From f44e98051aa86ac857dbf294d5c3c0587557d917 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Kretschmann Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 00:09:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] post updates --- ...canon-canoscan-lide-500f-for-intel-macs.md | 5 ++-- ...anoscan-lide-500f-with-mac-os-x-leopard.md | 25 ++++++++++++------- 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/posts/2007-06-11-finally-a-universal-scanner-driver-for-the-canon-canoscan-lide-500f-for-intel-macs.md b/content/posts/2007-06-11-finally-a-universal-scanner-driver-for-the-canon-canoscan-lide-500f-for-intel-macs.md index 8c7fc6d8..607183fa 100644 --- a/content/posts/2007-06-11-finally-a-universal-scanner-driver-for-the-canon-canoscan-lide-500f-for-intel-macs.md +++ b/content/posts/2007-06-11-finally-a-universal-scanner-driver-for-the-canon-canoscan-lide-500f-for-intel-macs.md @@ -1,19 +1,20 @@ --- type: post title: Finally... a universal scanner driver for the Canon CanoScan LiDE 500F for Intel Macs -author: Matthias Kretschmann +image: ../media/canoscanlide500f.jpg date: 2007-06-11 18:44:28+00:00 tags: - photography - tutorial - macos +- scanner redirect_from: - /2007/06/finally-a-universal-scanner-driver-for-the-canon-canoscan-lide-500f-for-intel-macs/ --- -At the end of last year I watched out for a new scanner and the CanoScan LiDE 500f from Canon was the choice. But finding a suitable driver wasn't that simple cause everywhere around was only the horribly old PowerPC-driver. As long as I had my old G4 in the house it wasn't that problem. But at this time all Macs were already Intel-powered and also my new MacBook which replaced the G4 was Intel-Powered and i had a problem. +At the end of last year I watched out for a new scanner and the CanoScan LiDE 500f from Canon was the choice. But finding a suitable driver wasn't that simple cause everywhere around was only the horribly old PowerPC-driver. As long as I had my old G4 in the house it wasn't that problem. But at this time all Macs were already Intel-powered and also my new MacBook which replaced the G4 was Intel-Powered and I had a problem. **UPDATE: I wrote a follow up article describing how to use this scanner with the newest Mac operating system Leopard. Feel free to head over to this article to get the freshest facts about using this scanner with Mac OS X: [Using the CanoScan LiDE 500F scanner with Mac OS X Leopard](/using-the-canoscan-lide-500f-with-mac-os-x-leopard/)** diff --git a/content/posts/2008-05-04-using-the-canoscan-lide-500f-with-mac-os-x-leopard.md b/content/posts/2008-05-04-using-the-canoscan-lide-500f-with-mac-os-x-leopard.md index 12744dc1..002fded6 100644 --- a/content/posts/2008-05-04-using-the-canoscan-lide-500f-with-mac-os-x-leopard.md +++ b/content/posts/2008-05-04-using-the-canoscan-lide-500f-with-mac-os-x-leopard.md @@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ type: post title: Using the CanoScan LiDE 500F scanner with Mac OS X Leopard -author: Matthias Kretschmann image: ../media/canoscanlide500f.jpg date: 2008-05-04 16:04:48+00:00 @@ -12,9 +11,10 @@ tags: - photography - tutorial - macos + - scanner --- -A while ago I [wrote about my problems](http://www.kremalicious.com/2007/06/finally-a-universal-scanner-driver-for-the-canon-canoscan-lide-500f-for-intel-macs/) finding a universal scanner driver from Canon for my CanoScan LiDE 500F to use it under Mac OS X. The solution was the Canon Asia website where a universal driver version was available. But since then Apple released Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard in october 2007 and the Canon driver with the version 11.2.4.0X stopped working on this new operating system. +A while ago I [wrote about my problems](/finally-a-universal-scanner-driver-for-the-canon-canoscan-lide-500f-for-intel-macs/) finding a universal scanner driver from Canon for my CanoScan LiDE 500F to use it under Mac OS X. The solution was the Canon Asia website where a universal driver version was available. But since then Apple released Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard in october 2007 and the Canon driver with the version 11.2.4.0X stopped working on this new operating system. ## Finding and downloading the new driver 11.2.5.0X @@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ The changelog says: So this sounds just right. You can download the new universal scanner driver from [Canon USA](http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=SupportDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=235&modelid=11011#DownloadDetailAct) or [Canon Asia](http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/contents/ASIA/EN/0900321901.html). Following these links takes you right to the driver download page for this scanner. -[![Driver package contents](../media/canondrivercontents.png)](../media/canondrivercontents.png)You will get a file named lide500fosx11250en.dmg in your downloads folder. Just mount it and double click the package installer inside of the image. If you have a previous version of the driver installed you should remove all parts of it from the system and make a restart to avoid any problems. You can follow my screenshot on the right which shows the contents of the installer package