Vuescan is $69.95 USD for a single license.
A 10 user license is $400.00 USD
I do have a lot of Kodachrome to scan, I was always under the impression that ICE tended to degrade the quality, both my Epson and Nikon 9000 have it in its original functionality, but lots of people said ICE lowers the quality, so I never used it.
Hello Stone,
How about contacting NIKON and asking them what year the original software came out
and what OS they recommended, at the time then decide what OS ( like 10.6.8 ) you want to use to run it ?
It might be easier to get the answer directly from the people that made the product than 10 different people on the web..
https://www.nikonimgsupport.com/eu/BV_article?articleNo=000006470&configured=1&lang=en_GB
There might still be someone answring the emails who can help you backwards engineer your system.
Best of luck !
VUESCAN can offer a bit of a steep learning curve, but if you are finding that it gives you little control over exposure and colour, you haven't explored it far enough.Everyone else, I've tried the VueScan and it's HORRENDOUS for Kodachrome, and mildly OK for other stuff. I do seem to be able to get the digital ICE to function, through a workaround, and it is pretty nice with no loss in quality, but I have a backlog of Kodachrome and on top of that, there's very little control over exposure and color, the settings are horrible, and the Epson software is WAY better.
VUESCAN can offer a bit of a steep learning curve, but if you are finding that it gives you little control over exposure and colour, you haven't explored it far enough.
If anything, VUESCAN offers too much control!
It's not immediately obvious, but typically in Vuescan the Input tab has the first of several dropdown selectors labeled 'Options," and this can be set to Basic / Standard / Professional. In Basic mode, there are almost no controls, but Standard and Professional provide progressively more options for exposure, color, etc. You can get to Standard and Pro even in the free demo mode.
I'm not advocating for switching to Vuescan if you prefer some other workflow, but it can be a lifesaver for older hardware (all scanner hardware, now).
Thanks, there's already the info directly on the site, which is why I'm looking to install Tiger, because that is the final Mac OS that runs the software.
Everyone else, I've tried the VueScan and it's HORRENDOUS for Kodachrome, and mildly OK for other stuff. I do seem to be able to get the digital ICE to function, through a workaround, and it is pretty nice with no loss in quality, but I have a backlog of Kodachrome and on top of that, there's very little control over exposure and color, the settings are horrible, and the Epson software is WAY better.
ON TOP OF THAT, the Epson Scan software stopped working for the new Mac OS an they came out with Epson Scan 2 which is ALSO horrible and doesn't allow ICE on their own scanner... which... I just can't even understand what they are doing.... no histogram either.
SO, I've decided to try and get Tiger running on this spare Mac mini but it's been a challenge, I don't have a writable DVD that I can use, and I've been trying to use a USB to boot it, but that isn't working, AND I can't find a version of Tiger that is the Intel version (there's a power-pc version that seems to be more popular). Apple doesn't support this version of their OS so they don't give it out anymore. I'm almost at my wits end here.
That was a shame. Until that OS update I was happily using Epson Scan on my Epson scanner and VueScan on my Nikon scanner. There was no difference whatsoever in the quality of scans produced by either software. Now I just use VueScan on both.ON TOP OF THAT, the Epson Scan software stopped working for the new Mac OS
Robert, for all questions regarding Nikon scanners & software there is very good FaceBook group.
Stone
Have you looked and scoured the overlord called Ebay; Ebay is probably your best friend. Have you logged into the Mac Forums or Mac Rumors Forums yet ? There is most definitely someone there who has old start up discs. If you haven't, here is a link
Strange you have so much trouble with VueScan. I've been upgrading and using mine, purchased probably in 2004, works very well for everything I use it for, even sold some 6foot by 8foot images scanned with it. You must have high standards; it is much easier in life if you set the bar low so you are not too disappointed.
If you can't get the OS, and driver and are scanner less, you might consider sending everything to Lenny Elger, he doesn't charge much for a DS. ( If you are still shooting 8x10 chromes at $40 a pop you can probably afford him. )
Best of luck in your search.
Here is a link to the VueScan Manual with information about histograms ( page 23 ) https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.pdf
That was a shame. Until that OS update I was happily using Epson Scan on my Epson scanner and VueScan on my Nikon scanner. There was no difference whatsoever in the quality of scans produced by either software. Now I just use VueScan on both.
I think I have pretty much every version of OSX. I think the Tiger version I have is a universal (PPC & Intel), but you could just go with 10.5 or 10.6 (10.6.8 is the latest that will run PPC applications (which is what Nikon Scan for Mac is)). No need for hunting down Intel Tiger...
So! I broke down and bought an old Mac Pro, Intel, it seems to run both scanning software and the scans look a LOT better, the control of the Nikon software is MILES ahead of vuescan.
I don't know how proficient you are with Nikonscan but I setup an albumthat shows how to create a scan setting and how to apply it to the film you're about to scan at http://www.fototime.com/inv/B48262629CF3ECB
Pictures 1 - 5 shows how to create the setting and Pictures 6 - 13 shows how to apply them.
Happy scanning!
So! I broke down and bought an old Mac Pro, Intel, it seems to run both scanning software and the scans look a LOT better, the control of the Nikon software is MILES ahead of vuescan.
For anyone reading this thread I've scanned a large number of Kodachrome slides with the VueScan / Nikon Coolscan 9000 combination and found it worked perfectly fine.
https://www.photrio.com/forum/media/trees-in-silhouette.45376/ - PS) Robert, you made a positive comment about this photo when I originally uploaded the file.
When you get a chance please share your results! It would be especially nice to see a side-by-side comparison of the same slide scanned with each software. It's difficult to imagine the same scanner producing results that are miles ahead simply by switching the software but perhaps that's what we'll see.
So! I broke down and bought an old Mac Pro, Intel, it seems to run both scanning software and the scans look a LOT better, the control of the Nikon software is MILES ahead of vuescan.
Stone, what is the spec of your Mac Pro? - btw, you may be able to find a reasonably up-to-date browser that works on your machine if you search.
I suspect the difference is more extensive with more difficult scans, poor exposure, contrasted lighting, long exposure with color shifts, where I need to make a lot more adjustments, the ability to drag the specs for darks and lights and everything on the histogram is just a lot more extensive in function.
I did check, I junked them all and had formatted the hard drive a few times attempting to install on the Mac mini I had.
The machine I now have is a lot faster anyway, so I think it’s probably better that I did this regardless.
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