- Install Canoscan Toolbox X - This seems odd, but trust me.
- Install OS X driver (ScanGear CS 7.0X) - Choose the place to install as (Username)/Applications/Canoscan Toolbox 4.1/Plug-ins. The filename is ScanGear CS 7.0X.bin. You'll have to reboot.
- Run Canoscan Toolbox - Choose your desired scan options.
- Set Photoshop Location - You have to literally drill down into the application contents package (Username)/Applications/Adobe/Photoshop CS4/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Photoshop CS4.
- Scan. It will launch and load in Photoshop
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Photoshop CS4 scanning from a Canon Canoscan N670U in OS X Leopard
Why blog about this? Because it was painful, that's why. After many attempts, I finally got this to work. Here's how:
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John I was very interested to read your work through - however, my N670U under toolbox 4.9X still refuses to see the driver! I can't seem to find a way to get toolbox to point at the driver! Any thoughts. Simon
You need to use version 4.1 of Canoscan X to make this work.
Later versions do not support plug-ins.
Just wanted to thank you for this as it also works in Tiger. I'd been stumped for a long time about how to get it installed.
Hi! I have the same scanner and Canon has not been supportive at all.
I am using this open source software:
http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/
After installing it, I can use the scanner from GraphicConverter and Apple Image Capture. Sorry I don't own Photoshop, but it should work also.
It has Intel builds, so no Rosetta is necessary.
Worked for me, thanks for the post. I used CanoScan Toolbox X 4.1.3.0 and ran it in to Photoshop CS3. Been slowly trying to get this to work since leopard came out. whew
Thank you! It works perfectly in Snow Leopard!
I have tried these procedure in Snow Leopard 10.6.2 and it works perfectly.
Forget the http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/driver. The installer is heavily broken for new Snow Leopard users. I have tried to contact the developer and he does not respond my emails.
The best option is to use the scanner with the procedure described in this page. You will get better results and it scans faster.
Hi there
i have cs4 on a lepard system, and am trying to install the canoscan n670u, i tried to follow the instructions above, by installing the canoscan toolbox x 4.1, yet when i try to install the driver, it tells me that the classic environment is no longer supported and i cant install this older version of toolbox. help please. thank you!
You must be using an old installer for Mac OS 9. Go to Canon site and download CanoScan 4.1 for Mac OS X and all other software related. It's all on Canon site...
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=351&modelid=6625
Tried all the above procedures installing under os 10.6.2.
I get this error message on the installation of canon scan 4.1: "Error creating file. 1008:5, -5000 Access denied error" "You do not have enough access privileges for this installation"
Any idea what's wrong?
Horray! I just got this to work under 10.6.2 with CS4.
I was a bit stumped when I got to #4 but in the Canoscan Toolbox settings, choose SCAN 1, then choose whatever settings you want, then near the bottom of the window it says:
LINK SCANNED IMAGE TO:
this is where you link to Photoshop.
The path is actually
Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Plug-Ins/Import-Export/ScanGear CS 7.0X
click APPLY and then scan if you want to scan.
You still have to Open the CanoScan Toolbox first to scan rather than using the Menu from Photoshop (like it used to work in PS7)
I've just managed to instal this scanner to work on Snow Leopard with Photoshop Elements 8. I downloaded the more recentToolbox and ScanGear drivers from the Canon link as suggested above and then followed the step by step instructions at the top - followed a similar but not quite the same filepath to drill down in the last step and install in PSE.
I am astonished that I have succeeded as I'm not very technical. Thank you peeps for such useful info. I thought I would have to get a new scanner as I couldn't fathom how to install it. So pleased!!!!
Worked for me. Thanks, you're a lifesaver.
Definitely tested my impoverished "following instructions" skillset, but it worked - woohoo!
Thanks a mill
This is great. THanks for posting this. Can you bypass the "open in photoshop" bit and just save straight to disk?
Thanks from Spain
You sorted it - easy too!
Again, no help from Canon whatsoever so glad I stumbled across this...
Thanks so much for this guide. I've followed the steps, but when I come to scan, I see a message "The scanner plug-in was not found". I'm using Canoscan Toolbox 4.1.3.0, but as my version of Photoshop is quite old (Photoshop CS Version 8), I'm wondering if this is the problem. Any thoughts? Thanks. John
Thanks a lot from Spain. Followed all the steps and worked right away. If I could solve now the problem with Hp scanjet 4470c.... THANKS ; ]
Thank so much! Solved my problem... :)
Thank you so much from Italy! This was the simpliest instruction page I've found on the internet, and the only that worked, too!
oh my dears but try os x 10.6 (snow leopard?) with CS5, iv been trying all night and alas...NOTHING!!!
should i just give up and go and buy a new scanner...or keep the faith and hopefully someone has an idea of what i can do?
corlia
Thankyou so much for this post! I have just got my Canon LiDE 80 to work with my Mac OS 10.5.8 Leopard! Whoo Hoo! With out this I would have had to give up.
I found the driver here: http://driversbay.com/drivers/scanners/canon/canoscan-lide-80/apple-mac-os-x-10-leopard
and the Cnoscan Toolbox X version 4.130x here: http//software.canon-europe.com/0019257.asp
Thanks so much.
Me too! Thanks for the post!! Got my N670U working on 2011 Intel MacBook Pro running 10.6.8
this torrent let me scan from my crappy old canon on os x lion:
http://h33t.com/details.php?id=887e3444ecccbf57a43392f33224285c83d4abea
fully cracked, ready to use, no bullshit
Just wanted to thank for solving this never ending issue.
Worked with Snow Leopard 10.6.8
thank you so much for helping. for everybody getting the access denied error: install it while beein glogged in as root (that is not the same as beeing logged in with administrator privileges, check the corresponding apple pages for it. basically, you have to start you directory tool and re-log in as user "root". it's easy though. do it for both installations and restart after the second!)
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