May 17, 2012 the choices offered by vuescan depend on the scanner driver and are not standard ea. Possible to connect a coolscan 9000 to a macbook pro. I dont have to exaggerate how good this scanner is, just do a search in any search engine. Oct 22, 2017 as for scanner software with the printer, it is very basic.
T he scanning software s role is crucial to high quality scanning. We have 3 nikon super coolscan 9000 ed manuals available for free pdf download. Still some maintenance is desirable to make sure the scan image quality remains high. Still use nikonscan today running on a windows vista pc. Nikon 9237 super coolscan 9000ed film scanner adorama.
I like nikon scan s colour correction more than vuescans, but thats all subjective. Vuescan is often faster than the scanner s original software, both scan and focus. Nikon software can work, but you need to hack around your operating system or have an old machine i managed to get it to work on windows 7 installed on 2012 macbook for my coolscan 9000. I just want some opinions from users of silverfast. Got my coolscan 5000 when it was first released and the 9000 not long after. We scan negatives and slides with the nikon super coolscan 9000 ed. This article contains links to the latest version of nikon scan software produced for each film scanner, please follow the links for detailed compatibility information. Although nikon officially stopped supporting the coolscan products, there have been several workarounds found that apparently work well in most cases. The nikon software dovetails perfectly with their scanners, as expected, you cannot say the same with viewscan, i am talking through personal experience. I use this coolscan 9000 very successfully with the latest version of vuescan and mac osx 10. The question is, is that possible, using nikon scan, silverfast or vuescan for coolscan 5000 which is what the op is most interested in.
Have scanned almost 40k frames of various films to date. But, despite what others have reported, this scanner can still be totally functional without nikon software. It assumes you have nikon scan 4 as well as the user manual for that software. A highperformance dedicated film scanner designed for imaging professionals, the super coolscan 9000 ed offers highquality scanning of 35mm slides, 35mm film strips, mediumformat film, mediumformat slides with optional 120220 mounted film holder fh869m, glass slides for microscopes with optional medical slide holder fh8g1, and 16mm film with optional 16mm film holder fh816. Nikon users manual film scanner super coolscan 9000 ed. Super coolscan ls 9000 ed super coolscan ls8000 ed super coolscan ls5000 ed super coolscan ls4000 ed coolscan v ls50 ed coolscan iv ls40 ed. The scanner works best on windows xp or on a mac installed with an operating system older than os x leopard i think, since nikon stopped supporting the accompanying nikon scan 4 software on subsequent os updates.
No manufacturer has ever brought a device on the market which was nearly equal to the nikon ls 9000. Jun 07, 2012 i understand of course that the scanner being driven by vuescan is the same scanner i used to run with nikons scanning software, but id like to think that hamrick has learned a lot about the performance of the coolscan devices, and has optimized the performance of its software to make them do the best possible work in the shortest amount. This is similar to and we think better than the ice and fare algorithms. Epson perfection v850 pro the final verdict stockholm views. I bought this scanner for my new macpro end 20, i install two system in my macpro, mac x 10. Allowing you to scan film strips, slides and aps film scanners like this are the best way of achieving high quality digital. Nikon scan, silverfast or vuescan for coolscan 5000 photrio. In particular, there is one optical component, a mirror, that is more likely than other components to accumulate some dust. Nikon scan was unable to find any active devices in past experiments, ive had verylimited success in getting both nikon scan 4 and vuescan to see the scanner and even create scans of slides before ending back up with the above message. Nikon stopped making this scanner so they are like hens teeth especially if you find one in as good condition as this one. This scanner has an infrared lamp for scanning film.
Compared to my old epson 3200 flatbed and the nikon coolscan 5000 which the 9000 replace, the 9000 is slow and loud. Jun 06, 2018 with vuescan or silverfast scaning software you can use a nikon coolscan v ed ls50 scanner on macs with os x sierra. Suggested vuescan settings for scanning negative strips to jpg with the sa21 strip film adapter. Im trying to learn vuescan software on a coolscan 9000. But one scenario in particular exposes a problem i keep having trying to export totally flat, l. As for vuescan, i havent figured out how to make quick thumbnails of. A system with more than the minimum amount of memory is recommended.
