Just get VueScan now! If there is one thing that moves you to purchase this amazing software, it should be this. The stellar support provided by the Hamricks! I purchased a plustek 8200i SE color slide scanner and opted to go with VueScan instead of the packaged software. I had issues with scan area and support response via email usually was under five minutes. I worked back and forth with Hamrick until the issue was resolved and ended up helping test a new version of the software that fixed the issue. The infrared dust and scratch detection and repair is utterly amazing and will save weeks of post-processing where I will not have to enter Adobe products to address. Scan time is much faster than the supplied clunky software as well. If you have a large project, get VueScan and knock it out! Superb, can't say enough about the support and functions. Get it!

Great software for those who scan a lot I've been using ViewScan Professional for many years for many years (both for scanning sheets of paper and for scanning slides) and I intend to use it for many more! I've also installed it on some clients' machines. The main attractions of the software are: 1. It works on thousands of models of scanners, modern and old, and it is a great way to get the most from all of them while working with a consistent user interface. 2. It offers a huge range of features, supporting almost any feature built into a scanner (e.g. infrared pre-scan, sheet feeder) or even ones not built into the scanners in the first place such as multiple samples. These will probably only only be relevant to some people and only some of the time, but when you need the feature, you will be very grateful it is there! All in all, the great thing is that it's an "all in one" solution for all scanners, and is continuously being developed both in terms of adding new scanner models to the range and in terms of image processing features (for example, a recent feature is "hole punch removal" which does exactly what you imagine). On the downside, it's a big program, the interface is a little old fashioned, so there's a significant learning curve (particularly if you use it to scan colour negatives or slides). Therefore, it's probably not the software for the ocassional user, but if you scan regularly, and certainly if you scan a lot, this is the bees knees!

Fantastic software !!!!!!!!!!!!! What can I add to everyone's compliments? Fantastic software that I've been using every day for years. I have to scan thousands of musical notes and correct them before recording them in studio. The definition and settings are absolutely brilliant. I wish I could complain about everything, even if I looked hard enough. No chance!!!

Burying the lede They helpfully inform you that you have to buy the software AFTER you've scanned your first document and seen the large watermark across it. This is after downloading and installing the software.

Vuescan has been an integral part of my… Vuescan has been an integral part of my business for years. As a professional photographer I count on the best scanners and software to do what I need daily. Vuescan is always updated and if there is a question, the response is quick. Thank you for making such a great product! Tom A