I rarely scan a photo - and then not for high quality - I find the Epson software simple to use and the results are similar for that purpose.
I have to admit that for the past two years, since getting the *istD, I have scanned very little - just catching up on old backlog. Scanning is one of the things that drove me to digital. -- Bruce Wednesday, November 16, 2005, 10:57:53 AM, you wrote: GD> If what I'm scanning is just text stuff, I use Mac OS X's Image GD> Capture application, which does a good enough job. For photographic GD> prints, I'm not sure why you'd switch to Epson's software and not use GD> Vuescan. Any particular reason? GD> Godfrey GD> On Nov 16, 2005, at 9:53 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: >> I just have to comment - I happened to own the same exact scanners - >> Scan Dual II and Epson 2450. I always drive the Minolta with Vuescan >> - the Epson varies - Vuescan for negatives/slides and the Epson >> software for prints.