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The Epson 3170 is my second Epson scanner; the Epson 1250 PHOTO was my previous scanner. I like the software interface that Epson provides with the 1250, but the scanner is too slow and cumbersome in processing slides and negatives. I purchased the 3170 because it can process 12 negatives or 4 slides in an automatic sequential manner. Product features and specifications are subject to change without prior notice. WARNING: In a small number of Epson image scanner products, sold by Epson between 2010 and 2017 specifically models Perfection V30/ V33/ V37/ V300/ V330/ V370, the supplied AC adapter may over-heat, melt or ignite potentially causing deformation of the DC plug, smoke, odour and in rare cases, fire damage. Note: With Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8, in addition to scanning with Image Capture, you can download and install Epson Scan scanning software. Epson Scan provides additional image adjustment and photo correction features for enhancing scanned images, and provides an interface for TWAIN-compliant OCR scanning software, such as ABBYY FineReader. Epson Perfection 3170 photo scanner, 3-by-9-inch transparency adapter (built into scanner lid), three film holders (35mm slides, 35mm filmstrips, and medium format), CD-ROM with Epson scan software, productivity software, and electronic reference guide, CD-ROM with Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0, a USB 2.0/1.1 cable, an AC adapter and power cable.
- Latest Version:
- Requirements:Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10
- Author / Product:Epson America, Inc. / Epson Perfection Scanner Driver
- Old Versions:
- Filename:epson12180.exe
- MD5 Checksum:e0f9bdb83b8ff0dc577563cf00e24210
Epson Perfection Scanner Driver is a software companion of the popular premium line of home scanners intended to be used by photography enthusiasts and professionals. Built from the ground up to serve the needs of photographers, Perfection scanners have streamlined procedures and high-quality hardware to perfectly preserve treasured memories found not only in developed photographs, but also film rolls. With Epson Perfection scanner driver, you can directly scan and digitize your films in incredible quality, and quickly prepare your analog photos for digital storage, editing, and publishing. However, to set up Epson Perfection Scanner for use, you will first have to install a manufacturer-certified driver package that fits the exact model number of your scanner and is also compatible with the exact OS version on your desktop or laptop PC.
Drivers are a crucial software layer that sits between the OS interface that the user interacts with and the hardware that is connected to your PC. They control all aspects of managing the hardware they are built to oversee (maintaining contact, controlling its functions, and data communication handling). collecting data from the user, preparing it in data formats that hardware can recognize and transferring both user data and collected scan data to and from the scanner accessory. Because of the wide array of functions drivers need to manage for both home and professional users, they can often come in a large archive that holds not only system configuration files, but also a wide array of user-facing applications for managing all aspects of Epson Perfection scanner devices. This, of course, includes the primary photo or film scanning app (“Epson Scan”) that offers users three primary presets (Full Auto mode, Home mode, and Professional Mode), with a wide array of in-depth options for tweaking the scanning process.
Because drivers are so essential in managing the function of all hardware accessories connected to your PC, any software error found within them can lead to the wide array of issues that may hinder you in controlling the daily function of Epson scanners. Data corruption in driver files, operating system compatibility issues, or even improper driver configuration can lead to events such as the inability of your PC to detect the connected scanner, errors in the scanning, data transfer errors, or even user-app crashing. In very rare cases, compromised drivers can even lead to the OS crashing and data loss of files that were not properly saved on local storage. In the event of any driver issue, users are recommended to reinstall the driver, or download and install a newer version of the driver for their Epson scanner. While some drivers that were built for Windows 7 can also work on newer Windows OS versions, users should always strive to find the driver that is officially certified for their exact version of Windows OS (which includes the 32-bit or 64-bit versions).
Thankfully, the entire procedure of installing an Epson Scanner Driver is very easy. Simply download the correct driver, connect your scanner to the PC, and run the automated installer app that will guide you through the entire setup procedure. After the driver installation is done, it is highly recommended to reboot your PC once.
