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- Hamrick Software - http://www.hamrick.com/
- VueScan 7.1.12 Release Notes
- September 1, 2001
-
- Quick Start for VueScan:
-
- To scan an image:
-
- 1) Double-click c:\vuescan\vuescan.exe on Windows
- or run vuescan on Linux or Mac OS
- 2) Insert image into scanner
- 3) Press "Preview" button
- 4) Adjust crop box
- 5) Press "Scan" button
-
- To scan multiple images in a batch, set the
- "Device|Frame numbers" option to "1-6" and then
- press the "Scan" button.
-
- For more information, choose "Help|Contents",
- or on Mac OS and Linux, go to the html directory and
- view vuescan_contents.html with your web browser.
-
- Running Windows version of VueScan:
-
- Double-click \vuescan\vuescan.exe to run. Close the
- window to exit.
-
- 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, 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 VueScan doesn't find your SCSI scanner, check that you
- have ASPI installed. If not, there's a link to where
- you can download it on http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html
-
- 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.
-
- Running Mac OS 8/9 version of VueScan:
-
- VueScan supports the same USB scanners on Mac OS
- as Windows (except for the HP S20).
-
- 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").
-
- The file type and file creator for the .tif,
- .jpg, and .bmp files are determined by the
- settings in the "File Exchange" control panel
- on Mac OS 8/9.
-
- Several users have reported problems with some
- versions of the Kaleidoscope extension on
- Mac OS 8/9. Removing this extension will
- solve the problem.
-
- You may need to disconnect the USBXpress
- USB to SCSI adapter before running VueScan.
-
- Note that the volume name and folder names used
- by VueScan can't have either a forward slash (/)
- or a backslash (\).
-
- Running Mac OS X version of VueScan:
-
- Use the VueScanX executable on Mac OS X.
-
- You may need to turn off the Classic mode if you've
- loaded the vendor's scanner software in Classic mode
- and if this software is polling the scanner's buttons
-
- If Mac OS X crashes when you exit VueScan, you may
- need to load newer Adaptec SCSI drivers (most SCSI
- adapters in Macs are built by Adaptec). You can
- download these SCSI drivers from:
-
- http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/drivers/
-
- Running Linux version of VueScan:
-
- On Linux, run vuescan from any directory. vuescan.ini
- (in the same directory as the vuescan executable) will
- contain the current options, including the serial number.
-
- You need to make sure all of the /dev/sg* devices are
- read/write accessible. To see what scanners are available,
- type "cat /proc/scsi/scsi".
-
- 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)
-
- To use USB scanners on Linux, set up the SCANNER0
- environment variable to point to /dev/usbscanner (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 0601 HP 6300
- 04a5 any Acer scanners
- 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)
- 06bd 2061 AGFA SnapScan 1212U
- 06bd 0100 AGFA SnapScan Touch (not supported)
- 06bd any other AGFA scanners
-
- For instance, to set up VueScan for the Epson 640, use
- the following commands if you're using csh:
-
- setenv SCANNER0 /dev/usbscanner
- setenv SCANVID0 04b8
- setenv SCANPID0 010c
-
- or if you're using sh or bash:
-
- export SCANNER0="/dev/usbscanner"
- export SCANVID0="04b8"
- export SCANPID0="010c"
-
- For more help setting up a USB scanner on Linux, see
- the SANE pages on http://www.mostang.com/sane/
- To use the Minolta Scan Dual II, HP 5300 or
- HP 7400 scanners on Linux, you'll need to use a
- SCSI->USB driver that's still under development
- by a member of the SANE project.
-
- Installing:
-
- The Windows install of VueScan creates six files:
-
- \vuescan\vuescan.exe - the actual program
- \vuescan\vuescan.ini - the initialization file
- \vuescan\vuescan.txt - the release notes (this file)
- \vuescan\vuescan.hlp - the help file
- \vuescan\vuescan.cnt - the help file contents
- \vuescan\vuescan.dat - the film data
-
- The Linux install of VueScan creates:
-
- vuescan - the actual program
- vuescan_static - static linked version of VueScan
- vuescan.txt - the release notes (this file)
- vuescan.dat - the film data
- html/*.html - the help files
-
- The Macintosh install of VueScan creates:
-
- VueScan - for Mac OS 8/9
- VueScanX - for Mac OS X
- vuescan.txt - the release notes (this file)
- vuescan.dat - the film data
- html:*.html - the help files
-
- You need to have vuescan.dat in the same directory
- as the executable program to correct for film types.
-
- Purchasing and redistribution:
-
- You need to purchase a $40 license to use
- VueScan without the diagonal-line watermark.
