Software Update: VueScan 8.4.21

VueScan can be used as a replacement for the twain driver supplied with the scanner. That is because it is by no means always able to get the most out of a scanner. VueScan is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, and doesn’t necessarily need to be installed to do its job. The program has support for over 700 scanners and can with the RAW files of 209 digital cameras level crossing. The program can also perform some operations such as crop, sharpen, grain reduction and has the ability to adjust the color balance. Hamrick Software recently released version 8.4.21 with the following list of changes:

What’s new in version 8.4.21

• Improved scan speed with:
  • Avision scanners
  • Fujitsu document scanners
  • HP ScanJet 8200
  • Kodak document scanners
  • Minolta film scanners (USB 2.0)
  • QMS document scanners
  • Vision document scanners
  • Xerox document scanners

What’s new in version 8.4.20

• Fixed problems with PIE PowerSlide and Reflecta Digitia
• Improved support for Epson document feeders

What’s new in version 8.4.19

• Improved VueScan User’s Guide
• Fixed problem with black/white scans on HP ScanJet 5300
• Fixed problem with some older Minolta film scanners
• Fixed problem with Nikon LS-20/LS-1000
• Added support for Epson CX6900F/CX7000F/DX7000F
• Added support for 2400 dpi on Epson CX7700

What’s new in version 8.4.18

• Improved black/white scan speed on some document scanners
• Fixed problem with some document scanners
• Improved infrared cleaning for Kodachrome
• Added ‘Output|Raw save film’ option for raw DNG files

What’s new in version 8.4.17

• Fixed problem with USB 1.1 Minolta and Avision scanners
• Fixed problem reading some Nikon .NEF files
• Fixed problem scanning B/W film with HP PhotoSmart S20
• Fixed problem with networked HP scanners on Windows
• Disabled tab images when displaying more options

What’s new in version 8.4.16

• Improved ‘Input|Multi exposure’ option
• Display sample images before scanning
• Sample images can be turned off with ‘Prefs|Enable tab images’
• Fixed problem with some Epson scanners

What’s new in version 8.4.15

• Fixed problem with some Minolta scanners
• Fixed problem with infrared cleaning on Canon 8600F
• Improved infrared cleaning on Minolta scanners

What’s new in version 8.4.14

• Added ‘Default options’ for resetting options in a single tab
• White balance is now only done for color negatives by default
• Some small user interface improvements

What’s new in version 8.4.13

• Added ‘Input|Auto repeat’ for easy flatbed batch scanning
• Fixed problem with some Epson scanners
• Fixed problem with multi-page PDF files when name changed
• Fixed problem with HP ScanJet 8300
• Fixed problem with folders that contain ‘$’ character
• Automatically append .ini to file name when saving options