Digital film scanners nikon super coolscan 4000 ed film. Vuescan software supports nikon coolscan and many other scanners. The general takeaway is that nikon scan s infrared cleaning is better it uses digital ice instead of vuescans proprietary method, and the colour correction is different. I will be using software suite nikon scan 4, and will go over the settings i use for scanning with the nikon super coolscan 4000 ed hereafter ls4000. Page 1 of 2 software for nikon super coolscan 5000 ed slidefilm scanner posted in graphics design and photo editing. Nikon coolscan 9000 for sale in uk view 21 bargains. This scanner is connected to an imac with an eizo graphic screen. Selecting negative film type helps correct the specific orange film mask color, and vuescan provides over 200 film types. Im running windows 7 64 bit and have my coolscan 5000 working with the vuescan driver. Nikon coolscan v ed driver vuescan scanner software for. When i scan i use 6x6 settings to do prescan and then i can prescan first frame if i turn the autofocus off because software try to focus middle of film holder6x6 framewhere is only plastic and not film. Aug 26, 2015 this procedure assumes that your scanner was working with the windows 7 driver created with the help of windows sevenforum getting your nikon coolscan to work on w7 x64 windows 7 help forums and you still have access to the win 7 driver previously used.
Ive had both the software and the scanner for about a week, and im not too happy with either at this point. In vuescan, brightness is a multiplier that modifies gamma, which boosts the midrange tones brightness 1. The nikon coolscan 9000 film scanner is an excellent tool for working with a variety of media. Nikon coolscan v ed, vuescan, macbook running high sierra. T he scanner input and the software translat ion, can be changed but not created in photoshop so whatever was lost in the scanning is lost for ever. Nikon made a line of fantastic digital film scanners in the 2000s, but unfortunately has ceased production of new units. Alternatively, it also works on newer operating systems with vuescan. Nikon scan, silverfast or vuescan for coolscan 5000 page. Comparing negative scanners nikon es2 vs nikon coolscan. I have a large collection thousands of 35mm slide images i need to digitize. Ive been pretty satisfied with vuescan the last few years. Silverfast or vuescan for nikon coolscan 9000 ed iceimage. Nikon super coolscan 9000 ed manuals manuals and user guides for nikon super coolscan 9000 ed.
The unthinkable switching from vuescan to silverfast. Nikon super coolscan 4000 ed scanner compatible with windows 7. I would like to provide solutions for some of the people who have commented negatively about this scanner. Just find one with least windows xp and a built in firewire card, if that is what yours uses, and you will be in the tall cottons. The negative carriers are a pain in the neck compared to the 5000, in which one simply feeds negatives. Exclusive scanner nikkor ed highperformance lens elements for reduced color aberration and minimized image distortion. The scanner software instructs the scanner how to produce a scan and then translate s it into an actual image. It seems to work for single slide scanning, although i have read that the film strip reader wont work.
Questions about nikon film scanners scanservice dias. Vuescan is the best way to get your nikon coolscan 9000 ed working on windows 10, windows 8, windows 7, macos catalina, and more. Vuescans filter infrared clean option can be used to remove dust spots from film scans. You can still use the scanner s original software if desired. The super coolscan 9000 is a awardwinning medium format scanner which accepts virtually any format up to 6x9cm. If using a mac, the nikon site states the nikon software will not work with mac osx above version 10. The site is made by ola and markus in sweden, with a lot of help from our friends and colleagues in italy, finland, usa, colombia, philippines, france and contributors from all over the world. Vuescan supports raw scan files for the digital cameras in the following list. This article will be most of interest to anyone using nikon scan 3 or 4 with any of the nikon coolscan film scanners. Every day more than 10,000 people download vuescan to fix their old scanner. This scanner is one of the best film scanners ever made. The following site will tell how to get nikon scan working with windows 7.