-
- The latest version of VueScan can be downloaded
- and purchased from:
-
- http://www.hamrick.com/
-
- There are no restrictions on the redistribution of the
- shareware version of VueScan.
-
- What's new in version 7.1.12
-
- * Added splash screen on startup (Windows and Linux)
-
- * Added support for Epson Perfection 1250, 1650 and 2450
-
- * Added support for Epson GT-2200
-
- * Added preliminary support for additional Canon flatbeds
-
- * Added support for negative "Device|Frame offset (mm)" values
-
- * Fixed problem with changed disk file name not updating the
- visibility of "Filter|Infrared clean"
-
- What's new in version 7.1.11
-
- * Added support for Nikon LS-8000 (Windows and Mac OS X 10.1)
-
- * Fixed problem with image smearing on Canon FS4000
-
- * Fixed problem with "Device|Bits per pixel" being ignored
-
- What's new in version 7.1.10
-
- * Fixed problem scanning negatives with FS2710
-
- * If infrared cleaning enabled, use 64-bit RGBI
-
- * Unregistered version doesn't output raw scan files
-
- What's new in version 7.1.9
-
- * Fixed problem with scanning frame 6 on FS4000
-
- * Added preliminary support for some Canon
- flatbed scanners (FB-series and D-series)
-
- What's new in version 7.1.8
-
- * Added support for Canon FS4000
-
- * Improved support for Canon FS2700 and FS2710
-
- * Added support for FireWire scanners on Mac OS X 10.1
-
- * Added support for FireWire->SCSI converters on Mac OS 10.1
-
- * Changing "Filter|Infrared clean" changes "Device|Bits per pixel"
-
- What's new in version 7.1.7
-
- * Improved white balance algorithm in scenes with
- unnatural lighting or colors (i.e. sunsets or
- scenes with mostly bright colored flowers)
-
- * Improved color when scanning negatives on
- SprintScan 4000
-
- * Fixed problem with raw scan files from LS-4000 having
- only 12-bit data (now writes 14-bit data)
-
- * Added support for Epson StylusScan 2000 and 2500
-
- * Fixed problem with VueScan when an Acer-manufactured
- USB mouse or keyboard is connected
-
- * Fixed problem with HP scanners when ADF connected
-
- * Improved HP 7400C calibration when dust on calibration
- target
-
- What's new in version 7.1.6
-
- * Fixed problem with SprintScan 35+ on Windows
-
- * Fixed problem with SprintScan 45 with negatives
-
- * Fixed problem with QuickScan 35 black point
-
- * Increased precision of infrared dust removal
- from 12 bits to 14 bits (for Nikon LS-4000)
-
- What's new in version 7.1.5
-
- * Added support for Acer 640UT transparency adapter
-
- * Added color correction for SprintScan 45
-
- * Added support for auto document feeder on
- older HP scanners
-
- * Enabled host calibration of newer Microtek
- scanners only for X12USL
-
- * Fixed problem with timeouts on HP 5370C
-
- What's new in version 7.1.4
-
- * Improved color fidelity when scanning film
-
- * Fixed problem with Microtek ScanMaker V
-
- * Fixed problem with using Nikon scanners with
- Orange Micro FireWire->SCSI converter on Mac OS 9.1
-
- * Added support for UMAX 600S scanner
-
- What's new in version 7.1.3
-
- * Improved color fidelity when scanning film
-
- * Added support for Storm ScanPRO IIe (OEM version
- of UMAX PowerLook II)
-
- * Reduced clipping in dark parts of scan on Minolta
- Scan Elite
-
- * Fixed calibration problem on some Microtek scanners
-
- * Improved scsi support on Linux 2.4
-
- * Added fix for SprintScan 35 problem
-
- What's new in version 7.1.2
-
- * Improved color and tone when scanning negatives
-
- What's new in version 7.1.1
-
- * Fixed problem with infrared cleaning when border
- included in scan
-
- * Added support for calibration on Microtek scanners
-
- * Fixed problem with writing log file on Mac OS X
-
- What's new in version 7.1
-
- * Improved infrared cleaning to work with larger
- dust spots
-
- * Added separate options for infrared cleaning and
- grain reduction
-
- * Fixed problem with index files when width or margin
- an odd number
-
- * Fixed problem with calibration on some Microtek scanners
-
- * Fixed problem with crash when exiting VueScan while
- film holder being ejected
-
- * Fixed problem with beep not working on some versions
- of windows
-
- * Made memory allocation more robust on Linux and Mac OS X
- when not enough contiguous space in page file
-
- * Built Linux version using Red Hat Linux 7.1
-