to find all components on your system. +![Driver package contents](../media/canondrivercontents.png) + +You will get a file named lide500fosx11250en.dmg in your downloads folder. Just mount it and double click the package installer inside of the image. If you have a previous version of the driver installed you should remove all parts of it from the system and make a restart to avoid any problems. You can follow my screenshot on the right which shows the contents of the installer package to find all components on your system. After the installation is finished you have to restart your Mac (very Mac-unlike) because the package installed a new Kernel extention. @@ -35,26 +37,31 @@ After a restart you should be able to use the scanner as a TWAIN device all over ## Using the scanner in Mac OS X Leopard - ### Preview / Image Capture +![Scan window Preview](../media/scanwindow_preview.png) -[![Scan window Preview](../media/scanwindow_preview.png)](../media/scanwindow_preview.png)Leopard included a new version of Preview, the pdf and image-viewing application by Apple and also a new version of Image Capture. To use it with your scanner just plug in the scanner, open Preview and choose File > Import Image or just open the Image Capture application. A new scan window should open doing an automatic overview scan. In the scan window you have some minor options like resolution, scaling etc. You can even make simple but powerful image corrections down at the bottom (set it to manual). +Leopard included a new version of Preview, the pdf and image-viewing application by Apple and also a new version of Image Capture. To use it with your scanner just plug in the scanner, open Preview and choose File > Import Image or just open the Image Capture application. A new scan window should open doing an automatic overview scan. In the scan window you have some minor options like resolution, scaling etc. You can even make simple but powerful image corrections down at the bottom (set it to manual). But the best thing with the new Image Capture is the feature of setting the bit depth of the scanner to 16 bits. This was just possible before through the Canon software ScanGear in Photoshop. ### Scanning right into Apple Aperture? -[![Aperture Scanning](../media/aperturescan.png)](../media/aperturescan.png) Wouldn't that be great? Although the scanner is shown as a source in the import dialogue you can't import images with it directly from Aperture. Maybe someone will code a generic scanning plugin for Aperture like VueScan for Aperture or something like that. But I guess this is something just Canon is able to do that and they won't. +![Aperture Scanning](../media/aperturescan.png) -But using Preview/Image Capture and Automator you can bypass this limitation. If you want to know how you can do that have a look at my article [Scan images directly into Apple Aperture](http://www.kremalicious.com/2008/05/scan-images-directly-into-apple-aperture/). +Wouldn't that be great? Although the scanner is shown as a source in the import dialogue you can't import images with it directly from Aperture. Maybe someone will code a generic scanning plugin for Aperture like VueScan for Aperture or something like that. But I guess this is something just Canon is able to do that and they won't. +But using Preview/Image Capture and Automator you can bypass this limitation. If you want to know how you can do that have a look at my article [Scan images directly into Apple Aperture](/scan-images-directly-into-apple-aperture/). ### Adobe Photoshop CS3 -[![ScanGear Scan Window](../media/scangearwindow.png)](../media/scangearwindow.png)Just like with Creative Suite 2 you can use Photoshop to import images with your Scanner by using the Canon ScanGear software which indeed is just the scan window in Photoshop. Just chose File > Import > CanoScan LiDE 500F in Photoshop. If you have installed the driver for the first time the scan window in Photoshop defaults to Simple Mode. But if you want it simple you better chose a Preview/Image Capture workflow. So in Photoshop you should head over to Advanced Mode and check the preferences button down at the bottom first. +![ScanGear Scan Window](../media/scangearwindow.png) -[![ScanGear Color Settings](../media/scangear_color.png)](../media/scangear_color.png)Under the Color Settings tab you should set your preferred color management options. +Just like with Creative Suite 2 you can use Photoshop to import images with your Scanner by using the Canon ScanGear software which indeed is just the scan window in Photoshop. Just chose File > Import > CanoScan LiDE 500F in Photoshop. If you have installed the driver for the first time the scan window in Photoshop defaults to Simple Mode. But if you want it simple you better chose a Preview/Image Capture workflow. So in Photoshop you should head over to Advanced Mode and check the preferences button down at the bottom first. + +![ScanGear Color Settings](../media/scangear_color.png) + +Under the Color Settings tab you should set your preferred color management options. Under the Scan tab you should enable 48/16 bit Output to enable scanning your images with a depth of 16 bit just like the RAW images from your dslr or digital camera. Click OK to save your preferences.