Installing a Plustek 8200i AI on Catalina

[MattKing]

Clone and Heal---those are in Lightroom, no?

And a few others - I mostly use FastStone Image viewer, or Corel's Paintshop Pro.

 

[river878]

Learn to love that clone stamp tool (in PS) !
I have a Plustek 7200 and upgraded to a 7600i when the 7200 would no longer run on the newer version of Windows. I still only have Silverfast AI 6 which does not run on Win10. Vuescan has a driver for the 7600 but not the version of the 7200 I have.
I occasionally blow out the scanner with caned air while holding the doors on the scanner open.
Software updates/upgrades are a PITA.

Thanks. I was wondering about the dust particles that get stuck INSIDE the scanner--this addressed that: "occasionally blow out the scanner with caned air while holding the doors on the scanner open."

Looks like i'll need to buy some more supplies---canned air (I think I'm out), camel haired brush, microfiber cloth, rocket air blower?, maybe cotton gloves (mine are nylon).

 

[river878]

And a few others - I mostly use FastStone Image viewer, or Corel's Paintshop Pro.

Thanks. "Corel"--didn't know that was still around---I used to love CorelDraw! back in the day---it was one of my favorite programs.

 

[river878]

Cotton for film handling, no static.
Wash your hands with dish detergent just before scanning and handle the film by the edges only without gloves works well also.

Ok thanks. I knew something didn't feel right when I got the nylon ones!

 

[MattKing]

Looks like i'll need to buy some more supplies

Don't forget patience and a positive outlook on life!

 

[MattKing]

Thanks. "Corel"--didn't know that was still around---I used to love CorelDraw! back in the day---it was one of my favorite programs.

CorelDraw is still around, as is WordPerfect and a few other Corel products - still proudly Canadian!

 

[river878]

Don't forget patience and a positive outlook on life!

Absolutely!

 

[river878]

CorelDraw is still around, as is WordPerfect and a few other Corel products - still proudly Canadian!

Hmmmm that good to know. I have Illustrator, but never learned it to the extent I did CorelDraw----if the need arises, I may get CorelDraw over struggling with Illustrator!

 

[shutterfinger]

https://www.adorama.com/cpsmb1.html
This is the one I use.
https://www.adorama.com/cpcml.html
Some of Adorama's cleaning cloths are made by Microdear which is the best.

 

[river878]

https://www.adorama.com/cpsmb1.html
This is the one I use.
https://www.adorama.com/cpcml.html
Some of Adorama's cleaning cloths are made by Microdear which is the best.

Great, thanks for the guidance!

 

[Wallendo]

FYI, he latest versions of VueScan have built-in drivers for all the Plustek 7000-8000 scanners.
I recently, went through the new SilverFast installation process for a 8200i on a Mac with no CD drive. The process was about as non-intuitive as the software itself.
Once you figure out how to configure SilverFast, it does a good job of scanning color materials. I have struggled at times with dense B&W negatives and use VueScan for B&W (although there may be some way of configuring SilverFast to acheive better results, but I can't find it. Both programs have poor outdated documentation

 

[shutterfinger]

FYI, he latest versions of VueScan have built-in drivers for all the Plustek 7000-8000 scanners.

I have a Plustek 7200. I'm running Windows 10 Pro. My 7200 will not run with the current version of Vuescan. I contacted Viuescan support and was told there were two versions of the 7200 and they did not have a driver for the version I have yet but were working on it.


vuescan@gmail.com
Sat, Apr 18, 12:14 PM
There are two versions of the 7200, and we're still actively working on getting VueScan working with the one you have. Regards, Ed Hamrick -----Original Message

 

[river878]

FYI, he latest versions of VueScan have built-in drivers for all the Plustek 7000-8000 scanners.
I recently, went through the new SilverFast installation process for a 8200i on a Mac with no CD drive. The process was about as non-intuitive as the software itself.
Once you figure out how to configure SilverFast, it does a good job of scanning color materials. I have struggled at times with dense B&W negatives and use VueScan for B&W (although there may be some way of configuring SilverFast to acheive better results, but I can't find it. Both programs have poor outdated documentation

Thanks. Yeah, the silverfast install was insane.....re the VueScan---for B&W---are you using the $49 version or the full $99 one? 80% of my photos for the project I'm working on are B&W, so its disappointing to hear that silverfast may not be optimal. I have yet to do some massive tests with it!--but even if I get a 'good' result, knowing that there is possibly better out there will eat at me....

 

[river878]

I have a Plustek 7200. I'm running Windows 10 Pro. My 7200 will not run with the current version of Vuescan. I contacted Viuescan support and was told there were two versions of the 7200 and they did not have a driver for the version I have yet but were working on it....

Thanks. That's interesting and seemingly unnecessarily complicated--using the same model name (7200) for two different scanners. Also interesting that the vuescan's website doesn't list which scanners it works with---I just looked for the Plustek 8200i AI---and found that it didn't list any scanner model. But at least it is free to try.

 

[MattKing]

Also interesting that the vuescan's website doesn't list which scanners it works with---I just looked for the Plustek 8200i AI---and found that it didn't list any scanner model.

You may have missed this:
https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/plustek.html#scanner-drivers
https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/plustek.html#scanner-drivers

 

[Wallendo]

Thanks. Yeah, the silverfast install was insane.....re the VueScan---for B&W---are you using the $49 version or the full $99 one? 80% of my photos for the project I'm working on are B&W, so its disappointing to hear that silverfast may not be optimal. I have yet to do some massive tests with it!--but even if I get a 'good' result, knowing that there is possibly better out there will eat at me....

I use the professional version of VueScan (I first purchased this when moving from a PowerPC Mac to an Intel Mac so it has been a while). I had some difficulty scanning B&W with SilverFast on some fairly dense negatives. I'm sure there is probably some way to work around this, but my images kept coming out with a high key look. Since I already had VueScan on my computer, it was easier for me just to use that program.

The way I can work around this issue with SilverFast is to scan it as a "raw" image and invert and adjust levels in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, SilverFast does not come with any useful documentation. I'm sure with a little effort, you can find settings that work for you.

 

[river878]

I use the professional version of VueScan (I first purchased this when moving from a PowerPC Mac to an Intel Mac so it has been a while). I had some difficulty scanning B&W with SilverFast on some fairly dense negatives. I'm sure there is probably some way to work around this, but my images kept coming out with a high key look. Since I already had VueScan on my computer, it was easier for me just to use that program.

The way I can work around this issue with SilverFast is to scan it as a "raw" image and invert and adjust levels in PhotoShop. Unfortunately, SilverFast does not come with any useful documentation. I'm sure with a little effort, you can find settings that work for you.

Thanks. I'll play around with it and if I can't get things to look right with the current version of silverfast, I guess, I'll bit the bullet and spend more cash for VueScan. Thanks for the insight.

 

[river878]

You may have missed this:
https://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/plustek.html#scanner-drivers

Ah! I did indeed--thanks for the link!