VueScan Release Notes

VueScan 9.7.20

11 January 2020

Added support for 11 new Brother MFPs
- DCP-J981N
- DCP-J982N
- DCP-T310
- DCP-T510W
- DCP-T710W
- DCP-T810W
- DCP-T910DW
- MFC-J1605DN
- MFC-J903N
- MFC-J998DN
- MFC-T4500DW
Fixed problem with some PIE/Reflecta scanners

VueScan 9.7.19

9 January 2020

Added support for 112 new Canon MFPs

VueScan 9.7.18

1 January 2020

If ‘Output Auto file name’ is off, always ask for file name
Improved .rpm file for Red Hat Linux

VueScan 9.7.17

31 December 2019

Added support for new Canon scanners
Fixed problem with some Epson scanners on Mac OS X

VueScan 9.7.16

28 December 2019

Fixed problems with some Genesys Logic scanners
- Canon 4400F (flatbed up to 600 dpi)
- Canon 8400F
- Canon 8600F
- Canon LiDE 50
- Canon LiDE 60
- Canon LiDE 80
- Canon LiDE 100
- Canon LiDE 110
- Canon LiDE 120
- Canon LiDE 200
- Canon LiDE 210
- Canon LiDE 220
- Plustek OpticFilm 7200i
- Plustek OpticFilm 7300
- Plustek OpticFilm 7500i
- HP ScanJet 2300c
- HP ScanJet 4850 (flatbed up to 400 dpi)
Added support for Canon DR-850M
Added support for in-scanner auto skew with some Epson scanners
Fixed problem with some Brother document scanners

VueScan 9.7.15

26 December 2019

Reduced size of JPEG files 10% (optimization of entropy coding)
Reduced size of color text files (JPEG and PDF)
Support batch scanning mix of 8.5x11, 8.5x14 and 8.5x17 media sizes
Fixed problem with some newer PIE scanners and Reflecta scanners

VueScan 9.7.14

23 December 2019

Fixed problem with plugging/unplugging USB scanners
Fixed problem with ‘Scanner | Find scanners’ command
Fixed problem with ‘Input | Media size’ set to ‘Auto’
Added support for Plustek OpticFilm 135i on Windows and Mac OS X

VueScan 9.7.13

17 December 2019

Added support for inexpensive video film scanners on Mac OS X
Fixed problem with some Avision scanners
Added support for Plustek OpticBook 3800L
Added support for document feeder on Fujitsu M4097
Several small bug fixes

VueScan 9.7.12

10 December 2019

Added support for plugging/unplugging USB scanners while running
- Works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
- Recovers from computer sleeping and waking
Added ‘Scanners | Find scanners’ command
- Works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
- Searches local networks for WiFi and ethernet scanners
- Searches for attached Firewire and SCSI scanners

VueScan 9.7.11

2 December 2019

Significantly improved scan speed of many Brother scanners

VueScan 9.7.10

29 November 2019

Improved scan quality with older Fujitsu ScanSnap scanners
- S500
- S500M
- S510
- S510M
- S1500
Improved scan quality with older Fujitsu fi-series scanners
Fixed problem with ‘Color | Brightness’ with document scanners

VueScan 9.7.09

26 November 2019

Improved scan quality with 6 Fujitsu ScanSnap scanners
- S300
- S300M
- S1100
- S1100i
- S1300
- S1300i
Fixed problem with some Brother printer/scanner/copiers
Fixed problem with some Epson document scanners

VueScan 9.7.08

9 November 2019

Added support for setting ‘Input | Media size’ to ‘Custom’
Added support for Brother MFC-J775DW
Fixed problems with macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
Fixed problem with Canon 4400F
Fixed problem with Brother DCP-L2535DW
Fixed problem with ‘Input | Batch list’ not appearing
Fixed problem with ‘Color | White point (%)’

VueScan 9.7.07

4 November 2019

Faster scanning with some document scanners
Fixed problem with some document scanners
Fixed problem with some USB scanners on macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
Fixed problem with ‘Output | PDF multi page’ set to ‘Front/Back’
Fixed problem with duplex scans with Samsung CLX-6260
Reduced JPEG artifacts with some document scanners
Faster startup when USB scanner being used by another program