From other things i have seen, i had suspected that it. In this video you get a basic overview of the functions of the nikon super coolscan 9000 ed. Now its your turn to bring your scanner back to life and keep it out of the landfill. Demand, however, has remained steady, driving up prices of the few units still in the wild. More memory may be required depending on film type, scan size, resolution, bit depth, the number of scans performed in each session, the film holder or adapter used, and whether digital roc or digital gem are used. This procedure assumes that your scanner was working with the windows 7 driver created with the help of windows sevenforum getting your nikon coolscan to work on w7 x64 windows 7 help forums and you still have access to the win 7 driver previously used. If vuescan isnt working with the firewire cable, try a different firewire port or a different firewire cable. Users found a way to generate a 64 bit driver that works with windows 7 using the scan software nikon released for vista.
Hi and thanks for looking at my auction, up for grabs this time is nikon coolscan 9000 thanks for looking a valid contact number will be helpfull to the courier collection can be arranged, please include a postcode so i can give you a postcourier quote. Aug 12, 2018 in this video, i go over my film scanning workflow using vuescan software and an epson v500 and then compare the results with epson scan. It doesnt seem to be a driver issue but a nikon scan problem i know v4. Using nikon coolscan with windows 10 page 2 ten forums. Of course, if you are only making small prints, that increase of detail wont get you much, but it is there. Vuescan is compatible with the nikon coolscan 9000 ed on windows x86, windows x64, mac os x and linux. Theres a thunderboltfirewire adapter but it only gives fw800, not 400 which the coolscan uses.
Nikon coolscan 9000 8000 film scanners wet mounting. Theres a list of supported scanners on hamrick software s website, and we tried the scanner with a range of nikon coolscan scanners, as well as a generic usb film scanner from aldi, and we. A special feature of nikons coolscan scanners is the possibility to adjust the lamp brightness exposure time separately for the three color channels which is referred to as analog gain. Vuescan will not find the scanner solved page 2 windows. The scanner provides an extremely good image quality at 4000 dpi resolution. Ive also had a lot of trouble scanning kodak ektar through vuescan. Click the start button lower left corner, then select settings. What you need to know before selecting a nikon coolscan 9000 film scanner. I have a slow imacon 343 that i will keep for scanning mf. See why over 10 million people have downloaded vuescan to get the most out of their scanner.
I have a nikon super coolscan 9000 ed on a powermac g5 running 10. Canon scan software used if nothin other is stated. The newest scanners are the nikon coolscan 5000 35mm and coolscan 9000 medium format and 35mm. I have found many resources comparing vuescan to silverfast, but between wading through opinions and trying to figure out which features need prioritizing, my brain is about to. Why is plustek opticfilm 8200i ai better than nikon coolscan v ed. Some features and options will vary per scanner but most will be the same. No manufacturer has ever succeeded in releasing a scanner on the market which is just fairly as good as a nikon scanner, except much more expensive. The fact is that nikon no longer has software support for the scanner, so depending on your computer and op sys, you may have to use a third party software such as vue scan or silverfast. Alternativeto is a free service that helps you find better alternatives to the products you love and hate. Using nikon coolscan with windows 10 windows 10 forums. The scanner is slow as can be and making pre scan adjustments with the software tedious and time consuming. Imaging devices nikon super coolscan 4000 ed alas, nikon scan 4.
Optimal workflow with vuescan and lightroom using coolscan. As a film shooter i scan a lot and currently use a coolscan 9000. Page 2 of 2 software for nikon super coolscan 5000 ed slidefilm scanner posted in graphics design and photo editing. I have a nikon coolscan 9000 and use nikon scan software on a windows 7 professional 64 bit computer. Nikon scanner drivers vuescan vuescan scanner software. The nikon super coolscan 9000 ed is a real alternative for very expensive drum scanners. First, nikon does not update its scanning software to keep up with changes in the mac os so that nikonscan 4 is no longer compatible with recent mac os versions.
The zip file contains a file and a folder with the name nikon. Super coolscan 9000 ed scanner pdf manual download. Vuescans software works perfectly with the scanner but nikon scan 4. As an alternative we recommend you our scan service. It also does batch scanning, auto focus, multiscanning. It has accurate color correction from color negatives. Nikon super coolscan 9000 ed user manual pdf download. These tests were done on an early 2014 macbook air with 10. Nikon scanner also has firewire connection for which i have connected with a firewire to usb adapter. It has a scan image enhancer that automatically makes adjustments to hue, and the result is.
