• VueScan Quick Start
• VueScan User's Guide
• Check for Newer Versions
• Getting Technical Support
• Changes from Previous Versions
• Supported Scanners
• Mac OS Release Notes
• Windows Release Notes
• Linux Release Notes
• Removing VueScan
• Purchase VueScan
• Warranty

VueScan Quick Start

Scanning Images

1. Run VueScan
2. Insert image into scanner
3. Set "Device|Media type"
4. Press "Preview" button
5. Adjust crop box with left mouse button
6. Press "Scan" button

To reset to the automatic color balance setting, double-click on the image with the right mouse button (with control key on Mac OS).

If the lighting in the scene is unusual (i.e. at sunset or with stage lighting), try setting "Color|Color balance" to "Neutral".

Using Scanner as Copier

1. Run VueScan
2. Set "Device|More options"
3. Set "Device|Auto save" to "None"
4. Set "Device|Auto print" to "Scan"
5. Set "Device|Media type"
6. Insert image into scanner
7. Press "Preview" button
8. Adjust crop box with left mouse button
9. Press "Scan" button
10. Repeat from step 6

Working with Scanned Images

VueScan is designed to save scanned images to JPEG files (by default) or TIFF files (optionally).

You can configure your favorite image editing program to automatically open each image when a scan completes. Use the "Prefs|External viewer" option to control this.

On Mac OS X, you can set up the default viewer for .tif and .jpg files by:

1. click once on a .tif or .jpg file
2. choose "File|Show info"
3. choose "Open with application"
4. pick the application you want to use
5. press the "Change All" button

On Windows, you can set up the program that automatically starts with scanned images by setting up a file association for .tif and .jpg files. To create a file association, click on a .tif or .jpg file with the right mouse button, select "Open with", then "Choose program". Pick the program you want to use, and also select "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file".

On Linux, use the "Prefs|Viewer" option to select the application to use to view .tif and .jpg files.

Note that VueScan's technique for saving scans to a file uses half as much memory as when using a TWAIN interface or a Photoshop Import Filter. Since VueScan is designed to work with very large, high-resolution images, it doesn't include a TWAIN interface or Photoshop Import Filter. (You need to turn on the "Prefs|Release memory" option to release all image memory prior to sending the scan to the image viewer.)

Note also that VueScan's technique for saving scans to a file allows you to edit an image while simultaneously scanning the next image. Since some scans can take between 5 and 10 minutes, this results in significantly higher productivity than when using a TWAIN interface or a Photoshop Import Filter.

Scanning Roll of Film

If you're scanning many frames from the same roll of film, the following procedure will optimally set the CCD exposure and film base color (i.e. mask color):

1. Set "Device|More options"
2. Set "Device|Media type"
3. Insert film with most transparent area
4. If "Device|Lock exposure" visible
   • Clear "Device|Lock exposure"
5. Press "Preview" button
6. Adjust cropping if necessary
7. If "Device|Lock exposure" visible
   • Set "Device|Lock exposure"
   • Press "Preview" button
8. If "Device|Lock film base color" visible
   • Set "Device|Lock film base color"

Batch Scanning

To scan multiple images in a batch, set "Device|Batch scan" to "All" to scan all frames in a device, or set it to "List" and type in the list of frames (i.e. "4 3 1" for frames 4, 3 and 1, in that order).

More Information

For more information, refer to the VueScan User's Guide.

Getting Technical Support

There's an excellent web site with scanning tips maintained by Wayne Fulton. It contains a scanning tips for flatbed scanners and film scanners. There's also a summary of the available film scanners , a review of VueScan and an example of using VueScan's cleaning, intensity, and contrast options.

If you want to be notified by e-mail when a new version of VueScan is available, you can sign up for this service on www.versiontracker.com.

