[X4U] Any SilverFast 6.5+ users?

[Zane H. Healy]

I have a couple questions for any SilverFast 6.5+ users about the 
ability to save as a PDF file.  First off, is it possible to save 
multiple scans to a single PDF?  Also, it appears that you can only 
save 24-bit scans, is this correct?  If so that rather stinks when 
scanning text.  Also, am I correct that if you buy SilverFast for 
your scanner you don't need any additional drivers?

I'm trying to help someone figure out what they need to get a UMAX 
Astra 6450 scanner to work on their MacBook Pro, as the clamshell 
iBook they were using to drive the scanner has died.  Their main use 
is scanning old text documents, but also some scanning of antique 
Photo's.  They had been using an ancient version of either Adobe 
Photoshop Elements or LE (can't remember which), and Adobe Acrobat 5 
(of course Adobe won't let you upgrade from v5).  If upgrading to 
Acrobat 8 (the trick being finding a sealed copy), or buying Acrobat 
9 is the answer, either is possible, but that still would leave the 
question of a device driver for the scanner.

Zane



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