VueScan 9.7.06

4 November 2019

Faster scanning with high-speed document scanners
- (Overlaps scanning with saving to disk)
- Fujitsu document scanners
- Canon DR-series document scanners
- Epson DS-series document scanners
- Newer HP document scanners
- Samsung document scanners
- Kyocera and other office document scanners
Solved problems with some Genesys Logic scanners

VueScan 9.7.05

17 October 2019

Faster scanning with Genesys Logic scanners (remembers calibration)
Preliminary support for transparency scans with Genesys Logic

VueScan 9.7.04

14 October 2019

Fixed problem with some Genesys Logic scanners
Added support for Brother MFC-L2685DW

VueScan 9.7.03

8 October 2019

Added support for 6 new Canon DR-series document scanners
- DR-C230
- DR-C340
- DR-M260
- DR-G2090
- DR-G2110
- DR-G2140

VueScan 9.7.02

1 October 2019

Improved support for sliders in B/W histogram
Fixed problem with Fujitsu S500 and S500M
Fixed problems with some Samsung scanners when awoken from sleep
Fixed assorted small problems

VueScan 9.7.01

27 September 2019

Improved built-in drivers for some genesys logic scanners
- Canon 8400F (no infrared yet)
- Canon 8600F (no infrared yet)
- Plustek OpticFilm 7200i (preliminary)
Other OpticFilm scanners will be supported in the next months
Improved support for macOS Catalina (Mac OS X 10.15)
VueScan 9.7 requires Mac OS X 10.9 or later
Improved support for Linux (needs Ubuntu 16.04 or later)

VueScan 9.6.47

22 August 2019

Improved support for loading .ini files from function keys
(Files are assigned to function keys in alphabetical order)
Fixed problem with crop box sometimes rotating unexpectedly
Fixed problem with some AirPrint/Scan (eSCL) scanners

VueScan 9.6.46

23 July 2019

Raw file name now also appears in Input tab
Enabled all color space options in trial version

VueScan 9.6.45

4 July 2019

Added support for 46 new Epson scanners

VueScan 9.6.44

30 June 2019

Added support for 34 new HP scanners

Color LaserJet Pro MFP M478fcdn
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M478fcdw
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479dw
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fcdn
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fcdw
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdn
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fnw
Laser NS MFP 1005
Laser NS MFP 1005w
LaserJet Enterprise Flow MFP M528c
LaserJet Enterprise Flow MFP M528z
LaserJet Enterprise MFP M528dn
LaserJet Enterprise MFP M528f
LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E52645c
LaserJet Managed MFP E52645dn
LaserJet Pro MFP M329dn
LaserJet Pro MFP M329dw
LaserJet Pro MFP M428c1
LaserJet Pro MFP M428c2
LaserJet Pro MFP M428c3
LaserJet Pro MFP M428c4
LaserJet Pro MFP M428dw
LaserJet Pro MFP M428fdn
LaserJet Pro MFP M428fdw
LaserJet Pro MFP M428m
LaserJet Pro MFP M429dw
LaserJet Pro MFP M429fdn
LaserJet Pro MFP M429fdw
Neverstop Laser MFP 1200a
Neverstop Laser MFP 1200w
Smart Tank 500 series
Smart Tank 530 series
Smart Tank Plus 570 series

Fixed problem with some Samsung document feeders
Improved color scans on flatbeds and document feeders

VueScan 9.6.43

15 June 2019

Fixed problem with some network scanners (hang on startup)
(some HP Laserjet scanners, also AirPrint scanners)

VueScan 9.6.42

5 June 2019

Improved responsiveness with many document feeders
(most Epson and HP scanners, also AirPrint scanners)

VueScan 9.6.41

26 May 2019

Improved scan quality for Fujitsu document scanners
Fixed problem with some Fujitsu scanners with automatic media size detection
Improved support for PIE and Reflecta film scanners