Changes from Previous Versions

• Significantly improved infrared cleaning
• Fixed problem with older Microtek scanners
• Fixed problem with HP ScanJet 4P
• Fixed problem with Genius ColorPage-HR5

• Added support for QuatoGraphic x-finity ultra (Microtek 9800XL)
• Fixed problem with some Epson USB scanners on Mac OS X
• Fixed problem with cursor status not displaying in Scan window
• Fixed problem changing "Prefs|Option panel width"
• Changed crop box animation on Windows to previous style

• Added support for multiple VueScan users on Mac OS X
• Fixed problem with Epson 1640SU (GT-8700)
• Fixed problem with Epson ES-800C (GT-8000)
• Fixed problem with slow startup on some Epson USB scanners
• Fixed problem with AGFA DuoScan T2500
• Added display of crop box width/height when mouse down
• Added support for some UMAX Automatic Document Feeders
• Added status feedback when changing colors for display
• Improved visibility of crop box on Windows

• Added display of measurements when mouse moved over image
• Improved support for Microtek and Polaroid scanners
• Fixed problem with UMAX PowerLook III
• Fixed problem with status display when "Scan mode" changes

• Added "Files|Magnification (%)" option
• Added "Crop|Lock aspect ratio" option
• Added support for Microtek ArtixScan 4500t
• Added support for Polaroid SprintScan 45 Ultra
• Added "ECI RGB" color space
• Added "More options" to each tab
• Removed "Device|Option types"
• Fixed problem with some UMAX Astra 600S/610S scanners

• Added monitor/printer rendering intent option for color space conversions
• Fixed problem with Canon LIDE scanners not retracting after scan
• Fixed problem with B/W scans on Epson 1250/1260 and Canon D660
• Changed histogram aspect ratio from 4:3 to 5:3

• Added popup tips when mouse hovers over options
• Added "Prefs|Enable popup tips" option
• Fixed problem with Minolta USB 1.1 scanners on Windows

• Fixed problems with page setup and printer setup
• Fixed several user interface problems
• Upgraded to wxWindows 2.4.0 (user interface improvements)

• Improved grayscale scan speed 3x on Canon LIDE scanners
• Added "Auto" option for "Device|Bits per pixel"
• Improved infrared cleaning
• Removed serial number display from "Help|About"

• Added "Prefs|Single tab panel" option (larger image area)
• Added support for Microtek MTMA transparency adapter
• Added support for scanning to OmniPage on Mac OS X
• Fixed problem with "Color|Black point (%)"
• Fixed slow startup with some Circon scanners
• Fixed problem with Nikon LS-20/LS-1000 and Firewire->SCSI adapter
• Improved histograms to display with 2:3 aspect ratio

• Added support for Nikon LS-10
• Fixed problem with Minolta Scan Dual III
• Improved usability of "Prefs|Option panel width"

• Added Description and Copyright fields to Files tab
• Increased scan speed on some Epson scanners
• Changed a few options to display in basic mode
• Changed to only display "Device|Scan mode" when necessary
• Added button for selecting viewer on Windows

• Changed default image type to "Print"
• Changed default file type to JPEG
• Added Photoshop Elements as Viewer option on Mac OS X
• Enabled turning on/off TIFF and JPEG in basic mode

• Changed "Prefs|Viewer" to be always displayed on Mac OS X
• Added "Color|Pixel colors" option
• Added support for gaps in sequence of raw scan files
• Fixed problem with "Prefs|Beep when done" at end of batch scan

• Improved infrared cleaning on Nikon scanners
• Added support for choosing image viewer on Mac OS X
• Added "Color|View color" option for viewing colors separately
• Fixed problem with Nikon LS-40 on Linux

• Added "Color|Clipped black color" option
• Added "Color|Clipped white color" option
• Added "Color|Out of gamut color" option
• Added "Color|Infrared defect color" option
• Fixed problem with auto calibration of Scan Dual III

• Improved infrared cleaning on Minolta scanners
• Added info about removing Canon Button Manager on Mac OS X
• Fixed problem with some UMAX scanners

• Added option for preview/scan at any dpi
• Significantly improved infrared cleaning
• Fixed problem with UMAX S-6E

• Fixed problem with infrared cleaning and occasional streaks
• Improved scan quality on Canon N-series and LIDE scanners
• Improved color quality on HP SCL scanners
• Added support for grayscale scanning on HP SCL scanners

• Eliminated unnecessary previews on PhotoSmart and some flatbeds
• Added warning message when starting scan and scanner not ready
• Added "Prefs|Warn on not ready" option
• Fixed problem with raw scan files when changing default folder
• Fixed hanging with some unsupported Microtek USB scanners

