Mustek Scanexpress A3 USB 1200 Pro Poor Image Quality
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.
Thanks.
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.
Thanks.
24" 2.4 GHz iMac (10.5.8), MacMini(10.4.x), 2GHz G5(10.3.9) Airport Ext. (n), Mac OS X (10.5.8), 23" Cinema Display, Epson 836XL scanner, Epson R1800 Printer
