VueScan is a computer program for image scanning, especially of photographs, including negatives.[4] It supports optical character recognition (OCR) of text documents.[5][6] The software can be downloaded and used free of charge, but adds a watermark on scans until a license is purchased.
Vuescan Mac Free
VueScan 9.7.97 for Mac can be downloaded from our software library for free. The most popular versions among the application users are 9.4, 9.2 and 9.1. The actual developer of this software for Mac is Hamrick Software. The program is categorized as System Tools.
This Mac download was scanned by our antivirus and was rated as malware free. The latest installation package that can be downloaded is 10.7 MB in size. The most frequent installer filenames for the application are: vuex3294.dmg, vuex6494.dmg, vuex3292.dmg, vuex6492.dmg and vuex3291.dmg etc. The bundle id for VueScan for Mac is com.hamrick.vuescan.
VueScan is a free scanning software that can works with most scanners to produce high-quality scans. Besides, it is a lite, handy tool to help you connect to the old scanner that does not include compatible driver for more modern versions of Mac operating system. Yet, if you have an alternative to replace this software, or you have some problems when using it, you may consider to uninstall VueScan for Mac.
All three applications were tested with Windows 10 version 1909 on a 2018 Dell XPS 15 9570 alongside an Epson Perfection V850 Pro scanner. SilverFast SE Plus costs $99, although it was included free in the bundle with our Epson V850 Pro. VueScan Professional, meanwhile, is ordinarily $99.95.
My comment isn't about vuescan and SilverfastBut for my use, scanning many dias images form 1960-1980 I scan at 1200 dpi. I actually think Epson Scan software works better than vuescan. And easy, a simple as set the options you like save as a scan profile hit prescan check everything looks as expected. Hit the scan button wait 2 minutes, open cover, replace the 4 images close lid, hit scan without doing anything else and repeat. For my setup vuescan did a bad job with cropping. I'm using i Epson v600
Very good that DPR has published such a test!Personally I however do not yet need a new scanner software as Silverfast in 2019 for free (!) updated the old Win XP SilverFast. That program was years ago "bundled" with my CanoScan 8600F, and was now replaced with a slightly newer version, working well with Win7 and Win10 pro.
@memauWOW 2! I feel flattered to be compared to the great late Michael Reichmann! Needless to mention his importance in the early transition to digital era.I am just an old photographer from a developing country, where I ran a pioneer Photo Gallery in the early 1980's, then owned a laboratory for professionals, acting as technical director. We did wonders from fine art B/W, to E6, Internegs and color prints, but we stopped before the digital revolution. I promoted fine art printing, preservation, taught Zone System and freely acted as a technical advisor to my customers. I curated about a dozen exhibitions, not counting my own. One of these was shown in the Rencontres d'Arles 1982. I also was on the board for one important Art Museum photo collection.I tell you, I enjoy to see how accessible photography has become, so that anybody can intuitively process and control images with no knowledge of all the technical background we needed so few time ago.
You can use Vuescan from Hamrick. It has a free and a paid version. I have the paid version (once paid and about 10 years free updates and a reasonable website with support and manuals. Not sure what the limitations are for the free version.
Hamrick's VueScan product is available right now with a 15% discount as a standard edition or professional edition. Both have free trials, and both are paid products beyond the trial. One needs VueScan Professional for film scanning, and during Jan 2022, VueScan Professional purchases include a free copy of SoftMaker Office 2021 for Mac, which is a competent MS Office clone, also with a free trial. The VueScan products need no Canon driver or software to support the scanner on macOS.
I do not believe that the VueScan standard edition product offers indefinite free updates, as does the VueScan Professional edition. I purchased the latter in 2010 and the Canon scanner that was no longer supported then, remains useful with macOS Monterey 12.1 and the current version of VueScan Professional. I have never paid for any interim product update/upgrade.
Hamrick Software has released VueScan 8.4.60, a new version of its scan software for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. A free update for registered users, VueScan costs $39.95 or $79.95 for Standard or Professional Editions, respectively.
Why you may consider uninstalling VueScan on your Mac? VueScan can be downloaded for free. But with the trial version of VueScan, a watermark is placed on all image scans until you purchases a VueScan license. If you are not a fan of VueScan, then you can simply uninstall it from your Mac by following this easy tutorial (Learn How To Uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac Mojave).