• Improved automatic cropping algorithm
• Moved focus position closer to center of scan area
• Increased scan speed on Microtek StudioScan II

• Added support for HP 4100C, 5200C, 6200C and 6300C on Mac OS X
• Added support for HP Document Feeder (except for HP 7400C)
• Fixed problem with Kodak RFS 3570
• Fixed problem with Microtek StudioScan II

• Added support for Minolta Scan Dual III
• Added support for Epson Perfection 3200 / GT-9800
• Increased scan speed on Nikon CoolScan IV (LS-40)

• Fixed problem with scans wider than 16K pixels
• Improved Minolta Scan Elite II infrared cleaning
• Improved support for Kodak RFS 2035/3570
• Added support for some Microtek document feeders

• Added support for Kodak RFS 2035
• Added support for Kodak RFS 3570
• Removed static build of VueScan from Linux release

• Improved infrared cleaning on Canon FS4000
• Simplified "Device|Scan mode" options for many scanners
• Improved support for scanning film strips on some flatbeds

• Added display of previous image when using shift-click on image
• Fixed problem with multi-pass scanning on older Microtek scanners
• Fixed problem with status not updating on Mac OS 9

• Added "Device|Batch scan" for Epson, Nikon and Minolta feeders
• Added "Device|Frame spacing" for Nikon 35mm film strips
• Improved scan speed on Canon N1240U and LIDE 30
• Improved display refresh to use one step in most cases (faster)
• Improved accuracy of file size display if only raw files being output

• Improved scan quality on Canon N1240U and LIDE 30
• Fixed problem using USB scanners when Mac OS X Classic running
• Fixed home positioning on Canon N-series scanners
• Fixed problem with Canon scanners and "Device|Scan mode"
• Fixed problem with soft links on Mac OS X and Linux
• Fixed problem with "Files|Default folder" ending with slash
• Changed frame order when "Crop|X/Y images" greater than 1
• Added version number to "Get Info" on Mac OS X

• Improved descreening (scan mode "Magazine" or "Newspaper")
• Improved infrared cleaning on Canon FS4000 and ScanWit 2740S
• Fixed problem with display update on some systems
• Fixed problem with some HP SCSI scanners on Mac OS X

• Added support for Epson ES-series scanners
• Improved support of SCSI scanners on Mac OS X

• Added "Prefs|Refresh fast" option
• Improved support of SCSI scanners on Mac OS X
• Fixed problem with SprintScan 35 on Windows

• Fixed problem with UMAX Astra 1200S firmware V2.9
• Fixed problem with AGFA StudioScan II
• Fixed problem with Canon FB620U
• Fixed problem with Canon FB1200S

• Improved infrared cleaning
• Added workaround for SCSI bug in Mac OS X 10.2.1
• Fixed problem with RGB exposure on Scan Elite II
• Fixed problems with some older Canon scanners

• Improved infrared cleaning
• Improved speed of auto refresh on Mac OS X
• Fixed problem with SprintScan 35 on Mac OS X 10.2
• Fixed problem with RGB exposure on Linux
• Fixed problems with some older Canon scanners
• Changed auto eject to apply only to selected scanner

• Added 1333 and 666 dpi settings on Nikon LS-8000
• Fixed problem with scanning A4 on UMAX 3400/5400
• Fixed problem not starting on some Mac OS X 10.1 systems

• Fixed problems with zooming
• Fixed problem with UMAX 1200S on Mac OS X 10.2
• Added support for older Acer scanners
• Added "Prefs|Display res (Mpix)" option
• Built Mac OS X version using 10.2 development tools

• Added workaround for SCSI bug in Mac OS X 10.2
• Improved responsiveness of real-time refresh
• Improved scan quality on Canon FB1210
• Added support for transparency adapter on Canon FB1210
• Added Microtek flatbed lamp off when VueScan exits
• Reduced idle CPU utilization when scanning from disk

• Added support for Epson 1260
• Improved real-time refresh
• Fixed problem with Agfa 1212U
• Fixed problem with Minolta Scan Elite II
• Fixed problem with "Crop|Border" affecting color balance
• Added update of number of raw scan files after each scan

