scansnap for mac -- organizing software: Can anyone tell me what the best PDF organizing software would be (for use with the Scansnap for mac) for this kind of use (preferably one that does not rely on the inputter's memory of how or where things are...
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I second the recommendation of Evernote. I use a MacBook Pro, an Acer Netbook and an iPod touch to do my work. I have Evernote installed on all three, I scan PDF's directly in to Evernote on my Mac using a Fujitsu ScanSnap S510M. I can then watch the sync happen on my Netbook and my iPod touch. Very useful and cool to boot.
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What did you end up getting? You sound like you might be a novice like myself. I am simply looking to scan in/preserve family photos. I want the best results but not too complicated for the non-pro to use. I also have a macbook pro.
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The answer to this may be platform-specific. With my Mac, running system 10.6, my Brother scans to a .jpg file in Preview. I can then go to "Save As" and save the file as a PDF. Hope this helps.
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As an aside on DevonThink Pro Office - I have been using it as well for managing documents at work. From a single user standpoint the application does function well - but as the company grew and more employees needed access to scanned documents Devon falls on its face. It only allows one user to access the database at the same time. We have since moved to simply scanning files to our servers folders and haven't noticed much downside to this rather rudimentary approach. Like indicated above, if the PDF is OCR'd it doesn't matter where its stored since Spotlight will find it.
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Yes and no. It isn't a true document scanner so you are manually scanning each and every page. The main point of interest is the optical character application (Adobe's ABBYY FineReader Version 9). This converts scanned text to either PDF or Word format. It's not a bad program for pamphlets and pure text documents. However I was hoping to scan a workshop manual for my car - that was a Fail for reasons that have more to do with Word than with FineReader. In short I am now looking for document scanning software because nothing included with the scanner was up to the task I was attempting.
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You can scan multiple pages into 1 document by:1. Put the multiple pages to be scanned in the tray on the top2. Go to MP Navigator3. Click on the "Save as PDF"4. under the "save Settings," select a name to save if under and a location.. 5. Save Settings -> "Save as Type" -> "PDF (Multiple Pages)" After scanning it will ask if you have any other pages you want to add or if you want to "exit" and you just exit..I use a Mac Book Pro, but I hope this work for you..
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No. That's nothing whatsoever to do with Twain. (The included non-Twain software has loads of options for whatever way you want it to scan for you.) Twain just means certain open Twain software works with the hardware you are buying. Forget it here, you don't need such compatibility with this machine as it has it's own *very good* software (along with a separate copy of Adobe Acrobat software, which just allows extra PDF manipulation after you have scanned-in the paper docs - which you probably won't need anyway if just scanning docs for basic archiving/emailing/receipts/etc.). It's worth noting that the machine has been out for YEARS now, and all the included software receives regular free updates for at least each new OS release, hence open Twain software is not needed as the included software will work on every new OS released for the foreseeable future (Win AND Mac versions are supplied! [except Acrobat version]). And as the included software works efficiently to quickly make scans in PDF (or JPG - which are also possible on this machine), manipulation afterwards can be done using *any* software you own. Anyway, definitely get this S1500 (or perhaps S1500M if Mac user. Apart from machine colour, the only difference being the version of Acrobat supplied with the machine being for Mac). It's been out a few years now, but is still the best reasonably affordable machine on the market - I know as I've tried quite a few!
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I was very disappointed with this software and tossed it. I can't answer your question. I've wasted a lot of $$$ buying cheap and not so cheap software that promises great results but I ended up with poor quality results. I've been using Stitch ERA Universal, its been free to use online but that will stop in December, and one of their options is to buy a subscription for monthly use. If I need to scan anything, I use CorelDraw and import it into Stitch Era. I'm happy with the results and they've been professional quality. Good Luck!
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Not sure I understand your question, but it is VERY easy to set up. Also you can batches of papers and instruct it to create a new PDF every X pages, so that creates individual PDFs - or split them later in adobe acrobat if you forget to do that before scanning. I can't sing the praises of this machine more btw. :)
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I just bought the scansnap S1500 and in less than 2 hrs I eliminated 2 feet (yes a two foot high pile) of paper files and billing statements. The interface still needs some work and the addition of a few functions but all in all a 4 out of 5. don't know what the deluxe is. Maybe it comes with lettuce, tomato and fries.
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Nope - no handwriting recognition/transcription on Scansnaps. At least not on the S300 or discontinued S510 models. The OCR is used only to take the scanned images (all scans with these scanners are as images) and convert the text to searchable text. Evernote has handwriting recognition, though I haven't used it much and don't know how accurate it is. I believe that Microsoft OneNote 2007 also can do this; OneNote 2010 might be improved over the previous version. Scansnap is not very good at all for document organization. As a matter of fact it is pretty poor. E.g., you cannot import any other documents (PDF) and have them made searchable; only that which was scanned with the Scansnap. So if you have a lot of PDF documents already you would have to scan them all over again. Also, Scansnap doesn't allow you to use Paperport with it, like most scanners do. Jim
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The short answer is yes, the longer answer is that what program you use to do it depends on your operating system. The Mac is easy, just use Preview and add the pages from one document to the other. If you have Adobe Acrobat Standard (or pro), on Windows there are complete instructions at http://www.econ.ucsb.edu/faq/mergepdfs/mergepdfs.html. Best general advice is to search on merging 2 PDF files plus your operating system, I suspect you will find a number of options
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To Guy J. Clark. Thank you so much for mentioning VueScan! I've tried several other software front-ends with this scanner, and VueScan is definitely the best for this scanner. I also have a Cannon scanner for my usual work, and VueScan is as versatile as the Cannon software. (Using it with Win7)
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Sven Golly, does it not do scan to PDF anymore? My old one (I'm looking for a replacement) used to go directly to PDF and after copy-paste, you could edit the text.
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Yes, we use it in my office with Macs and it works perfectly. It is connected to our network via WiFi using a Apple WiFi access point. When using the scanner, we open the Settings/Printers & Scanners, select Scan and "Open Scanner" where you select the location to store the PDF file. There may be a better way to operate the scan function, but it works well for our office.
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I use a PC. Scrivener was originally developed for the MAC and it gets raves. I love it on PC but apparently it can do much more on the MAC. I don't know anything about other programs nor the iMac.
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I do not believe the software is Mac compatible. I am not sure that you can connect via USB. However this scanner allows you to scan to a SD memory card, which you can import to your computer. I find this the best of all worlds. I have Photoshop Elements and Lightroom, I do not need another program to catalog my photos. Just scan to a memory card and then import to your computer. It comes with a small memory card or you can by 16GB cheap. Scan dozens of rolls or pictures or negatives and then upload them to your computer all at once.