MICROTEK SCANMASTER 4800 MAC OS
MICROTEK SCANMASTER 4800 DRIVER

The ScanMaker 4800 displayed mixed results in our tests. Microtek should collect all of this errant documentation into one convenient guide. However, the full-blown user manual is available in electronic format only. One brochure guides you through ScanWizard 5, while another walks you through the included LightLid attachment for 35mm film and slide scanning. We usually criticise products for having insufficient documentation, but in the case of the ScanMaker 4800, it was just the opposite: its mГ©lange of brochures and CD-based material actually left us more confused than informed.

Unfortunately, you cannot switch between panel modes while working on the same pre-scanned image.

MICROTEK SCANMASTER 4800 DRIVER

The ScanWizard 5 driver itself has a host of satisfying features, including a pared-down control panel that lets you set the brightness, contrast and saturation an Advanced panel extends these capabilities considerably. A fifth button sends your scan directly to a Web site of your choice. Three other buttons scan the image and transfer it automatically to your printer, your email program or your word processor. The Scan button generates a preview of your image in the ScanWizard 5 driver that you can then tweak, scan as-is or send to another image-editing application. The ScanMaker 4800 is also easy to use, thanks to the five buttons lining its face. Installation of the Microtek ScanWizard 5 driver and additional applications вЂ“ AbbyyвЂ™s FineReader for optical character recognition, UleadвЂ™s PhotoExplorer for Windows Explorer-like file searching, AdobeвЂ™s PhotoDeluxe 4.0 (PC) or Photoshop LE 5.0 (Mac) for image editing, and AdobeвЂ™s Acrobat Reader - was also fairly painless, although Microtek offers novices no guidance for deciding which ones to load.

MICROTEK SCANMASTER 4800 MAC OS

The scanner connects via USB and supports Windows 98, 2000, ME and XP, as well as Mac OS 8.6 through 9.x. VAT) ScanMaker 4800's descriptive poster makes setup easy. But our tests revealed that although some of the ScanMaker 4800's features are exceptional, others are just for show. It features 48-bit colour, a 2,400 by 1,200 dots per inch (dpi) maximum resolution, and a film/slide attachment. MicrotekвЂ™s low-cost ScanMaker 4800 promises a big return on a small investment.

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