• Added real-time refresh when changing options in Color tab
• Fixed problem with vertical lines in crop box on Mac OS
• Fixed problem with black point computation
• Fixed problem with Canon FS2710
• Fixed problem with Epson 1660 and 2400
• Improved visibility of crop box in gray areas
• Removed "Color|Animate changes" (for real-time refresh)

• Added support for printing scans
• Added "Files|TIFF append pages" for writing multi-page files
• Improved User's Guide

• Improved speed of image refresh
• Improved scan quality on Canon N-series scanners
• Improved focus speed on Minolta Scan Multi Pro
• Fixed problem scanning medium format on Epson 1680

• Added support for Epson 1660 / GT-8300
• Added support for Epson 2400 / GT-9300
• Fixed several user interface problems on Mac OS X

• Increased default scan speed on flatbed scanners
• Added "Color|Image curve" option
• Added support for SprintScan 4000+ USB interface
• Fixed problem with SprintScan 4000+
• Put serial number in ~/.vuescanrc on Mac OS X and Linux
• Put serial number in "Preferences:VueScan Preferences" on Mac OS 9
• Added support for tilde ("~/") in file names on Mac OS X and Linux
• VueScan now uses a file bundle on Mac OS 9/X for all files
• VueScan not supported on Mac OS 8.x (wxWindows no longer supports it)

• Improved colors when scanning negative film
• Fixed problem with stop/start scanning on Mac OS 8/9
• Fixed problem with excessive CPU utilization on Mac OS X

• Fixed problem with Microtek 5600, 5700 and 6700
• Improved colors when scanning film
• Improved color accuracy on most scanners
• Improved scan quality on Canon N1220U
• Added "Color|Slide/Negative/B/W curve" options
• Reduced minimum size of index images from 320x240 to 40x30 pixels
• Increased delay before refresh when film vendor or brand changes

• Fixed problem moving crop box after maximizing window on Mac OS 8/9/X
• Added display of crosshair cursor when control key held down
• Added support for flatbed and transparency modes when scanning from disk
• Integrated with latest version of wxWindows user interface code

• Added display of mouse position when Control key down
• Added support for additional LinoHell scanners
• Fixed problem with some Microtek scanners
• Fixed problem with some UMAX scanners
• Fixed rare problem with startup on Windows
• Updated list of supported scanners

• Fixed setup of some Canon N-series scanners (and LM983X scanners)
• Improved scan quality on Canon N670U
• Fixed problem with some older Microtek scanners
• Fixed problem with status not clearing when it should
• Added support for .icm monitor profiles

• Added support for ICC profiles for monitor
• Changed default color space on Mac OS to "Apple RGB"
• Fixed problem with status not clearing when refresh done

• Added display of density in lower right corner of window
• Fixed problem with auto-calibration on some Minolta scanners
• Fixed problem with double-clicking on image with right mouse button

• Added support for right mouse click on neutral color (control-click on Mac)
• Added support for right mouse double-click to reset to White balance
• Added display of pixel rgb value when mouse over image
• Modified "Filter|Infrared defects" to not mark spots in output files
• Added support for several USB to SCSI converters on Mac OS X
• Changed keyboard shortcuts for Refresh and Eject (Apple-H hides on Mac OS X)

• Fixed problem with "Scan mode" when changing "Scan from"
• Fixed problem with options not updating when "Scan mode" changed
• Fixed problem with auto-focus on Minolta Scan Multi Pro
• Added "File|TIFF profile" and "File|JPEG profile" options

• Added "Filter|Infrared defects" option to mark defects on image
• Added support for "Device|Lock image color" with flatbed scanners
• Added message to re-insert film after calibration

• Fixed problem with Canon FB63XU on Mac OS X after sleep
• Added workaround for Mac OS X USB kernel bug
• Added message describing what to do if no scanner found

• Fixed calibration problem on some Canon N-series scanners
• Fixed problem with status display not updating sometimes

• Fixed problem with Canon FS4000 calibration
• Fixed problem with not stopping when Nikon slide feeder jams
• Fixed intermittent problem with Canon FB63XU on Mac OS X
• Fixed problem with specifying different rotation for each frame
• Improved Canon FS4000 preview speed and scan quality with infrared
• Improved visibility of focus point indicator

