Scanning in Photoshop CS4

Why can I use my Epson scanner though Photoshop in CS3 and not in CS4?

seakatrina wrote:
It would be more accurate to say, CS4 doesn't have scanning, because Adobe removed it.
You really need to get your facts straight. The TWAIN.plugin is included in the goodies folder this only allows you to use the scanner software that the scanner manufacture supplies. If there is no Mac scanning software Photoshop still can't scan with the TWAIN.plugin installed.
No version of Photoshop has the ability to scan by itself. It needs the plugin supplied by the scanner manufacture that connects and uses the stand alone application that comes with the scanner.
Also it seems silly to tie up a $1000 application as a UI for a cheap scanner.

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adobe make it sound as if it is not a good idea to scan from PS.
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405072.html
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I will shortly be building my new Windows 7 64 bit high end machine, and installing CS4 64 bit on that machine.
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Hi Josh,
Thanks for your reply. And I do know that CS4 will install the 32 bit version along with the 64 bit version unless told not to.
I already have Vuescan, and of course the software that came with my scanner, but I do find it more convenient most of the time to scan directly into CS4.
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Hallo, ich habe auf meinem neuen PC mit Win7 64bit, Photoshop CS4 und mein Epson V700 Scanner installiert.
Der Scanner mit der passenden Software funktioniert ohne Probleme.
Wenn ich jedoch mit CS4 Bilder importieren möchte, wird die falsche Software geöffnet.
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Unter CS2 hatte ich dieses Problem nicht.
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Thanks for your prompt response!
Suggested Bridge Update
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I recently got a new HP PC 500-267c/64 bit Windows 7 computer. I installed Creative Suites CS5 and I cannot scan into Photoshop? It says I need the Twain Plug In. How do I get it?

I have a new HP PC 500-267c/ Windows 7/64 bit c omputer. I installed Creative Suites CS5 and I cannot scan into Photoshop.
It says I need the Plug In Twain to scan into Photoshop and can download it but nothing else. How and where
do I find the download?

http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/twain-plug-photoshop-cs4-cs5.html#main_Photoshop_CS5_a nd_TWAIN
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I can duplicate that behaviour, best file it as a Bug with Apple if you have a Developer ID ?
http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter/
I will file it also and see what response I get.
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Fault Module Version:                        6.0.6002.18005
Fault Module Timestamp:                  49e0421d
Exception Code:                                  c0000374
Exception Offset:                                00000000000aef37
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