VueScan 9.6.40

12 May 2019

Added support for 25 new HP scanners

Officejet 8010
Officejet 8020
Officejet 9010
Officejet Pro 8020
Officejet Pro 8030
Officejet Pro 9010
Officejet Pro 9020
Smart Tank 510
Smart Tank 610
Smart Tank Plus 550
Smart Tank Plus 650
Color LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E67660z
Color LaserJet Managed MFP E67650dh
Color LaserJet Managed MFP E77422a
Color LaserJet Managed MFP E77422dn
Color LaserJet Managed MFP E77422dv
Color LaserJet Managed MFP E77428dn
LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E62675z
LaserJet Managed MFP E62655dn
LaserJet Managed MFP E62665hs
LaserJet Managed MFP E62665hs
LaserJet MFP E72425a
LaserJet MFP E72425dn
LaserJet MFP E72425dv
LaserJet MFP E72430dn

VueScan 9.6.39

5 May 2019

Added 'Input | Scan from preview' option
Added full support for 42 PIE/Reflecta film scanners

All scanners work on Windows, Windows ARM, Mac OS X and Linux
Full support for 6400 dpi, 7200 dpi and 10000 dpi scans
Negative scans are faster
Preview scans are faster
Gray scans are faster
Auto focus is more accurate (done with 16 bits instead of 8 bits)
Multi sampling is improved
Multi exposure is improved
Multi sampling and multi exposure can be combined
Scanning is often quieter
Adds support for much longer exposure times (i.e. histology samples)
Button starts scanning ('Input | Button 1 action' set to 'Scan')
No need to install CyberView X
Supports older PIE scanners on all operating systems
Used scanners can often be purchased on ebay.com for less than $200
These scanners are now comparable to Nikon CoolScan scanners

VueScan 9.6.38

3 April 2019

Added support for 8 new Epson scanners

DS-70
DS-80W
DS-870
DS-970
ES-50
ES-55R
ES-60W
ES-65WR

Improved support for PIE and Reflecta film scanners without CyberView X
Added Linux support for PIE and Reflecta film scanners
Fixed problem with some Epson document scanners

VueScan 9.6.37

26 March 2019

Improved support for many Brother scanners
Improved support for PIE and Reflecta scanners without CyberView X

VueScan 9.6.36

21 March 2019

Improved scan speed when 'Input | Media size' is 'Auto'
Improved recognition when 'Input | Media' is set to 'Auto'
Added support for Xerox Patriot D40 document scanner
Fixed assorted small problems
Added preliminary support for PIE and Reflecta scanners without CyberView

VueScan 9.6.35

13 March 2019

Improved 'Input | Media' set to 'Color text'

Produces much smaller JPEG, PDF and TIFF files
Reduces visibility of wrinkles in paper
Detected when 'Input | Media' set to 'Auto'

Improved automatic media size detection
Fixed problem with some Epson DS-series scanners
Double-click with right mouse button sets color balance to default
Fixed assorted small problems

VueScan 9.6.34

5 March 2019

Improved automatic cropping
Improved automatic media detection
Fixed problem with 'Prefs | Beep when done'
Improved support for AirPrint/Scan (eSCL) scanners
Improved support for some HP scanners
Fixed problem with some Epson DS-series scanners and Fine mode
Fixed problem with AVision AW-210

VueScan 9.6.33

26 February 2019

Improved automatic cropping
Improved cropping with black scanner lid
Improved support for Epson DS-series scanners
Improved support for some HP printer/scanner/copiers
Fixed problem on Linux after running VueScan two times

VueScan 9.6.32

20 February 2019

Improved automatic cropping
Improved automatic media detection
Fixed problem with Canon DR-M140 color

VueScan 9.6.31

15 February 2019

Faster scan speed on flatbed and document feeder
Improved automatic media detection

VueScan 9.6.30

10 February 2019

Improved support for automatic media size detection

More accurate automatic cropping on flatbed and feeder
Faster scanning using flatbed with smaller images
Stops scanning before lamp scans the whole flatbed
Useful for photos, credit cards and other small scans
Works with flatbed and document feeder