• Improved infrared cleaning, especially with scratched film
• Fixed problem with auto focus on Minolta Scan Multi Pro
• Fixed problem with Canon FB63XU on some systems

• Fixed problem with Canon FB63XU
• Added support for 30-bit scans on FB63XU
• Added support for single-pass multi-scanning on FB63XU

• Added support for Canon FB630U/FB636U
• Fixed problem with Canon N1240U calibration
• Fixed problem when "Crop|Buffer (%)" changed

• Fixed problem with some Acer and Agfa SnapScan scanners

• Fixed problem with grayscale TIFF files
• Fixed problem with Scan Multi Pro when focusing with infrared cleaning
• Made image watermark less likely to be mistaken for a scanner problem

• Fixed problem with infrared cleaning on Canon FS4000 and ScanWit 2740
• Fixed problem with some Acer and Agfa SnapScan scanners
• Changed 1-bit TIFF files to work with OCR programs
• Added support for writing 48-bit TIFF files from 24-bit scanners

• Fixed calibration problem with some Canon N-series scanners
• Fixed problem with infrared clean on FS4000 and ScanWit 2740

• Fixed problem with Canon N-series scanner at some resolutions
• Added support for using USB scanners in OS X when Classic running

• Improved infrared cleaning on Canon FS4000 and ScanWit 2740S
• Added support for most Acer and AGFA USB scanners
• Added support for Umax 5400
• Added support for Canon D660U
• Fixed problem with Canon N1220U

• Increased preview speed and display update speed
• Increased infrared scan speed on Canon FS4000
• Fixed problem with Canon FS4000 infrared cleaning
• Improved visibility of focus position

• Fixed problem with writing some types of TIFF files

• Added "Device|Image type" option
• Added "Device|Media type" options for flatbeds
• Added descreening options to "Device|Media type"
• Added automatic calibration if calibration file not found
• Reduced unnecessary clutter in basic options mode
• Removed D660U and D1230U (until register dumps are obtained)
• Fixed problem with Canon N67XU

• Improved scan quality with Canon LIDE scanners
• Fixed problem with Canon N1240U

• Added support for LM983X scanners:
• Canon N650U, D660U, N670U, N1220U, D120U, N1240U
• Epson 1250
• HP 2100C, 2200C
• Umax 3400
• BearPaw 1200, 2400
• Genius (6 different USB models)
• Plustek (8 different USB models)

• Significantly improved infrared cleaning
• Improved auto focus and APS calibration on Canon FS4000
• Fixed problem with multiple SCSI controllers on Linux
• Fixed occasional problem with PhotoSmart S20
• Simplified entering serial number

• Fixed problem with auto scan on Scan Dual II and Scan Elite II

• Fixed problem with Scan Dual II and Scan Elite II
• Fixed problem with LS-8000 and number of MF frames
• Fixed problem with "Crop|X images" greater than 1

• Added workaround for SCSI bug in Mac OS X
• Improved infrared cleaning on Canon FS4000 and ScanWit 2740S
• Fixed problem with scan buffers greater than 256 MBytes
• Fixed problem with slide feeders and preview not being done

• Improved infrared cleaning on Canon FS4000 and ScanWit 2740S
• Fixed problem with high-resolution scans on some Epson scanners
• Fixed problem with help on Mac OS 8/9/X

• Fixed problem with infrared on Canon FS4000 and ScanWit 2740S
• Fixed problem with SCSI on Mac OS X
• Fixed problem with USB on Mac OS X
• Fixed problem with HP 6200/6300 on Mac OS X

• Reduced size of programs
• Improved memory allocation on Mac OS X and Linux
• Increased USB timeout on Mac OS X (for newer Epson scanners)
• Fixed problem with slow saving of files
• Fixed problem with preview sometimes not being done
• Fixed problem batch scanning APS on Scan Dual

• Faster scans with some scanners on Windows
• Improved auto focus on Scan Dual II and Scan Elite II
• Fixed problem with some Epson scanners at low resolution
• Fixed problem with computing film base color
• Fixed problem with SprintScan 35 and Orange Converter

