• VueScan Quick Start
• VueScan User's Guide
• Check for Newer Versions
• General Scanning Resources
• Changes from Previous Versions
• Supported Scanners
• Supported Digital Camera Raw Files
• Mac OS X Release Notes
• Mac OS 9 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 "Input|Media type"
4. Press "Preview" button
5. Adjust crop box with mouse
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

\item Run VueScan \item Set "Input|Scan task" to "Copy to printer" \item Set "Input|Media type" \item Set "Input|Media size" \item Insert image into scanner \item Press "Scan" button \item Repeat from step 5

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

Batch Scanning

To scan multiple images in a batch, set "Input|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.

General Scanning Resources

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.

Changes from Previous Versions

• Improved support for Minolta Scan Elite 5400
• Installation is now one file on Mac OS X (instead of 3)
• Added "Purchase now" button to About dialog

• Significantly faster display refresh
• Fixed calibration problem with some Microtek scanners

• Significantly improved film calibration
• Fixed problem with long warmup on Scan Elite II
• Fixed problem with older Acer and SnapScan scanners
• Fixed problem with Microtek X6USL
• Added support for reading grayscale JPEG files

• Improved ICC calibration (better linearity correction)
• Fixed problem changing frame number during refresh
• Fixed problem with HP 5300C

• Improved scan quality on Acer, BenQ and SnapScan scanners
• Improved scan quality on newer Minolta scanners (Avision models)
• Moved "Image|Refresh" command to top of menu
• Fixed problem with some older Microtek scanners

• Added "Input|Grain diffuser" (only for Scan Elite 5400)
• Improved infrared cleaning on Scan Elite 5400

• Improved support for Minolta Scan Elite 5400
• Fixed problem with Minolta Scan Dual III
• Fixed button order on Canon LiDE scanners
• Renamed Canon N670U and N1240U to LiDE 20 and LiDE 30

• Buttons on front of scanners can trigger scanning and printing
• Uses "Prefs|Button 1 action" and "Prefs|Button 2 action"
• Fixed problem with intensity of synthetic IT8 target

• Added support for Minolta Scan Elite 5400
• Fixed problem with Canon D660U transparency adapter
• Fixed problem with HP ScanJet 3p

• Enabled more options in trial version
• Improved automatic color balance
• Improved support for PIE PrimeFilm scanners
• Added support for PIE PowerSlide 3600 slide feeder
• Fixed problem with too-frequent refreshes in Color tab
• Fixed problem with "Input|Lock image color"
• Fixed problem with loud scans on Canon D660
• Fixed problem with SnapScan 1236 transparency scans
• Fixed problem with Acer 640 transparency scans
• Fixed problem with color fringing on some UMAX scanners

• Added support for PIE film scanners (www.scanace.com)
  • These include most 1800 dpi and 3600 dpi film scanners
  • Some OEM vendors are Microtek, UMAX, Kodak, Reflecta, SmartDisk
• Added new option for TIFF compression (Auto)
• Added support for some newer BenQ flatbed scanners
• Fixed problem with clipped highlights from negatives

• Improved automatic white balance
• Added Landscape and Portrait color balance options
• Improved color gamut of synthetic IT8 targets
• Increased bits of precision on Scan Multi Pro
• Fixed problem with Microtek ScanMaker C6 et. al.
• Fixed problem with "Input|Exposure clipping (%)"

• Added support for Microtek ArtixScan 1800f
• Fixed problem with un-cropped scans of negatives
• Fixed problem with ICC calibration on some scanners
• Fixed problem with "Scanner|Exposure" command when locked
• Fixed problem reading raw scan files with 1 bit per pixel
• Fixed problem with dense negatives on some Minolta scanners
• Fixed problem with some older UMAX scanners

• Added unlimited free upgrades for Professional Edition
• Added one year free upgrades for Standard Edition
• Disabled "More options" in trial version
• Fixed problem with Minolta Scan Dual III multi-sampling
• Fixed problem with "Prefs|Disable scanners" option

• Fixed problem with printer ICC profiles
• Fixed problem with Microtek X6

• Added support for Microtek X6USB
• Added support for ArtixScan 120tf
• Fixed problem with Nikon D1X raw files