Simply download vuescan from hamrick software instead. View and download nikon super coolscan 9000 ed user manual online. Vuescan is an image scan utility freeware for windowsbased pcs, developed by hamrick software. I would need to use silverfast 6, as this is the last version that supports powermac10. I understand of course that the scanner being driven by vuescan is the same scanner i used to run with nikons scanning software, but id like to think that hamrick has learned a lot about the performance of the coolscan devices, and has optimized the performance of its software to make them do the best possible work in the shortest amount. As you can see on our film scanner ranking list the nikon ls 9000 ed is the top model among all film scanners ever built. Nikon super coolscan 9000 ed driver software, download driver. Hi, i have a nikon coolscan 9000 and i was wondering if anyone could walk me through using a 35mm it8 calibration target which i got from silverfast to calibrate vuescan for this scanner. I bought a nikon coolscan 5000 to speed up the scanning process of my regular 35mm work. Nikon imaging products product archive super coolscan. Vuescan software has a workflow oriented user interface. Scanning film with nikon super coolscan 4000 jip van kuijk. Vuescan is the best way to get your nikon ls 9000 working on windows 10, windows 8, windows 7, macos catalina, and more.
The nikon super coolscan 9000 ed is the best film scanner ever built. When i try to scan overview from frames 2 and 3 it usually fails because software try to autofocus even its off. I hesitate to bring it up because i dont really understand how to make this work to my benefit, but vuescan does have an option to output raw file. Nikon scan, silverfast or vuescan for coolscan 5000. Nikon ls8000 and ls 9000 scanners are, in my opinion, very well built and are extremely reliable. Bulk scanning in not a viable option due to the time it takes per image. Software for nikon super coolscan 5000 ed slidefilm scanner. Nikon super coolscan 9000 ed driver software found 12. You can utilize that to reduce the orange mask of a color negative during scanning or even to eliminate it. Nikon scan is nikons own proprietary software for film scanners but it only supported computer operating systems up until scanner development stopped. As you can see on our film scanner ranking list the nikon ls 9000. Nikon has not released any software updates for the super coolscan 9000 film scanner since vista.
Nov 26, 2001 the coolscan iv is placed in the middle of the nikon film scanner range. It has a scan image enhancer that automatically makes adjustments to hue, and the result is clear, distinct images. The windows 7 compatibility center does not list the coolscan 4000 ed, but it does report noncompatibility for the 5000 ed and 9000 ed. Anyone using the nikon super coolscan 9000 film scanner with windows 10. Nikon super coolscan 4000 ed film scanner nikon super coolscan 4000 ed film scanner i own a coolscan 4000ed and have had nothing but trouble obtaining support and service from nikon. The application supports all types of scanners and special hardware.
I have both the nikon software and vuescan pro running under w7 64 bit driving that scanner. Moving to new windows 7 computer, i found nikon is no longer supporting the scanner and vuescan software is an alternative. Mar 12, 2010 the 8000 and 9000 should scan up to 4000 dpi on mf, at the same level of detail that the v5000 does 35mm, so you should see a significant increase in quality over the v700. Since the nikon scan software is not supported by the newer generation apple computers, i dont know what is best. Ive only been using vuescan for a short period of time. Hotfix firewire scanner to 64bit win 7 for vuescan software. That is why i use vuescan or, gruffly, did until it stopped working. However, note that the colors may will be more accurate if you use an it8 camera target like the one produced by wolf faust and if you use vuescans profileprofile scanner command to create an icc file for your camera. Nikon coolscan 9000 ed driver vuescan scanner software. Vuescan is compatible with the nikon coolscan v ed on windows x86, windows x64, windows rt, windows 10 arm, mac os x and linux. Apr 07, 2017 vuescan is a scanning program that works with most highquality flatbed and film scanners to produce scans that have excellent color fidelity and color balance. My old nikon 9000 coolscan scanner worked with vista and was supported. If using a mac, the nikon site states the nikon software. But how would i connect the scanner to my macbook pro retina which only has thunderbolt and usb.
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