Drivers are a crucial software layer that sits between the OS interface that the user interacts with and the hardware that is connected to your PC. They control all aspects of managing the hardware they are built to oversee (maintaining contact, controlling its functions, and data communication handling). collecting data from the user, preparing it in data formats that hardware can recognize and transferring both user data and collected scan data to and from the scanner accessory. Because of the wide array of functions drivers need to manage for both home and professional users, they can often come in a large archive that holds not only system configuration files, but also a wide array of user-facing applications for managing all aspects of Epson Perfection scanner devices. This, of course, includes the primary photo or film scanning app (“Epson Scan”) that offers users three primary presets (Full Auto mode, Home mode, and Professional Mode), with a wide array of in-depth options for tweaking the scanning process.
Because drivers are so essential in managing the function of all hardware accessories connected to your PC, any software error found within them can lead to the wide array of issues that may hinder you in controlling the daily function of Epson scanners. Data corruption in driver files, operating system compatibility issues, or even improper driver configuration can lead to events such as the inability of your PC to detect the connected scanner, errors in the scanning, data transfer errors, or even user-app crashing. In very rare cases, compromised drivers can even lead to the OS crashing and data loss of files that were not properly saved on local storage. In the event of any driver issue, users are recommended to reinstall the driver, or download and install a newer version of the driver for their Epson scanner. While some drivers that were built for Windows 7 can also work on newer Windows OS versions, users should always strive to find the driver that is officially certified for their exact version of Windows OS (which includes the 32-bit or 64-bit versions).
Thankfully, the entire procedure of installing an Epson Scanner Driver is very easy. Simply download the correct driver, connect your scanner to the PC, and run the automated installer app that will guide you through the entire setup procedure. After the driver installation is done, it is highly recommended to reboot your PC once.
EPSON Perfection 3170 offers powerful, one-touch color restoration and remarkable image quality. With leading-edge technology, this high-value performer instantly restores faded photos, slides.
Increase the quality of your slide and negative scans from EPSON Scan with ColorPerfect! Find out more about how to scan with your Epson Perfection etc. ColorPerfect processes scans with color integrity and gives unprecedented flexibility in creative image editing. To harness the full potential of our Photoshop Plug-in it's important to obtain image data that has been subjected to as little processing as possible (RAW data). The following tutorial gives a step by step explanation on how to achieve this with EPSON Scan.
Creating suitable scans of slides and negatives for ColorPerfect & ColorNeg with EPSON Scan
To create suitable scans of slides and negatives with EPSON Scan first select the Professional Mode from the Mode drop down list at the upper right of the EPSON Scan interface.
In the Original section choose Film as the Document Type and set the Film Type to be Positive Film. Never choose the Color Negative Film setting as any negative scans are intended to be processed in ColorPerfect's ColorNeg mode later on and thus have to be created in a way preserving the negative. Choose the Positive Film mode for any type of transparency including negatives. Next set up the settings under Destination. Image Type is required to be 48 bit Color. Resolution can basically be anything you like but it is sensible to use the maximum physical resolution your scanner is capable of. If you require a smaller image file it is generally best to sample the resulting image down in Photoshop later using suitable techniques instead of scanning at a low resolution to begin with. As the options we are going to set in the next step are going to deactivate all features under Adjustments the screenshot shown has been shortened somewhat in that area.
To set the required settings click on the Configuration... button to bring up the Configuration window. Here select the Color tab and simply choose No Color Correction. Leave the Configuration window by clicking OK.
ATTENTION: The scans you create via this route will not be linear but will be Gamma encoded. On Windows they will be encoded to a Gamma of 2.2 and on Mac OS X to a Gamma of 1.8. Prior to converting negatives with the original ColorNeg plug-in you will have to reverse this encoding using our auxiliary Plug-in Scantique which comes with the ColorNeg package. This will create a suitable linear image file.
