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229 viewer for Windows that for many years was the recommended image viewer for AOL, with more than 100,000 230 users. In 1998, the company first released VueScan, a program for scanning with flatbed and film scanners 231 with more than 600,000 users all over the world. Hamrick Software is a father and son team: Ed Hamrick and his son David Hamrick. 232 </p> 233 <br /> 234 <div class="row"> 235 <div class="col-sm-3"> 236 <span> 237 <a href="#about">About the Authors</a> 238 </span> 239 <br /> 240 <span> 241 <a href="https://www.hamrick.com/newsletter.html">Newsletter</a> 242 </span> 243 </div> 244 <div class="col-sm-3"> 245 <span> 246 <a href="https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan-reviews.html#reviews">VueScan Reviews</a> 247 </span> 248 <br /> 249 </div> 250 </div> 251 <br /> 252 <br /> 253 <br /> 254 <h3 id="about">About the Authors</h3> 255 <br /> 256 <br /> 257 </div> 258 <div class="container-fluid"> 259 <div class="row"> 260 <div class="col-md-4 vs-side-blue-bg-l"> 261 <picture> 262 <source srcset="https://static.hamrick.com/images/headshot-edhamrick-2.avif" type="image/avif"> 263 <source srcset="https://static.hamrick.com/images/headshot-edhamrick-2.webp" type="image/webp"> 264 <img src="https://static.hamrick.com/images/headshot-edhamrick-2.jpg" class="img img-responsive max-h-96" alt="Headshot of Ed Hamrick - Developer of VueScan Scanner Software"> 265 </picture> 266 </div> 267 <div class="col-md-5 col-md-offset-1 pd-150"> 268 <p> 269 Ed Hamrick has always been interested in photography, and when he purchased his first film scanner 270 (an HP PhotoSmart) in 1997 he decided to see if he could produce better quality scans than the 271 software that came with the scanner. The result of this was a program called VueSmart. After 272 upgrading to the Nikon LS-30, Ed modified VueSmart to support multiple scanners and renamed it 273 VueScan. In the following years, Ed added support for many different scanners, and is constantly 274 adding support for new scanners (now more than 8000), implementing suggestions from users, and 275 adding new features. As a result, new versions of VueScan are released frequently. 276 </p> 277 </div> 278 <div class="col-md-2"></div> 279 </div> 280 </div> 281 <div class="container"> 282 <div class="row"> 283 <div class="col-md-9 col-md-offset-1 pd-90"> 284 <p> 285 Ed graduated with honors from the California Institute of Technology (CalTech) with a degree in 286 Engineering and Applied Science. He worked for three years at NASA/JPL as a programmer, and worked 287 at Boeing as a programmer and manager for ten years. Subsequently, Ed worked for five years at 288 Convex Computer Corporation as a Systems Engineer and Systems Engineering Manager. Ed is also the 289 inventor of <a href="https://www.cellofuel.com">six granted patents</a> in biofuels technology. He speaks fluent English, Russian and 290 German. 291 </p> 292 </div> 293 </div> 294 </div> 295 <div id="david" class="container-fluid"> 296 <div class="row"> 297 <div class="col-md-5 col-md-offset-2 pd-150 pl-80"> 298 <p> 299 David has been interested in software and programming since 300 he was very young. He is an alumnus of Vanderbilt University 301 where he studied Computer Engineering and Engineering 302 Management. Before he joined Hamrick Software, David worked 303 as an iOS developer, primarily for Mercury Intermedia, where 304 he was part of a team that developed 3 applications that 305 were ranked #1 overall in the iOS app store and 14 apps that 306 were ranked #1 in their category. David currently lives in 307 Nashville, TN. 308 </p> 309 </div> 310 <div class="col-md-4 col-md-offset-1 vs-side-blue-bg-r"> 311 <picture> 312 <source srcset="https://static.hamrick.com/images/headshot-davidhamrick.avif" type="image/avif"> 313 <source srcset="https://static.hamrick.com/images/headshot-davidhamrick.webp" type="image/webp"> 314 <img src="https://static.hamrick.com/images/headshot-davidhamrick.jpg" class="img img-responsive max-h-96" alt="Headshot of David Hamrick - Developer of VueScan Scanner Software"> 315 </picture> 316 </div> 317 </div> 318 </div> 319</div> 320</main> 321 <!