14 DAY TRIAL // Hamrick Software has released a new version of its flagship OS X app, VueScan. The piece of software assists Mac users in producing quality scans, allowing tweaks to color balance, and more. Version 8.5.27 for Mac improves the auto strip film alignment with Nikon film scanners and fixes a Snow Leopard bug, among changes.
According to the release notes, VueScan 8.5.27 fixes a problem with HP scanners on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), as well as a problem with HP DeskJet F735. In addition to the improved auto strip film alignment with Nikon film scanners mentioned above, VueScan 8.5.27 improves German language support.
“VueScan 0.1 was first released in 1998 with support for a single scanner on Windows only. Within 5 years VueScan supported more than 400 scanners and after 10 years of development, VueScan now supports more than 1,200 scanners on 3 operating systems and in 40 languages, has been downloaded more than 5 million times and has been purchased by more than 170,000 people worldwide,” Ed Hamrick, the creator of VueScan, said.
Download the trial version of VueScan using the link below, to either try the app, or update to the latest version. The software will automatically recognize if you've already purchased it. All you need to do is install it over the old version of VueScan. Upgrades are free in the first year after you purchase the Standard Edition. Upgrades are always free if you purchase the Professional Edition. VueScan requirements call for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) or later, and a supported scanner.
VueScan currently supports more than 1,200 different scanners on Windows, 930 scanners on Mac OS X and 580 scanners on Linux. The scanners are organized by vendor name and can be viewed here.