• Added support for focus position for each frame
• Fixed problem using different cropping for each frame
• Fixed problem with extra previews sometimes being done
• Fixed problem with save file button on Mac OS X
• Simplified options when option types set to "Basic"

• Fixed problem with images that sometimes look dull
• Fixed problem when with Canon D1230U attached (not supported)

• Added "Device|Scan from preview" option
• Fixed problem with random lines on Mac OS 8/9
• Fixed problem refreshing scan panel
• Fixed problem when scanning from disk files
• Upgraded to latest version of wxWindows (2.3.2)

• Added support for Scan Elite II, including multi-sampling
• Added support for Epson Perfection 600
• Added support for document feeder on Epson and Umax scanners
• Added support for keeping preview of each frame in memory
• Added support for saving cropped preview image to file
• Added support for writing raw scan file during scan
• Added display of multiple crop boxes with "Crop|X/Y frames"
• Added "Color|Animate changes" option to show effect of changes
• Added "Prefs|Auto refresh delay" option
• Added "Prefs|Refresh during batch" option
• Added "Prefs|Refresh image type" option
• Improved user interface (many changes)
• Improved stability (fewer crashes)
• Improved scanning of regularly-spaced images on flatbed
• Improved crop box animation
• Improved animation of focus position
• Improved auto refresh (only refreshes when necessary)
• Improved sliders and spin buttons
• Improved "Filter|Infrared clean"
• Improved "Filter|Grain reduction"
• Improved VueScan User's Guide
• Fixed infrared alignment on Canon FS4000 and ScanWit 2740S
• Fixed problem with scrolling options on Mac OS
• Fixed numerous other small problems

Supported Scanners

• All Epson models
• Canon FB630U, FB636U, FB1210U, N650U, N656U, D660U, N670U, N676U, N1220U, N1240U, LIDE 20, LIDE 30
• HP 2100C, 2200C, 4100C, 5200C, 5300C, 6200C, 6300C, 7400C
• Microtek X12USL, 4700, 5600, 5700, 6700 (1200 dpi and below), 6800 (without ICE) and 8700
• UMAX 3400 (some versions), 5400
• Most Acer/BenQ, AGFA models

• All Epson, Canon, HP, Microtek, UMAX, Linotype-Hell (except Circon), Acer/BenQ, AGFA SnapScan models
• KYE ColorPage HR5
• Apple Color OneScanner 600, 1200/30

• All Epson, Microtek, UMAX, Linotype-Hell models
• Nikon LS-4000, LS-8000
• Polaroid SprintScan 120, 4000+
• Minolta Scan Elite II, Scan Multi Pro

• Nikon CoolScan IV (LS-40)
• Canon FS4000
• Minolta Scan Dual II, Scan Dual III (USB 1.1 only), Scan Elite II
• HP PhotoSmart S20 (Windows only)

• Nikon LS-10, LS-20, LS-1000, LS-30, LS-2000
• Minolta QuickScan 35, Scan Dual, Scan Multi, Scan Multi Pro, Scan Speed, Scan Elite
• Canon FS2700, FS2710, FS4000
• HP PhotoSmart
• Acer/BenQ ScanWit 2720S, 2740S
• Polaroid SprintScan 120, 4000, 35, 35/LE, 35+, 45
• Epson FilmScan 200
• Konica Qscan
• Kodak RFS 2035, RFS 2035 Plus, RFS 3570

• All parallel-port models
• All multifunction units (printer+scanner)
• Canon FS2720, D1230, D1250, D2400, 5000F, 8000F, LIDE 50
• All UMAX USB models except 3400 (some versions) and 5400
• All Microtek USB models except X12USL, 4700, 5600, 5700, 6700, 6800, 8700
• HP 3300, 3400, 3500, 4200, 4300, 4400, 4500, 5400 and 5500
• Kodak RFS 3600, Kodak RFS 3570 Plus
• AGFA SnapScan Touch
• All Artec, Mustek, PIE, Primax, Brother, Visioneer models

• Parallel port scanners are unsupported because the commands they use are undocumented by the vendors, are extremely complex and are difficult to reverse engineer.
• Most other unsupported scanners are parallel-port scanners internally, with an internal USB-parallel converter.
• The Canon FS2720 is unsupported because it uses a complex USB-SCSI converter internally and requires complex firmware downloads.

