Existing users, 
Many months ago, documents scanned on my Canon LiDE 30 scanner started coming out very dark on about a third of the page (left-to-right), making them unusable for most purposes. Only procrastination kept me from throwing it in the trash.
This update seems to have completely fixed that problem.
The change notes mention that this update fixes a problem with streaking on the LiDE 30. My problem would have been better described as vertical banding than streaking.
VueScan
Scanner software for most scanner brands.
Version: 8.5.39
Fixed major problem with my Canon LiDE 30 scanner
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: gordon58--2008 Sunday, March 08 2009 @ 10:16 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Over One Year
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You should have contacted support - Ilgaz
I had a horrible quality, total hack like Taiwan cheap "Genius" scanner and while I wasn't even a "pro" user, Mr. Hamrick responded my mail about a similar issue like yours in hours.It turned out to be a hardware issue.
I mean, Hamrick.com isn't like those multi billion companies sending your mails to some template wizard in Bangalore. Next time you have issue, you better contact him, you will be surprised how fast it is fixed.
Monday, April 06 2009 @ 05:12 AM PDT
Fixed major problem with my Canon LiDE 30 scanner - Felix01
Looks like I discarded this very scanner needlessly. Also started getting streaking/banding but assumed it was a hardware issue since the scanner had worked fine with previous VueScan versions.I used the scanner infrequently (yet always upgrade VueScan when a new version comes out...frequently as you all know), so I didn't put two and two together and come up with the conclusion that one of those updates actually 'broke' the scanner since I'd last used it. After all, it still worked in the broad sense of the word, it just had this streaking which I decided meant the hardware was finally failing. It just never crossed my mind that a software update could introduce the symptoms I was experiencing, especially since I only used the scanner once a month or so and had forgotten about installing the last VueScan update.
So I recycled a relatively inexpensive scanner.
My bad!
Hopefully my experience will prompt others to consider third-party software before drawing an incorrect conclusion as I did.
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Thursday, March 12 2009 @ 10:07 PM PDT