Added a few standard crop sizes, including credit cards
Fixed problem with some Epson plugins on Linux

VueScan 9.6.29

6 February 2019

Improved support for automatic media size detection

Detects most type of scans
Set 'Input | Media size' to 'Auto' to enable
Alternatively, set 'Crop | Crop size' to 'Auto' to enable
Works with flatbed and document feeder
Useful for scanning photos and odd sized papers

Fixed problem with some options forgotten if VueScan crashes

VueScan 9.6.28

27 January 2019

Added support for 44 HP printer/scanner/copiers

Color LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E77822z
Color LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E77825z
Color LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E77830z
Color LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E87640z
Color LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E87640z
Color LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E87660z
Color LaserJet Managed MFP E77822dn
Color LaserJet Managed MFP E77830dn
Color LaserJet Managed MFP E87640dn
Color LaserJet Managed MFP E87650dn
Color LaserJet Managed MFP E87660dn
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M179fw
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M278cw
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M278dn
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M278nw
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M279fdw
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M280c2
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M280cnw
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M280nw
Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281dne
Ink Tank 310
Ink Tank Wireless 410
LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E72525z
LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E72530z
LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E72535z
LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E82550z
LaserJet Pro MFP M148dw
LaserJet Pro MFP M148fdw
LaserJet Pro MFP M149dw
LaserJet Pro MFP M149fdw
LaserJet Pro MFP M28a
LaserJet Pro MFP M28w
LaserJet Pro MFP M29a
LaserJet Pro MFP M29w
LaserJet Pro MFP M30a
LaserJet Pro MFP M30c
LaserJet Pro MFP M30cw
LaserJet Pro MFP M30w
LaserJet Pro MFP M31a
LaserJet Pro MFP M31c
LaserJet Pro MFP M31cw
LaserJet Pro MFP M31w
Smart Tank 350
Smart Tank Wireless 450

Fixed problem with some older scanners

HP ScanJet 3800
HP ScanJet 3970
HP ScanJet 4070
HP ScanJet 4370
HP ScanJet G2710
HP ScanJet G3010
HP ScanJet G3110
UMAX Astra 4900
BenQ 5550

Fixed problem with some PIE and Reflecta scanners
Fixed problem with some Brother scanners on Linux

VueScan 9.6.27

24 January 2019

Added support for automatic media size detection

Set 'Input | Media size' to 'Auto' to enable
Works with flatbed and document feeder
If scanning full pages, will crop off white areas
Useful for scanning photos and odd sized papers

Fixed problem with some Brother scanners
Fixed problem with some Fujitsu scanners
Fixed problem with some HP scanners
Fixed problem with some Minolta scanners
Fixed problem with Epson ET-7700 scan quality

VueScan 9.6.26

9 January 2019

Added support for 8 Fujitsu portable scanners

fi-60F
fi-65F
ScanSnap S1100
ScanSnap S1100i
ScanSnap S1300
ScanSnap S1300i
ScanSnap S300
ScanSnap S300M

Fixed problem with some Brother printer/scanner/copiers
Fixed problem with some Canon LiDE scanners on Windows

VueScan 9.6.25

6 January 2019

Added support for 4 new Canon scanners

TR4500
TS6200
TS8200
TS9500

Fixed problem with some Epson printer/scanner/copiers
Fixed problem with some HP printer/scanner/copiers
Fixed duplex scanning with Samsung CLX-6200
Fixed problem with Brother MFC-L2700DW

VueScan 9.6.24

25 December 2018

Improved color with some Epson ESC/I-2 scanners
Faster startup with some USB scanners
Fixed problem with HP ScanJet 4400c and 4470c

VueScan 9.6.23

10 December 2018

Improved support for AirPrint/Scan (eSCL) scanners

Faster reaction to Cancel button on Mac OS X and Linux

Canon LiDE 300 and LiDE 400
Most newer HP printer/scanner/copiers
Most newer HP document scanners

Support for most AirPrint/Scan (eSCL) scanners over USB
Support for future eSCL scanners without upgrading VueScan

