What is VueScan?
VueScan is an application for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux that is compatible with over 2100 scanners from 35 scanner manufacturers. If your scanner is no longer supported by your Operating System, or you want more advanced features, download VueScan today.
Works on Windows, Mac, and Linux
VueScan works on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It supports older scanners that don't work on newer operating systems, including most Canon LiDE, Epson Perfection, Nikon CoolScan and HP OfficeJet scanners.
Outputs scans in a variety of formats
VueScan can output scanned documents, photos, and film in PDF, JPEG and TIFF formats. It can also recognize text using OCR and create multi-page pdfs using both flatbed scanners and scanners with automatic document feeders.
Great for Beginner and Pro Users
We built VueScan so that two completely different types of users can use it. 'Guide me' mode guides you step by step through the scanner process. The Advanced mode lets you unlock powerful features to have complete control over your scan.
Canon 9900F Technical Information
| Flatbed Scanning: | Yes |
| Film Scanning: | Yes |
| Infrared lamp: | Yes |
| Document Feeder: | No |
| Windows: | Yes |
| Mac: | Yes |
| Linux: | No |
| USB: | Yes |
| SCSI: | No |
| Firewire: | Yes |
| Network: | No |
| USB Vendor ID: | 04a9 |
| USB Product ID: | 2210 |
| Optical DPI: | 3200 |
VueScan works with the Canon 9900F on Windows and Mac OS X.
If VueScan isn't working with the Firewire cable, try a USB cable, try a different Firewire port or a different Firewire cable.
This scanner has an infrared lamp for scanning film. VueScan's 'Filter | Infrared clean' option can be used to remove dust spots from film scans. This is similar to (and we think better than) the ICE and FARE algorithms. It scans with visible light in the first pass and with infrared light in the second pass.
Infrared cleaning works well with all types of color negative and color slide film, including Kodachrome. However, silver-based black/white film doesn't work with infrared cleaning because the silver particles look the same in visible light and infrared light.
You need to install a Canon scanner driver to use this scanner on Windows and Mac OS X. Unfortunately, Canon doesn't have a driver for this scanner on Windows x64.
This scanner isn't supported on Mac OS X Lion and later, since Canon uses a PowerPC plugin for this scanner and Rosetta isn't available with Lion and later.
On Mac OS X prior to Lion, you need to use the x32 version of VueScan 9.0.96 with Rosetta. To do this:
- Click on the VueScan icon while holding the Control key
- Choose 'Get Info'
- Check 'Open using Rosetta'
If you have an iPad, iPhone, Android phone/tablet or Kindle Fire, you can use VueScan Mobile with WiFi scanners or the built-in camera to scan documents.