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Unfortunately my Epson Perfect V500 Photo stopped working when I changed over to 64 bit software. I was advised to use Image Capture although I still don't know if it'd be any good on critical images like colour prints. However, even if it could handle critical stuff, Image Capture has a fatal flaw. It creates humungous files.

Examples:

A colour receipt, that was a 258 KB PDF with my Epson software, is 1.3 MB @ 360 dpi, or 3.6 MB @ 600 dpi with Image Capture.

A two page letter, that would have been about 1200KB with Epson software, is 16.9 MB with Image Capture.

Thoughts?

Take a look at VueScan. The developer supports thousands of different scanners, including many "old" ones. There are also settings to control the nature of the output that could affect file size. VueScan has been around for a long time and many people, myself included, never bother with the scanning software that comes with most printers.