Hamrick Software

Latest version of VueScan of 9.8.44 released on 26th January 2025
https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan-versions/9.8.44.html

What's new:

- Improved support for scanning from video devices
* Works with many inexpensive slide/document scanners costing less than $100 (i.e. VIISAN P4U)
* Supports scanning using iPhone/iPad as a “Continuity Camera” from a Mac
* Continuity Camera on Mac works with inexpensive iPhone copy stands available on amazon.com
* Supports scanning using an USB video camera
* Can disable in VueScan by setting “Prefs | Disable scanners” to “Webcams”
* Can disable using “System Settings : Privacy & Security : Camera” on Mac
* Can disable using “Settings : General : AirPlay & Continuity : Continuity Camera” control panel on iPhone/iPad

- Restored ‘Filter | Restore colors” option
- Increased scan speed of Epson Expression 13000XL
- Fixed problem with some kinds of Canon MFPs not working
- Fixed problem scanning from some TIFF files
- Fixed problem with hangs with Huion Tablet_GT2401
- Fixed problem with some kinds of WIA scanner drivers
- Fixed problem with some kinds of PIE and Reflecta scanners hanging
- Fixed problem with some newer Fujitsu scanners not working with Duplex Feeder

Happy New Year to everyone - and - in case you missed it - this was a New Year's Eve present from us :-)

Latest version of VueScan of 9.8.43 released on 31st December 2024
https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan-versions/9.8.43.html

What's new:

- New Year’s Eve present: Added support for most digital camera raw file formats
- List of digital cameras at https://www.libraw.org/supported-cameras
- More than 1,200 digital cameras are supported
- Can be used to quickly scan large numbers of slides and negatives
- Fixed problem with Fujitsu fi-4010CU
- Exits cleanly on Windows when using End Task in Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del)
- Exits cleanly on macOS when using Force Quit
- Exits cleanly on Linux when receiving SIGINT and SIGTERM signals

VueScan 9.8.42 (released 22nd December 2024)

What's new:

- Early Christmas present: All reported bugs, hangs and crashes fixed!
- Fixed bug with previews and scans immediately terminating on Windows
- Fixed problem with sluggish user interface with some scanners
- Removed “OCR…” popup when doing OCR on Windows (prevents scanning in background)
- Fixed problem with Canon MG7700
- Added support for duplex scanning with Brother MFC-L2900DW
- Displays amount of free space in vuescan.log file

Latest version of VueScan of 9.8.40 released on 26th November 2024
https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan-versions/9.8.40.html

What's new:

- Added neural network (AI) to determine image rotation (Auto setting of ‘Input | Rotate’)
- Added automatic entry of registration info when viewing purchase receipt
- Added tip on macOS Sequoia to enable ‘Local Network” for networked scanners
- Added ‘Prefs | Enable spin buttons’ back to Windows and Linux versions
- Added support for Latin OCR
- Removed ‘Help | Uninstall” from Windows version (use Apps control panel)
- Fixed problem with OCR on macOS and Linux
- Fixed problem with exiting VueScan and leaving document feeder hung
- Fixed problem with spurious error when installing VueScan on Windows
- Fixed problem with reading JPEG files with CMYK color space
- Fixed problem with text alignment in user interface

VueScan 9.8.39 - released on 6th November 2024
https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan-versions/9.8.39.html

What's new:

- Integrated wxWidgets 3.2.6 - improved user interface
- Removed ‘Prefs | Enable spin buttons’ (problems with ARM64 builds and gtk3 builds)
- Fixed problem with ‘Output | PDF OCR test’ with ‘Input | Media’ set to ‘Color’ or ‘Color text’
- Fixed problem with saving files and not auto-incrementing file name
- Fixed problem with ‘Color | Pixel colors’

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