-- prettier-ignore --> 322 <footer class="hidden-print bg-gray-800" aria-labelledby="footer-heading"> 323 <p id="footer-heading" class="sr-only">Footer</p> 324 <div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl py-12 px-4 sm:px-6 lg:py-16 lg:px-8"> 325 <div class="pb-8 xl:grid xl:grid-cols-4 xl:gap-8"> 326 <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-8 xl:col-span-4"> 327 <div class="md:grid md:grid-cols-2 md:gap-8"> 328 <div> 329 <p class="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-400">VueScan</p> 330 <ul role="list" class="vs-footer-ul"> 331 <li> 332 <a href="https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/supported-scanners.html" class="vs-footer-li">Supported Scanners</a > 333 </li> 334 <li> 335 <a href="https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.htm#changes" class="vs-footer-li">VueScan Release Notes</a> 336 </li> 337 <li> 338 <a href="https://www.hamrick.com/newsletter.html" class="vs-footer-li">Newsletter</a> 339 </li> 340 <li> 341 <a href="https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan-reviews.html" class="vs-footer-li">VueScan Reviews</a > 342 </li> 343 <li> 344 <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.hamrick.com/privacy-policy.html" class="vs-footer-li">Privacy Policy</a > 345 </li> 346 </ul> 347 </div> 348 <div class="mt-12 md:mt-0"> 349 <p class="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-400">Alternatives</p> 350 <ul role="list" class="vs-footer-ul"> 351 <li> 352 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/blog/image-capture.html">Image Capture Alternative</a> 353 </li> 354 <li> 355 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/blog/windows-scan-app.html">Windows Scan Alternative</a> 356 </li> 357 <li> 358 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/naps2-alternative.html">NAPS2 Alternative</a> 359 </li> 360 <li> 361 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/silverfast-alternative.html">Silverfast Alternative</a> 362 </li> 363 </ul> 364 </div> 365 </div> 366 <div class="md:grid md:grid-cols-2 md:gap-8"> 367 <div> 368 <p class="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-400">Solutions</p> 369 <ul role="list" class="vs-footer-ul"> 370 371 <li> 372 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/film-slide-scanning-software.html">
372Film & Slide Scanning Software</a> 373 </li> 374 <li> 375 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/linux-scanner-software.html">Linux Scanner Software</a> 376 </li> 377 <li> 378 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/macos-scanner-software.html">macOS Scanner Software</a> 379 </li> 380 <li> 381 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/pdf-scanner.html">PDF Scanner</a> 382 </li> 383 <li> 384 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/photo-scanning-software.html">Photo Scanning Software</a> 385 </li> 386 <li> 387 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/windows-10-scanner-software.html">Windows 10 Scanner Software</a> 388 </li> 389 <li> 390 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/scan-to-pdf.html">Scan to PDF</a> 391 </li> 392 </ul> 393 </div> 394 <div class="mt-12 md:mt-0"> 395 <p class="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-400">Scanner Drivers</p> 396 <ul role="list" class="vs-footer-ul"> 397 <li> 398 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/canon.html">Canon Scanner Software</a> 399 </li> 400 <li> 401 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/hp.html">HP Scanner Software</a> 402 </li> 403 <li> 404 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/epson.html">Epson Scanner Software</a> 405 </li> 406 <li> 407 <a class="vs-footer-li" href="https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/brother.html">Brother Scanner Software</a> 408 </li> 409 </ul> 410 </div> 411 </div> 412 </div> 413 </div> 414 <div class="mt-8 border-t border-gray-700 pt-8 md:flex md:items-center md:justify-between"> 415 <div class="flex space-x-6 md:order-2"> 416 </div> 417 <p class="mt-8 text-base text-gray-400 md:order-1 md:mt-0"> 418 © 2026 Hamrick Software. VueScan<sup>®</sup> All rights reserved. 419 </p> 420 </div> 421 </div> 422</footer> 423 424 425 426 427 428 429<!-- Google tag 2025 (gtag.js) -->
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