cancelling.
I'm using an Epson Perfection 1200 scanner. It works in the flatbed mode, e.g. scanning a photo.
What can I do to scan a transparency?

I have same issue - have you solved this yet?

Photoshop CS4 - TWAIN driver for my Epson Perfection 3200 scanner

I have been attempting to find, download and install a version of the TWAIN driver for the Epson Perfection 3200 Photo scanner. I need a version that will work with the Mac OSX 10.6.7 operatinging system and Adobe Photoshop CS4. I have already exhausted all efforts to get an appropriate driver from Epson and they suggested I see if Adobe didn't have one that would install into the Import/Export folder of CS4. Can you help?
Thanks......Karol Rice Photography

the search here is (was?) really bad but google gives you a back door:
http://www.google.com/search?q=twain+cox+forums.adobe.com&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.m ozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
pay close attention to what Chris Cox writes
Short answer:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405072.html
forget twain and scanning through Photoshop (keep working in Photoshop while you scan by scanning in the manufacturer's scanning app, or try VUESCAN free scanning software)
note that Ps runs in 64 bit by default and many scanner plugins conflict because they are 32bit and buggy so if your scanner pluging is 32 bit, you need to run Ps in 32 bit if you want to the TWAIN door (again, not recommended, and it's been discussed here many times, probably why your post hit air)

HT1338 How do I download the Epson Perfection 1670 drivers for my Macbook Pro using MAC OS X 10.8.x?

Hi,
Can anyone help me? I need to download the drivers for an Epson Perfection 1670 scanner. I look forward to hearing from you! Thank you.

Here you go > Epson Perfection 1670 Photo, Drivers & Downloads

HT1338 Problems with Epson Perfection 1260 Scanner following latest update

I am having problems with my Epson Perfection 1260 Scanner since the latest update from Apple.

Not sure this will help, but sometimes resetting the printing system helps. All your printers will be deleted and need to be addeda again:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1341

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