On Jun 2, 2012, at 6:37 PM, Macs R We wrote: > Thinking outside the digital box, is it just possible the fluorescent tube in > the scan bar is showing its age?
Thanks for this clue - that sounds like exactly the problem - maybe it was starting to age when I put it in the closet a couple years ago and has somehow faded further while in storage. Time to shop for a new scanner. Thanks all, Scot > > If you still have an older Mac hanging around, hook it up and see if you get > the same crappy results you get on your new one. > > On Jun 2, 2012, at 3:07 PM, Hacker Scot wrote: > >> I have an Epson Perfection 1250 scanner that used to work fine. Haven't >> hooked it up for a long time, but just connected it to a Lion machine and >> its scans of photos are coming out *very* low-contrast. Don't see any >> settings in Image Capture that have any effect on this, and am thinking it >> must be a driver difference. Epson doesn't offer an updated driver for Lion. >> >> Has anyone experienced this or have any advice? > > -- > Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support > in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas. > http://macsrwe.com > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