• Fixed problem with Scan Dual III banding
• Fixed problem with adjusting crop box corners
• Fixed problem with Neutral color balance

• Fixed problem with variable exposure on Epson scanners
• Fixed problem with HP 7400C when using USB
• Fixed problem with some Microtek scanners
• Fixed problem with button size on Mac OS X

• Fixed problem with using mouse for color balance
• Fixed problem Epson Perfection 660
• Added Epson film holder dimensions to User's Guide

• Fixed problem with single-click on image
• Fixed problem with Home/End keys
• Some improvement to display refresh speed
• Slightly increased default value of "Crop|Buffer (%)"

• Clicking with mouse creates a new crop box
• Clicking with Shift key moves crop box
• Clicking with Option (Alt) key shows previous image
• Fixed problem grabbing corners of crop box
• Fixed problem changing raw scan files while running
• Fixed problem with Canon FB620S
• Added hourglass during display refresh
• Improved calibration on Avision USB scanners
• Default cropping of raw files is whole image
• Several ease-of-use improvements

• Added Home/End/PageUp/PageDown for controlling frame number
• Added lamp control for UMAX Astra 6400 and Astra 1220S V1.5
• Fixed problem with some .CRW and .NEF raw digital camera files
• Several ease-of-use improvements

• Added "Input|Scan task" option
• Several ease-of-use improvements

• Added "Rotate L" and "Rotate R" buttons
• Added "Image|Mirror" command
• Numerous ease-of-use improvements
• Changed some option names for clarity

• Added support for printer ICC calibration
• Improved accuracy of color space conversions
• Fixed problem with reading Fuji S2 .RAF files
• Fixed problem with reading Nikon D1X .NEF files

• Improved ICC calibration accuracy
• Added support for ICC calibration of negative film
• Added support for 50 types of raw digital camera files
• Improved color correction of negative film
• Changed Firewire Epson scanners to display US product name
• "Files|Raw compresson" controls 16-bit raw compression
• Added "Device|Exposure clipping (%)" option

• Fixed problem with HP ScanJet IIcx
• Fixed problem with compressed 16-bit raw scan files
• Reset frame number to 1 when Eject button pressed
• Increased max number of raw scan files from 1024 to 9999

• Fixed problem with Scan Dual III and USB 2.0
• Fixed problem with with writing invalid ICC files
• Improved color correction for most scanners
• Improved ICC calibration
• Added "Color|Scanner ICC description" option

• Improved infrared cleaning
• Improved raw scan file compression (for some scanners)
• Improved descreening
• Added "Device|Descreen dpi" option

• Fixed problem with always writing crop files in 24-bit format
• Added support for lamp control on UMAX 2100S and 2200
• Reduced watermarking in trial version

• Added "Device|Media size" option
• Added "Device|Auto lamp off" option for:
  • Most Microtek scanners
  • Canon FS4000
  • Epson 1250/1260
  • Umax 3400/5400
• Added 1600 dpi on Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL
• Added 1800 dpi on Microtek ArtixScan 1800f
• Added 2400 dpi on Microtek ScanMaker 6700/6800
• Fixed problem with unnecessary previews

• Added support for 16-bit samples on Minolta Scan Dual III
• Added support for Epson CX-3200, CX-5200 and CC-700
• Fixed problem with Microtek ScanMaker IV
• Fixed problem with "Prefs|Refresh fast" option

• Fixed problem with Canon FS4000 infrared cleaning
• Fixed problem with ScanWit 2740S infrared cleaning
• Fixed problem with color balance

• Improved IT8 calibration (correct for color balance)
• Fixed problem with Epson 2450 and USB on Mac OS X
• Fixed problem starting up when some SCSI devices busy
• Added "Prefs|Enable raw from disk" option

• Added diagnostic message if IT8 image misaligned
• Added "Prefs|Clear before scan" option (set by default)
• Fixed problem with long startup with Epson 2450 on Mac OS X
• Fixed problem showing density with control key on Mac OS 9/X

• Fixed problem with some Epson scanners
• Fixed problem with Minolta Scan Dual III
• Fixed problem with SprintScan 120