VueScan 9.6.22

28 November 2018

Added support for Canon LiDE 300 and LiDE 400
Added support for Fujitsu iX1500
Added support for 29 new Brother scanners

DCP-9030CDN
DCP-J572DW
DCP-J572N
DCP-J577N
DCP-L3510CDW
DCP-L3517CDW
DCP-L3550CDW
DCP-L3551CDW
HL-L3290CDW
MFC-9150CDN
MFC-9350CDW
MFC-J491DW
MFC-J497DW
MFC-J5630CDW
MFC-J5845DW
MFC-J5945DW
MFC-J6545DW
MFC-J6583CDW
MFC-J6945DW
MFC-J6947DW
MFC-J6983CDW
MFC-J6997CDW
MFC-J6999CDW
MFC-L3710CW
MFC-L3730CDN
MFC-L3735CDN
MFC-L3745CDW
MFC-L3750CDW
MFC-L3770CDW

VueScan 9.6.21

24 November 2018

Fixed problem with some PIE and Reflecta scanners on Mac OS X
Fixed problem with some Fujitsu scanners (especially fi-4120)
Fixed problem with some HP ScanJet document scanners
Fixed problem with some newer AVision scanners (especially AD280F)
Added support for "Input | Overscan" with some AVision scanners

VueScan 9.6.20

22 October 2018

Improved support for some older Brother scanners
Added support for installing Photoshop CC 2019 plugin
Added support for 'Input | Page border' option

For scanners that can add a 5 mm white border around a scan
Currently only supports some Epson DS-series scanners

You can lock options settings by write-protecting vuescan.ini

This lets you set up starting options for any user
This can be used to implement a 'Kiosk mode'
This can be used to set up a scanning user account

VueScan 9.6.19

8 October 2018

Improved support for changing color theme while running
Added support for Cut/Copy/Paste on Mac (Apple-X/Apple-C/Apple-V))
Added support for 'Input | Overscan'

For photos - puts a border around scans
Supports most Fujitsu fi-series and iX-series scanners
Supports most Epson document scanners

Added support for 'Input | Double feed detect'

For scanners that have ultrasonic double-feed detection
Supports most Fujitsu fi-series and iX-series scanners
Supports most Canon DR-series document scanners
Supports most Epson document scanners

VueScan 9.6.18

28 September 2018

Support for Dark Mode on macOS Mojave
Support for Cut/Copy/Paste on Mac (right-click on text for menu)
Improved user interface (integrated wxWidgets 3.1)
Support for PIE/Reflecta scanners before Mac OS X 10.12

VueScan 9.6.17

24 September 2018

Improved support for PIE and Reflecta scanners
Improved support for color themes on Windows, Mac and Linux
Added support for new Brother scanners

DCP-J1100DW
DCP-J772DW
DCP-J774DW
DCP-J972N
DCP-J973N
DCP-J978N
DCP-J988N
MFC-J1300DW
MFC-J1500N
MFC-J690DW
MFC-J890DW
MFC-J893N
MFC-J895DW
MFC-J898N
MFC-J995DW

Assorted small bug fixes

VueScan 9.6.16

13 September 2018

Added support for new Epson scanners

VueScan 9.6.15

3 September 2018

Added support for new Canon scanners

G2010 series
G3010 series
G4010 series
XK50
XK70

Fixed an assortment of small problems

VueScan 9.6.14

13 August 2018

Added support for user-specified watermarks

Use 'Output | Watermark 1' and 'Output | Watermark 2'
Set 'Input | Options' to 'Professional' to use this

Fixed problem on some high-resolution Windows displays
Fixed problem with some WIA scanners on Windows

VueScan 9.6.13

28 July 2018

Improved automatic cropping of photos
Improved batch scanning of photos

Best using scanner with straight feeding, without bending
Best to feed in long direction for minimal skew
Best to scan photos to JPEG
Tape black paper to lid if using flatbed (helps scan white borders)
Open scanner and clean glass if you get vertical stripes
(Future version of VueScan will improve 'Input | Auto skew')

