Cant scan with my trusty old AGFA SnapScan 1212u with Lion OSX

I have an Agfa SnapScan 1212u, and it has always done a great job for me. I was furious when I found out that Agfa quit updating the drivers several years back. It was actually some time after I'd updated to 10.6 before I needed to scan a large batch of images, and I realized Scanwise X no longer worked. However, there are SEVERAL solutions you can use!
You will need the SANE package (5 small files that will add SANE support to MacOS 10.6+). You can find all 5 files at http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/. Once you install the library, you will have several options. You can get VueScan, which runs $39 and is a high-end scanning software program. You can get Graphic Converter, which also runs $39 and supports SANE and TWAIN as image import methods (this is the method I use). Plus, the program is an extremely powerful tool for image conversion (it supports file formats back to the TRS-80, DOS, Amiga, Atari, etc. days) and editing. If you're going to pay, I think this is the way to go.
You can use Snac, which is free. I was going to use this, and it ran fine for me under OS 10.6.6, but it would never recognize my scanner... You can also try ScanAgain, which is also free, but it was not stable on my MacBook.

Although Agfa no longer supports their scanners with drivers and software updates, some Vista and Windows 7 users say they are still able to install the XP software and get it to run. In another thread, broccauley said: 'I got my Agfa Snapscan 1212U scanner to work fine with Windows 7. All I did was to install the XP Agfa Scanwise 2.0.0.9 software FIRST (available from Agfa website). Then I went to Devices and Printers, right-clicked on the 1212U and chose "Troubleshoot" - Windows then found and installed the driver automatically.'
Good luck!

As far as I can tell, the driver has not been updated for either VIsta or Windows 7. If you have Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate, you have a workaround option. Install the XP mode and then install the scanner to that virtual PC.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

Hi.

Click the link below to get the drivers:

SnapScan 1212u - Drivers Download Page - Scanners - Agfa

You need OCR (optical character recognition) software to scan text into Word. It is normally supplied with scanners so it's worth looking on the driver disc.

i want driver for agfa snap scan 1212u

the scaner is not working with win. xp

You can dowload the the driver here: ftp://ftp.agfa.be/DRIVERS/softpack/scanners/Mac/ScanWise/OSX/ScanWise_SnapScan_1212u.dmg.sit

Regards
Hands of Time

Sorry to say but I believe it would be cheaper to get a new scanner.

The VueScan program will work, but you have to go into device manager (Right-click "My computer" choose "Manage" select "Device Manager")

In device manager, you will probably see the scanner detected with a yellow triangle. Right-click the scanner and choose "Upgrade Driver" then choose "browse my computer for updated driver" and browse the the "VueScan" folder on your C drive.

Once you do that Vista will update to the VueScan Driver and you'll be ready to go (once you pay the nice folks at VueScan so that your scans don't have watermarks on them)