• Increased scanning speed with Minolta Scan Dual III
• Increased scanning speed with Canon N-series and LIDE

• Fixed problem with Canon LIDE black/white scanning
• Fixed problem with Minolta Scan Dual II

• Fixed problem with Minolta Scan Dual III
• Improved color with Canon N-series and LIDE scanners
• Improved color with Epson 1250/1260
• Improved color with UMAX 6400
• Improved color with HP 5300C/5370C
• Added support for Epson Perfection 660

• Increased scanning speed on many Epson scanners
• Increased range of "Color|Brightness" option
• Fixed crash when Monaco scanner profiles used
• Fixed small problem on Mac OS with text in lower left corner

• Updated number of days of free upgrades in "About" command
• Added Standard Edition options when in trial mode
• Fixed problem with ScanMaker X6

• Added lower cost Basic Edition
• Added Standard Edition and Professional Edition

• Added single-pass multi-scanning for SS120, SS4000+, ArtixScan 4000tf
• Fixed SprintScan 120 problem
• Fixed problem with writing 24-bit raw scan files
• Fixed problem with scanning negatives on HP 5370C

• Improved infrared cleaning, especially with Kodachrome
• Added capability to draw crop box outside current crop box
• Fixed SprintScan 120 problem
• Fixed Epson Firewire problem
• Fixed ScanMaker 35t problem

• Changed "Crop|Region" to "Crop|Preview area" (to make clearer)
• Added capability to set "Crop|Preview area" to "Crop box"
• Fixed problem using scanner ICC profiles with infrared cleaning

• Improved accuracy of ICC/IT8 calibration
• Added support for generating synthetic IT8 targets
• Added support for using IT8 targets without description file
• Changed generated ICC profiles from absolute to perceptual intent
• Fixed problem with calibration of some Microtek scanners

• Improved accuracy of ICC/IT8 calibration
• Added "Color|Scanner ICC linearize" option
• Added "Color|Scanner ICC gamma 2.2"
• Removed Image/Slide/Negative curve options
• Separated Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X downloads (smaller downloads)

• Added support for IT8 calibration and scanner ICC files
• Improved internal ICC profiles (better color accuracy)

• Improved color accuracy of "File|File color space"
• Fixed problem with Minolta Scan Dual III and USB 2.0

• Fixed problem with Minolta Scan Dual III and USB 2.0
• Fixed problem with some Epson document feeders
• Fixed text display problem on some older Mac OS 8/9 systems
• Increased display update speed (reduced "Prefs|Display res (Mpix)")
• Added lamp turn-off when exiting with UMAX Astra 2100S and 2200
• Updated Helpful Tips in User's Guide for multi-image flatbed scans

• Significantly improved infrared cleaning
• Improved preview speed on some Microtek scanners
• Fixed problem with three-pass Microtek scanners
• Fixed auto-focus problem on Canon FS2710
• Added "Prefs|Multi-thread scan" option

• 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

Supported Scanners

• All Epson models
• Canon FB620U, FB630U, FB636U, FB1210U, N650U, N656U, D660U, N670U, N676U, N1220U, N1240U, LIDE 20, LIDE 30
• HP 2100C, 2200C, 4100C, 5200C, 5300C, 6200C, 6300C, 7400C
• Microtek X6USB, X12USL, 4700, 5600, 5700, 6700, 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 Elite 5400, Scan Multi Pro

• Nikon CoolScan IV (LS-40)
• Canon FS4000
• Minolta Scan Dual II, Scan Dual III, Scan Elite II, Scan Elite 5400
• 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

Supported Digital Camera Raw Files

Future versions of VueScan will include built-in support for color correction for these files. If you have a raw scan file of an IT8 target from one of these cameras, please send e-mail to support@hamrick.com with a description of how to obtain the raw scan file (or attach it if it's less than 2 MBytes).

