Vuescan

[kingsley244]

I have been using Vuescan software with my Epson V700 scanner for more than a year. In my Input settings I had checked the boxes to opt for batch scanning and 2 passes scanning.

Recently I could not find the Batch Scan box (and its corresponding List box) and also the Number of Passes box in my Input pull down menu. They just disappeared. As a result I am now unable to do batch scanning and 2 passes scanning.

I hope someone can help me.

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

hi,

try messing around with less and then advanced several times. Or delete the ini file and it will default to a factory setting.

hope this helps. one of the filename settings disappeared and
the above worked to recover the setting.

raytoei

 

[vbsoto]

Check mark "on" the "Scan From Preview" button.

 

[kingsley244]

Tried both suggestions by ratoei and vbsoto but to no avail. I even disconnect the cables, shut down the machines and restart them. Didn't work.

 

[Bob Michaels]

try downloading the most recent update. This usually resets everything.

I know, I know, there probably is nothing in the update that relates to your scanner but do it for the reset.

 

[kingsley244]

Bob, thanks. I downloaded an update as suggested by you and lo and behold, it's sorted out now. Thanks to this fantastic community.

 

[kingsley244]

Can't believe it. The batch scan and number of passes selections have disappeared again.

 

[Dan Daniel]

Send an email to the developer. He might have instructions on his web site on what to send along- maybe the log file? He's pretty good at responding. Maybe not within fifteen minutes, but in a day or two (hey, it's one guy, not Adobe).

 

[Particular]

Have you checked your Crop settings? If they are not set right, the batch scanning options don't show.
From the manual:

This option is displayed when the scanner is capable of batch scanning or when you set Crop | Multi crop.

 

[Photo_Smith]

I don't know but could this be a Preference (Mac) or Application data (PC) problem. I know that sometimes on the Mac trashing the Prefs file and restarting the program can iron out weird bugs.

 

[kingsley244]

This is embarassing but CNNY is right. My Multi Crop setting was off. I have turned it on to 35mm and Batch Scan is back again. I still do not have Number of Passes on my menu though.

 

[Particular]

One of the most annoying things about the vuescan interface is that settings in one tab alter settings in other tabs. I recommend reading the manual, and saving and reloading your settings when you have it working the way you like. It is the only way to really feel in control.

 

[bwcolor]

Take a look at the book, "The Vuescan Bible". I've a copy on my Nook for when I have problems with my settings.

 

[vbsoto]

Don't feel bad. I had the same issues when I pulled my scanner from hibernation. As mentioned, when you have things dialed in, save it as a preset.

I lost the batch scan more than once, and the crop setting is not intuitive to the problem. Hence my answer was wrong.

Victor

 

[cabbiinc]

Try reloading the older version of Vuescan. Multipass on flatbeds can be problematic and the author may have disabled it in the newer versions to avoid headache emails.

 

[kingsley244]

I am resigned to not having "Number of Passes" in my Input menu. If it reappears, it reappears. 🙂

To quote "the Vuescan Bible" at pg 12 (just for a little laugh) :

"For beginners who are not familiar with the software, this can be quite confusing. You can waste a lot of time searching for an option that magically seems to have disappeared—and when you give up searching, it may pop up again in the same mysterious manner."