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There are generally two schools of thought when it comes to scanning: do as much of the work as you can while scanning, or get as much information as you can out of the scan and do the rest in Photoshop and Lightroom. Your choice of software can have a lot to do with where you land on the spectrum. For myself, I'd rather get as much as I can done in the scanning software so that my Photoshop time is limited to retouching. There's no right or wrong here, just personal preference. As long as you get the image you want, do it the way you want. It's difficult to review a software package without comparing it to other packages that I'm familiar with, so in this review, I'll be comparing VueScan to Epson Scan, the free software that comes with any Epson scanner, and SilverFast 8.8. I'll step through my own scanning workflow and we will see how VueScan helps or hinders my own efficiency.
Here's the thing: all of these software packages are capable of yielding good results, but at what cost? Epson Scan is free with Epson scanners. There are no film profiles to speak of and not many bells and whistles, but for free software it's more than capable. The basic Silverfast package that I run with cost $49.99. For that, you get a more graphical interface, film profiles that get pretty close results, and a pretty stable platform. VueScan costs $79.99 and you get an unfriendly interface, lots of film profiles that sometimes work, sharpening that is buggy, and a lot more headaches. Looking at the cost/usefulness ratio, VueScan just doesn't hold up.
Thanks for your input! I was very quick to point out that I would be reviewing the software from the perspective of someone looking to scan their film. Im very open minded when it comes to both hardware and software, but for the price there are better options. For a bit more than the cost of VueScan one could buy a used scanner with free software thats more user friendly. Thanks again for reading.
There are a few statements in this review that I take issue with. First, the comments about cropping are inaccurate. You can absolutely drag a box around the part of an image you want to scan. I've never needed or used the Crop tab. Second, when considering the $79.99 cost of the Pro version, understand that you never pay another dime to use this software. All future updates, upgrades, and new versions are free. This is true of the less sophisticated Epson Scan as well but definitely not true of SilverFast. SilverFast becomes the pricier option as soon as you upgrade to a new version. Finally, with VueScan you can control just about any scanner ever made including ones for which the manufacturer quit producing drivers a decade ago. This is not true of either Epson Scan or SilverFast; and it the reason I originally purchased the software.
While the concept and intentions of this app are great, it's extremely difficult to locate essential features such as a cmd for scanning multi-page or duplex documents as one .pdf file. Even more frustrating, to simply ask how to accomplish single-pdf file scans, Ed Hamrick demands a copy of the "vuescan.log" file which contains unrelated, non-pertinent OS and system details for a question unrelated to application features (or even scanner issues for that matter). I just don't feel comfortable releasing that information, nor was it necessary for our question (again, only a features question). There was no "problem."
In 2010 I purchased an Epson V600 scanner. I struggled with the junk Epson software for a week, then after a brief evaluation purchased Vuescan Pro (free updates forever, which has been a blessing). Within 2-3 hours of experimentation with the settings, the combination was producing great results on scans of prints.
I purchased a Nikon super cool 5000 scanner years ago and have digitized many of my old slides. I have not completed that work, however when my computer program change to Microsoft 10, the Nikon program no longer functioned. I contacted Nikon and they recommended VueScan which I downloaded the free version. It certainly is not up to the standard of the Nikon program but usable. My solution is going to be that I will put a dual operating program on my computer and reinstall XP. Then reinstall the Nikon scan 4. The new computers have plenty of room to install two operating programs on the primary drive, just think about it.
I've been using Vuescan since 2004, first the standard and then the pro versions, which is much more capable and includes free lifetime updates. As Hans said, image quality is fine and it's fully featured. In fact, I would say that image quality can be good, depending on the original and your settings. But like the other Vuescan defenders, I disagree with most of Hans' cons. Yes, the interface is ugly, but that's trivial. As for the price, what's not to like about $80 for a fully-featured app with unlimited updates? Compared to Silverfast's $119 for a one-time license of the SE Plus version. Not only that, but Silverfast only works on a very limited set of scanners compared to Vuescan, which works on nearly every scanner ever made. 2ff7e9595c
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