Mac OS Release Notes

If you've installed the Canon software for N-series or LIDE scanners, you need to use the "System Preferences" "Login Items", select the ButtonManager for your scanner and press the Remove button.

Canon N-series and LIDE scanners are powered directly by the USB port. The USB port must provide a power supply of 500 mA. If you plug the scanner into the USB port on a keyboard or other USB device, the scanner may not work properly. Attach the scanner directly to a USB port on the computer or to a 500 mA self-powered USB hub. If you find that an N-series or LIDE scanner doesn't work with one of your USB ports, try plugging it into the other USB port.

If you're using Mac OS X 10.0.4 or 10.1 with a SCSI scanner, you may need to download newer Mac OS X SCSI drivers Note that the driver for the beige G3 built-in SCSI has bugs on Mac OS X 10.1 which have been fixed in 10.2.

If you don't have a SCSI interface on your Macintosh, many users have reported success using VueScan with the Belkin FireWire/SCSI Adapter on Mac OS 9.x, 10.1 and 10.2.

If you're using a Firewire or USB scanner on Mac OS 9.x, you may need to remove the extensions installed by the scanner vendor's software into the system folder. For instance, to get the Nikon LS-4000 to work with Mac OS 9.x, remove all the extensions that begin with the word "Nikon" (make sure you reboot with a film holder inserted into the scanner).

If you're having problems getting VueScan to recognize a supported scanner, you may need to use Apple's "Repair Privileges" utility, at:

• http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=15313&db=mac
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106900

To get the Minolta Scan Elite II to work on Mac OS 9.x, you'll need to remove the following extensions. The extensions for the Scan Multi II are similar.

• DS Elite Library
• MCM Library
• MCM Library DS
• MFSBaseLib2887
• MFSFWDriver
• MFSFWExpLoader
• MFSFWFamily
• MFSLib2887

If you're using a Microtech FireSCSI adapter, make sure that you're using SCSI ID 0 and that the SCSI termination is correct.

If you're using an Orange Micro 906F SCSI card, make sure it's upgraded to at least firmware version F1.35.

If your scanner has a button on the front and if a program starts up when you press this button while running VueScan, you need to disable this behavior to get VueScan to work properly. To disable button polling on Epson scanners, use "Epson Scanner Monitor Setup" in the Apple menu (uncheck "Enable monitoring") or remove the "Epson Scanner Monitor" extension in Mac OS 9.

Several users have reported problems with some versions of the Kaleidoscope extension on Mac OS 9. Removing this extension will solve the problem.

Windows Release Notes

If your scanner has a button on the front and if a program starts up when you press this button while running VueScan, you have a program running in the background that you need to stop. To stop this program, press control-alt-delete, choose the task manager and use it to stop this program. One example of this is the Epson Status Monitor.

VueScan works on Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP, and works with all known SCSI cards. It also works fine with multiple computers on a single SCSI bus (i.e. dual ported access to scanners).

If you're using Windows 2000 or Windows XP and a SCSI scanner and if VueScan doesn't find your SCSI scanner, you may need to download and install ASPI (you don't need this for USB scanners):

• ASPI for Adaptec SCSI Adapters
• ASPI for Other SCSI Adapters

If you have an ELSA Synergy III graphics card (or possibly other NVideo graphics cards) and VueScan hangs when starting, you may need to disable the Desktop Manager that comes with the card (the file that causes the problem is nvdesk32.dll).

Linux Release Notes

If you're using Red Hat Linux 8.0 or later, you may need to set up the the environment variable LANG to C. For instance, to run VueScan with this set, type:

env LANG=C vuescan

Note that the Adaptec AVA-1505 SCSI card doesn't work with a Nikon film scanner, and will cause a hard bus hang if you use VueScan with it. This is due to a bug in the aha152x driver. Another bug in this driver causes junk to be appended to the end of a raw scan when using the PhotoSmart. Other SCSI cards seem to work fine with VueScan on Linux.

There have also been problems reported with the Adaptec AVA-2904E and the Canon FS2710, although this combination works fine on Windows.

