Is this scanner capable of saving these files directly on your computer, or does it only upload to an SD, which then needs to be transferred?
151273
The scanner saves to its SD but you can then transfer the files directly to the computer via the menu commands on the scanner.
151274
This scanner transfers to a SD like the memory in your camera. Then with an adapter, you plug it into your computer. I have a 35 gb camera memory card and adapter and I can put lots of pictures on it and then transfer them. I wish this machine did a little better job of recovery on the old slides I had.
151275
I had to use an SD card. I didn't find that to be an issue. The scanner worked great, and I did several thousand slides!
1283807
I don't have a mac, I always just use the SD card and transfer to computer. The scanner works great.
733159
No you since there is no computer software, you can put on SD card and then transfer, but it's not that bad. I was referred by a friend to buy this and I even purchased one for my sister since I like mine so well. Hope this helps
2134421
It has a piece of software that operates the scanner and lets you save the scanned card images to your computer. It isn't TWAIN compliant so it won't work with other software. You will have to use the software that comes it.
2230872
USB OK, but the SD card does the job well for me. BTW, I am very happy with this scanner. I am converting hundreds of slides to digital. jj
1176607
The only way I have used it is to do the scan, then attach the scanner to the computer via USB and drag and drop the JPG or PDF to the computer to open the document. I've been very satisfied all aspects of the scanner. Because I work out of town a lot and scan large blueprints and maps, I purchased a 32GB memory card as insurance. Max Schnepf at maxks1@cox.net
2006378
I do believe if you started up Paperport before you scanned something, then made the active folder the thumb drive, the files would go there. Moving them is so easy, however, that I don't know why you'd need to do that. If you want to scan directly to the drive without connecting the computer, then "no" it doesn't do that.
202815
No, and that is my only complaint about the scanner. Must scan batch of five on SD card, then upload to PC. Makes large quantity of scans even slower.
622235
This stand alone scanner. Its amazing, once you practice for 8-10 times, you can learn it. How scanning is done ? Just press scan button on device and move device over the paper you want to scan. Thats it. You need computer just to pull scanned images. So when you connect to any computer (mac, windows) you will see SD card of device and all scanned images like storage device. You can store scanned images as JPG or PDF.
1115556
USB plugged into computer will power both scanner and feeder. But by doing that, you can only save or send everything you scan directly to the computer, can not save to SD card. If you want to save scaned documents to the SD card, you need to unplug the usb and power the scanner with batteries. Hope this help
34018
When I attached to the scanner to my computer the software automatically uploaded. When I clicked on the scanned photos it automatically brought them up in the editing screen. Hope this is helpful.
1279960
Yes, I saw your question and decided to try it. You are able to scan to the USB, it allows you to save in PDF, JPG or TIF (and possible other) formats.
1610874
Unfortunately you cannot scan directly to the computer with this device. The scanner scans directly onto a memory card inserted into the scanner. You then have a switch on top you can toggle (scan/pc) that turns the device into a memory card reader for accessing the images. I would have preferred the option of scanning directly to the PC myself but there is a plus side. The scanner itself proves to be quite mobile, you don't need to have it attached to the PC or the PC turned on to operate it. This is handy should a friend have slides they want scanned in, you can just bring the scanner over to their house and scan away. I will say this though, after using it now for a while, I'll probably end up buying a different scanner. The image quality can be great on some shots, but on others, the automatic adjustments can give you a "washed out" image that's overly bright. For instance, on a slide of someone wearing a yellow dress, with the brightness and automatic image adjust, the scanned image makes them look like they are wearing a white dress and the image looks a bit soft and fuzzy (and there's no way to turn off or disable the automatic image adjust). Buy the scanner if you're looking for a cheap quick portable and very easy way to scan slides, don't buy it if you want the very best image available and aren't bothered about price or portability.
867701
Take the SD card out of the scanner and plug it into a card/ USB adaptor if your computer does not have a dedicated port, then transfer the files to a folder in the normal way.
1348004
Saves in JPG. You would need a software program like Photoshop or Photoshop Elements to convert to other formats. Scanner works very well and I convert to TIFF so that I can make changes later without losing quality. I have been very happy with this scanner.
249158
Yes. I love this scanner. It is so easy to use. I just connect it to my computer and scan in. You are given the choice of where you want to save what you have scanned.
1460591
No, you need an SD card to do the transfer. The USB port is only to power the scanner.