Need advice: New MacBook Pro M1, Vuescan Pro and Nikon LS8000

[John Wiegerink]

Well, I finally got my new MacBook Pro M1 and have been getting used to it, kinda. Never having anything Mac before and this is all new to me. I'd like to run my Nikon 8000 scanner on the MacBook using my newly purchased Vuescan Pro software. My scanner is at the cottage, and I'm at home down south at the moment. I do plan on going north after Sunday and would like to get things up and running. Anybody running a similar setup? I can use some good advice as to how to work this setup. I have purchased all the cables I need, so I should be good in the hardware department.

 

[brbo]

If you have TB3-TB2 adapeter + TB2-FW adapter + FW800-FW400 cable then just plug it in and start Vuescan.

 

[John Wiegerink]

If you have TB3-TB2 adapeter + TB2-FW adapter + FW800-FW400 cable then just plug it in and start Vuescan.

Yes, I have those cables and it sounds simple. I sure would love to run NikonScan, but this is better than nothing. Thanks!

 

[fiska]

Is nikon scan better ? I think I have a Cd copy but i have not tried it on a new computer.

 

[Lew_B]

I don’t think Nikonscan will run on any MacOS made in the last 10 years, but definitely not on Apple Silicon!

“Nikon film scanners were manufactured from 1988 to 2004. Nikon Scan is Nikon's own proprietary software for film scanners but it only supported computer operating systems up until scanner development stopped.”

https://www.nikonimgsupport.com/eu/BV_article?articleNo=000006470&configured=1&lang=en_GB

 

[albireo]

Is nikon scan better ? I think I have a Cd copy but i have not tried it on a new computer.

I prefer it to Vuescan for 'good out of the box' C41 colour negative inversions, and vastly better ICE drivers.

 

[Tomro]

I prefer it to Vuescan for 'good out of the box' C41 colour negative inversions, and vastly better ICE drivers.

I can second that. For ICE it's not even close…