If you want to add or remove scsi devices without rebooting your system, use the following commands:

echo "scsi add-single-device 0 0 ? 0" > /proc/scsi/scsi
echo "scsi remove-single-device 0 0 ? 0" > /proc/scsi/scsi

(use the SCSI ID in place of "?" above)

If you're using Linux 2.4.12 or later, you don't need to do anything special to have the scanner auto-recognized.

If you're using an earler version of Linux with a USB scanner, set up the SCANNER0 environment variable to point to /dev/usbscanner or /dev/usb/scanner (it needs to be read/write accessible), set up the SCANVID0 environment variable with the USB Vendor ID (VID) and set up the SCANPID0 environment variable with the USB Product ID (PID). You can support up to 8 USB scanners at a time by using SCANNER1, SCANNER2, SCANVID1, SCANVID2, etc.

Some VID/PID pairs for scanners that VueScan supports are:

    VID  PID  Scanner
    ---- ---- ---------------------------
    03f0 0101 HP 4100
    03f0 0201 HP 6200
    03f0 0401 HP 5200
    03f0 0505 HP 2100
    03f0 0601 HP 6300
    03f0 0605 HP 2200
    0400 1000 BearPaw 1200
    0400 1001 BearPaw 2400
    0458 2007 ColorPage-HR6
    0458 2008 Genius ???
    0458 2009 Genius ???
    0458 2013 Genius ???
    0458 2015 Genius ???
    0458 2016 Genius ???
    04a5 any  Acer/BenQ scanners
    04a9 2201 Canon FB320U
    04a9 2202 Canon FB620U
    04a9 2205 Canon FB1210U
    04a9 2206 Canon N650U
    04a9 2207 Canon N1220U
    04a9 2208 Canon D660U
    04a9 220d Canon N670U / LIDE 20
    04a9 220e Canon N1240U / LIDE 30
    04a9 3042 Canon FS4000US
    04b0 4000 Nikon CoolScan IV (LS-40)
    04b8 0101 Epson Perfection 636    (GT-7000)
    04b8 0102 Epson GT-2200           (GT-2200)
    04b8 0103 Epson Perfection 610    (GT-6600)
    04b8 0104 Epson Perfection 1200   (GT-7600)
    04b8 0105 Epson StylusScan 2000
    04b8 0106 Epson StylusScan 2500   (CC-700 )
    04b8 0107 Epson Expression 1600   (ES-2000)
    04b8 0109 Epson Expression 1640XL (ES-8500)
    04b8 010a Epson Perfection 1640   (GT-8700)
    04b8 010b Epson Perfection 1240   (GT-7700)
    04b8 010c Epson Perfection 640    (GT-6700)
    04b8 010e Epson Expression 1680   (ES-2200)
    04b8 010f Epson Perfection 1250   (GT-7200)
    04b8 0110 Epson Perfection 1650   (GT-8200)
    04b8 0111 Epson Perfection 2450   (GT-9700)
    04b8 0112 Epson Perfection 2450   (GT-9700)
    04b8 011b Epson Perfection 2400   (GT-9300)
    04b8 011c Epson Perfection 3200   (GT-9800)
    04b8 011d Epson Perfection 1260   (GT-7300)
    04b8 011e Epson Perfection 1660   (GT-8300)
    0638 026a Minolta Scan Dual II
    0686 400d Minolta Scan Dual III
    06bd 2061 AGFA SnapScan 1212U
    06bd 0100 AGFA SnapScan Touch (not supported)
    06bd any  other AGFA scanners
    07b3 0005 Plustek ??
    07b3 0007 Plustek ??
    07b3 000f Plustek ??
    07b3 0010 Plustek U12
    07b3 0011 Plustek U24
    07b3 0012 Plustek ??
    07b3 0013 Plustek ??
    07b3 0014 Plustek A3
    07b3 0015 Plustek U24
    07b3 0016 Plustek ??
    07b3 0017 Plustek ??
    1606 0060 Umax 3400
    1606 0160 Umax 5400

    setenv SCANNER0 /dev/usbscanner
    setenv SCANVID0 04b8
    setenv SCANPID0 010c

    export SCANNER0="/dev/usbscanner"
    export SCANVID0="04b8"
    export SCANPID0="010c"

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