Best scanners for batch scanning photos:

Fujitsu document scanners
Canon DR-series
Brother ADS-series
Avision document scanners
Epson FF-640
Epson GT-S50
Epson GT-S80
Epson ES-400
Epson ES-500
Epson DS-530
Epson DS-575

VueScan 9.6.12

15 July 2019

Enhanced multi page options

Output | TIFF multi page
Output | JPEG multi page
Output | PDF multi page
Output | OCR text multi page

If set to 'Off', one file per scan is produced
If set to 'On', one file can have any number of pages
If set to 'Blank page', a blank page causes a new file to be started

Option enabled if 'Input | Mode' set to 'Doc Feeder' or 'Duplex Feeder'
Blank pages are not saved

If set to 'Front/Back', the front and back of a duplex scan saved per file

Option enabled if 'Input | Mode' set to 'Duplex Feeder'
Useful for scanning postcards (two sided)
Useful for batch scanning photos, with writing on the back of some
Useful for scanning two-sided pages to separate files
If 'Input | Blank page removal' is set, a blank side isn't saved

Useful if only some photos or pages have writing on the back

When scanning photos, set 'Input | Media size' to photo size or larger

Also set 'Crop | Crop size' to photo size

VueScan 9.6.11

12 July 2019

Changed default button to Scan/Scan+ for some flatbed scans
Turned off 'Prefs | Auto load options' by default (unless vuescan.ini exists)
(this solves problems when accidentally changing options settings)
Added support for Xerox DocuMate 4440
Fixed problem with Canon MG5600 at 1200 dpi

VueScan 9.6.10

24 June 2018

Significantly improved automatic cropping
Faster startup on Mac OS X

VueScan 9.6.09

25 May 2018

Added support for some Fujitsu document scanners

fi-7030
fi-7600
fi-7700
fi-7700S

Added document feeder support for some Brother MFPs

MFC-L2710DN
MFC-L2710DW
MFC-L2730DN
MFC-L2730DW
MFC-L2770DW

Fixed Windows driver for some older Canon MFPs

MP5
MP10
MP360
MP370
MP375R
MP390
MP700
MP710
MP740

Fixed problem with some HP MFPs scanning incomplete pages

VueScan 9.6.08

11 May 2018

Fixed problem with Canon MX520
Fixed problem with some eSCL (AirPrint/Scan) scanners
Fixed problem with HP Scanjet Pro 2500 f1
Fixed problem with PIE PowerSlide X
Fixed miscellaneous small problems

VueScan 9.6.07

17 March 2018

Improved support for WIA scanners on Windows
Added support for using script for 'Prefs | Viewer'

Can use .bat file on Windows
Can use .sh or .csh file on Mac OS X and Linux

Added support for higher resolution scans on some Epson document scanners
Faster termination of transparency scan on Epson scanners with lamp covered
Fixed miscellaneous small problems

VueScan 9.6.06

26 January 2018

Improved support for some HP printer/scanner/copiers
Fixed problem when both USB and networked scanners connected

VueScan 9.6.05

19 January 2018

Reduced size of color PDF files by 30% to 50%
Changed default setting for Doc Feeder to B/W text
Fixed problem with duplex with AirPrint/eSCL MFPs

VueScan 9.6.04

16 January 2018

Fixed problems with AirPrint/eSCL MFPs
Added support for networked business MFPs

Gestetner
infotec
Konica Minolta
Kyocera
Lanier
NRG
Ricoh
Savin

VueScan 9.6.03

13 January 2018

Added support for scanning from AirPrint/eSCL MFPs

Several hundred new models supported
Works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
Faster scanning with some networked MFPs

User interface improvements

VueScan 9.6.02

7 January 2018

Added support for 2 new Epson printer/scanner/copiers

WF-7710
WF-7720

Added support for 37 new Brother printer/scanner/copiers

VueScan 9.6.01

1 January 2018

User interface easier to use
Added VueScan a64 for Windows 10 ARM
Added 'Help | Update' command to install VueScan updates
No longer show tips dialog on startup