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Canon LiDE 80 Scanner + Vuescan. Does it work?

Can anyone confirm that the Canon LiDE 80 scanner and the Vuescan scanning software either works or does not work under Leopard? Forget about Canon's Canoscan software. I know it doesn't work and won't be updated and I could care less about that piece of junk. I would like to know if I'm going to need a new scanner under Leopard. It's all about the LiDE's driver, not the scanning software.

I'd appreciate any input on the subject.

Dual 2.5GHz G5 Power Macintosh (June 2004), Mac OS X (10.4.11), 3.5GB RAM

Posted on Mar 26, 2008 3:14 PM

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Mar 27, 2008 10:08 AM in response to Jim Hall1

Thanks for info. I suspected that many of the "it doesn't work" comments were based on trying to use the CanoScan Toolbox application which I stopped using almost from the beginning. I have seen reports of the LiDE 80 working under Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. That makes sense because those apps use the driver plugin and so does Vuescan. If I have to get a new scanner so be it but your response makes it more likely I won't have any trouble using Vuescan.

Thanks again.

Mar 29, 2008 8:58 PM in response to themyriapod

themyriapod wrote:
hi! did you actually manage to get it work?
i've been struggling for a few days with no success...

cheers,
sergio


Yes, the combination of the LiDE 80 scanner and Vuescan works just fine with Leopard. I upgraded my bootable clone to Leopard 10.5.2 for testing purposes. The LIDE 80, the HP 1022 Laserjet, and the HP 940C Inkjet all work fine with 10.5.2. Remember, the CanoScan Toolbox application is not compatible, the scanner itself with its ScanGear driver plugin does work with either Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or Vuescan. All is well for me hardware wise. I will officially move to Leopard tomorrow.

Apr 21, 2008 10:00 AM in response to lkrupp

So how do you get it to work? I've loaded Vuescan, and Canon Driver (which worked fine with Tiger). I get this message:
"VueScan found a Canon LiDE 80, but wasn't able to find an Intel plugin for this scanner. Try downloading a driver for this scanner from www.canon.com. To try to use the PowerPC plugin, click on the VueScan icon while holding the control key, choose 'Get Info' and check the 'Open using Rosetta' box."

Can't work it out.
Thanks for any help

Apr 24, 2008 5:06 AM in response to ST2001

Do you know where the Canon driver is located? If not then use Spotlight to search for "Scangear". the plugin's name and version is "ScanGear CS 7.2X" version 7.2.5.2X. When you find it follow the instructions in the Vuescan message. This may or may not work. Another poster has mentioned that it seems only PPC machines are getting this to work properly.

Apr 24, 2008 9:59 AM in response to johnels

My Cande Lide 80 scanner works with Tiger and my Intel machine, but won't work when I try using it with Leopard (I am running Tiger on the machine itself and have a fully bootable external that is running Leopard). I've taken the external hard drive to the Genius Bar many times and they've tried to use Vue Scan. The driver is downloaded but when they try to use the scanner, they get an error message that the driver wasn't installed.

Jun 20, 2008 5:24 AM in response to Restrup

Interesting..! When I check 'Open with Rosetta' in VueScan, I only get a black preview plus random colored lined in it. Without 'Open with Rosetta' it all works fine.

By the way, I managed to get a CanoScan LiDE 25 to work on a MacBook Pro (Intel) with 10.5.2, only by manually putting the ColorSync profile 'CANON CanoScan LiDE 25' into the ColorSync folder into the Profiles folder within the -root- Library (path: /Library/ColorSync/Profiles/CANON CanoScan LiDE 25). That was the only apparent reason the dreaded "failed to open a driver" message popped up!

Canon LiDE 80 Scanner + Vuescan. Does it work?

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