• Canon PowerShot 600
• Canon PowerShot A5
• Canon PowerShot A50
• Canon PowerShot Pro70
• Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS
• Canon PowerShot G1
• Canon PowerShot G2
• Canon PowerShot G3
• Canon PowerShot S30
• Canon PowerShot S40
• Canon PowerShot S45
• Canon PowerShot S50
• Canon EOS D30
• Canon EOS D60
• Canon EOS 10D
• Nikon D1
• Nikon D1H
• Nikon D1X
• Nikon D100
• Nikon E950^*
• Nikon E990^*
• Nikon E995^*
• Nikon E2500^*
• Nikon E4300^*
• Nikon E4500^*
• Nikon E5000
• Nikon E5700
• Olympus E-10
• Olympus E-20
• Olympus C5050Z
• Minolta DiMAGE 5 (untested)
• Minolta DiMAGE 7 (untested)
• Minolta DiMAGE 7i
• Fuji FinePixS2Pro
• Kodak DCS315C
• Kodak DCS330C
• Kodak DCS420
• Kodak DCS460
• Kodak DCS460A
• Kodak EOSDCS3B
• Kodak EOSDCS1
• Kodak DCS720X
• Kodak DCS760C
• Kodak DCS760M
• Kodak ProBack
• Kodak PB645C
• Kodak PB645H
• Kodak PB645M
• Kodak DCS Pro 14n
• Sigma SD9

Mac OS X Release Notes

If VueScan doesn't see your scanner on Mac OS X, first make sure that Apple System Profiler can see the scanner. If it doesn't, try powering off the computer, powering off the scanner, powering on the scanner and then powering on the computer.

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.

If you're using an Epson 2400/2450 on Mac OS X, use the Firewire cable if you have problems with long startup times with USB.

To use PIE (Pacific Image Electronics) scanners with VueScan, you need to first install CyberView X (not CyberView 32) in the default location. VueScan uses the CyberView X libraries to control the scanner.

If VueScan hangs when starting up, make sure that you don't have the Internation Input Menu turned on - this causes problems with VueScan. This is in the International system preferences. 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 Don't install this driver on Mac OS X 10.2 or later, since this can cause kernel crashes.

The driver for the beige G3 built-in SCSI has bugs on Mac OS X 10.1 which have been fixed in 10.2. The driver for the beige G3 built-in SCSI is included with Mac OS X.

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've installed the beta UMAX OS X scanner software, you'll need to remove the extensions it installed in order to use VueScan. These are stored in /System/Library/Extensions. To temporarily remove them, just rename the .kext file to .kext.save.

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.

Mac OS 9 Release Notes

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.

To use PIE (Pacific Image Electronics) scanners scanner with VueScan, you need to first install CyberView X (not CyberView 32). VueScan uses the CyberView X libraries to control the scanner.

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).

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

To use PIE (Pacific Image Electronics) scanners with VueScan, you need to first install CyberView X (not CyberView 32). VueScan uses the CyberView X libraries to control the scanner.

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):

If VueScan won't start and you have Logitech MouseWare or a Logitech keyboard installed, try stopping EM_EXEC.EXE and/or ITOUCH.EXE. There have been some reports of these two programs causing problems with VueScan. (These two Logitech programs cause problems for many other Windows programs as well.) Alternatively, try turning off the "Smart Move" option in MouseWare.

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

Note that PIE (Pacific Image Electronics) scanners do not work with VueScan on Linux because CyberView X isn't available on Linux. VueScan uses the CyberView X libraries to control the scanner.

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
    04b8 0107 Epson Expression 1600   (ES-2000)
    04b8 0108 Epson CC-700
    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 011a Epson 1000 ICS
    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)
    04b8 0801 Epson CX-5200           (CC-600PX)
    04b8 0802 Epson CX-3200           (CC-570L)
    0638 026a Minolta Scan Dual II
    0686 400d Minolta Scan Dual III
    0686 400e Minolta Scan Elite 5400
    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"

If you're having problems with USB timeouts (i.e. with the Nikon CoolScan IV (LS-40), make sure you use the "usb-uhci" (CONFIG_USB_UHCI) module instead of the alternate "uhci" (CONFIG_UHCI_ALT) module. You might also increase the kernel usb timeout value (CONFIG_USB_LONG_TIMEOUT=y).

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Warranty

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Last updated: September 17, 2003