Using our new plug-in ColorPerfect that reversal step using Scantique is no longer necessary. ColorPerfect is able to directly process images with various input encodings. If you'd like to put out sRGB encoded image data from ColorPerfect for example you'd usually set up the start panel the way depicted to the left of the image. To be able to process a scan with an output encoding that is neither linear nor matches the input encoding you'll have to leave the start panel once to access the options. On the options screen find the setting 'Gamma C In/Out', activate it and use the revert button (<<) to get back to the Start panel.
After restarting the plug-in the start panel used will be the one shown to the right. The left of the two Gamma pull down menus specifies the encoding of your scan. When using EPSON Scan that's 2.2 if the scan was created on a Windows computer and 1.8 if it was created using Mac OS X. The right hand side Gamma pull down is the output encoding (Gamma C) which must be set according to the working space you prefer to use. ColorPerfect saves these values so that you will usually have to set them up but once - unless you work with images in multiple color spaces or from different scanners. The configuration described here is stored separately for each of the plug-in's three modes ColorNeg, ColorPos and TouchUp. You'll have to set it up once in any mode you need it.
The first option on EPSON Scan's Color tab 'Color Control' which lets you specify a Display Gamma does not create linear scans when set to a Gamma value of 1.0. While the resulting scan is of linear Gamma it will be thoroughly distorted color wise. It is thus best to avoid this route when wanting to create suitable slide and negative scans for processing with ColorPerfect and/or ColorNeg.
Download EPSON Scan for the Epson Perfection, Epson Expression and Epson GT scanner series
There are two EPSON download sites. EPSON Scan for scanners sold in the US can be downloaded here and EPSON Scan for scanners sold in Europe can be downloaded here.
The following models are listed on either site: GT-10000, GT-10000+, GT-15000, GT-20000, GT-2500, GT-30000, Epson Expression: 10000XL - Graphic Arts, 10000XL - Photo, 1600, 1640XL, 1640XL - Graphic Arts, 1680 Artist Scanner, 1680 Professional, 1680 Special Edition, Epson Perfection: 1200S, 1200U, 1200U Photo, 1240U, 1240U Photo, 1250, 1250 Photo, 1260, 1260 Photo, 1640SU, 1640SU Office, 1640SU Photo, 1650, 1650 Photo, 1660 Photo, 1670 Photo, 2400 Photo, 2450 Photo, 2480 Photo, 2580 Photo, 3170 Photo, 3200 Photo, 3200 Pro, 3490 Photo, 3590 Photo, 4180 Photo, 4490 Office, 4490 Photo, 4870 Photo, 4870 Pro, 4990 Photo, 4990 Pro, 610, 640U, V100 Photo, V200 Photo, V30, V300 Photo, V33, V330 Photo, V350 Photo, V370 Photo, V500 Office, V500 Photo, V550 Photo, V600 Photo, V700 Photo, V750 Pro, V800 Photo, V850 Photo.
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The following models are exclusively listed on the US site: ActionScanner II Mac, ActionScanner II PC, ActionScanner Mac, ActionScanner PC, ES-1000C, ES-1200C, ES-300C, ES-600C, ES-800C, GT-1500 (WorkForce GT-1500), GT-2500 Plus, GT-S50 (WorkForce Pro GT-S50), GT-S80 (WorkForce Pro GT-S80), Personal Document Station, Personal Document Station Mac, Photo Plus, Epson Expression: 636, 800, 836XL, Epson Perfection: 600, 636, 636U, V750 Pro.
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And these models are listed exclusively listed on the European site: F-3200, FILMSCAN 200, GT-12000, GT-1500, GT-2500+, GT-300, GT-4000, GT-5000, GT-5500, GT-6000, GT-6500, GT-7000, GT-7000S, GT-7000U, GT-8000, GT-8500, GT-9000, GT-9500, GT-9600, GT-S50, GT-S80, Epson Perfection: 1200, 1240, 1640, 640, 660, V10.
Epson Perfection 3170 Photo
Slide and negative scans can only be created with models allowing to scan transparancies of course. Such models used for scanning slides and negatives should ideally feature 14 bit precision or more.