Apple Preview Slow To Display Scans

I use Apple's Preview to make PDFs on my V600 scanner. Lately, after I scan a document it takes up to a minute to show it. I've cleared the cache files; run CleanMyMac; and restarted the MacBook Pro with the same problem. I'm running Ventura 13.6.4 on a 3.1 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 13-inch MacBook Pro.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.6

Posted on Jan 11, 2024 10:01 AM

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Posted on Jan 12, 2024 9:16 AM

Hi. Apparently it wasn't the drivers. The same thing happened when they were updated: very slow (65 seconds) appearance of the scan. I looked at the preferences for Preview. "Unsharp Mask" was set to "High" and so was "Dust Removal." I seriously don't recall making those changes. After selecting "None" in both of those drop downs everything is once again speedy. Thank you for your comments!

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Jan 12, 2024 9:16 AM in response to MartinR

Hi. Apparently it wasn't the drivers. The same thing happened when they were updated: very slow (65 seconds) appearance of the scan. I looked at the preferences for Preview. "Unsharp Mask" was set to "High" and so was "Dust Removal." I seriously don't recall making those changes. After selecting "None" in both of those drop downs everything is once again speedy. Thank you for your comments!

Jan 11, 2024 3:50 PM in response to MartinR

CORRECTION to my previous post:

I mistakenly provided a link to the Sonoma versions of the Epson V600 drivers.


Here is the correct link for the Ventura drivers -> https://epson.com/Support/Scanners/Perfection-Series/Epson-Perfection-V600-Photo/s/SPT_B11B198011?review-filter=macOS+13.x


But, interestingly enough, at present the Ventura & Sonoma drivers are actually identical:

    • Scanner driver & Epson Scan 2 Utility v.6.6.45 10/13/23
    • ICA scanner driver v.5.8.23 for Image capture 11/21/23


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