Using NIKON Slide/film scanner

I have found no suitable place to find answers to my questions about using a NIKON FIlm scanner to obtain digital photos.. Perhaps someone might make a useful suggestion??
I have had a NIKON SF-210 slide/film scanner now for a couple or three years. However, I only started using it heavily last Fall (2008) to scan my large archive of old family slides. Unfortunately, as time has passed, the software has become more and more unstable causing me to have to restart the whole process after scanning only a small number of slides. Sometimes, it will not scan even one slide before crashing. I read somewhere that this behavior may be due to the upgrades in Mac software. I've done, repeatedly, all of the usual things that I can think of like reloading the software, etc.
I can't get a response concerning this problem from anyone at NIKON and they don't have any Mac version upgrades to the scanner software on their web sites, and haven't for some time, perhaps a couple or three years. Does NIKON still support Mac products??
Can anyone tell me how to solve or to find the solution to this problem?
Thanks, Gramp

I am using the Nikon Coolscan V (LS-50ED) USB connection with:
intel MBP 15" (2.8Ghz)
OSX 10.6.2. (Snow Leopard)
I am just using the standard (on disc) Nikon Software upgraded to version 4.0.2 via internet. The app says it is a *Application (PowerPC)* under the info section, so I assume that it is running on Rosetta. (the Genious did my upgrade to 10.6 so I don't know if he installed Rosetta or not, but I assume so.)
Everything seems to be working fine (as this is my first experience with scanning slides and color correction). Was a synch to set up. I am not the Ace though. I have only been using the slide scanner and not the film scanner yet (though I am soon to try).
FYI there is a flickr group of nikon scanner users. I found some of them helpful too.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/74221125@N00
In particular I found this thread useful:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/74221125@N00/discuss/72157613737155159

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NIKON SF-210 slide/film Scanner

I know that this is not the section for discussions of scanners, but I have found no suitable place to find answers to my questions. Perhaps someone might make a useful suggestion??
I have had a NIKON SF-210 slide/film scanner now for a couple or three years. However, I only started using it heavily last Fall (2008) to scan my large archive of old family slides. Unfortunately, as time has passed, the software has become more and more unstable causing me to have to restart the whole process after scanning only a small number of slides. Sometimes, it will not scan even one slide before crashing. I read somewhere that this behavior may be due to the upgrades in Mac software. I've done, repeatedly, all of the usual things that I can think of like reloading the software, etc.
I can't get a response concerning this problem from anyone at NIKON and they don't have any Mac version upgrades to the scanner software on their web sites, and haven't for some time, perhaps a couple or three years. Does NIKON still support Mac products??
Can anyone tell me how to solve or to find the solution to this problem?
Thanks, Gramp

I am using the Nikon Coolscan V (LS-50ED) USB connection with:
intel MBP 15" (2.8Ghz)
OSX 10.6.2. (Snow Leopard)
I am just using the standard (on disc) Nikon Software upgraded to version 4.0.2 via internet. The app says it is a *Application (PowerPC)* under the info section, so I assume that it is running on Rosetta. (the Genious did my upgrade to 10.6 so I don't know if he installed Rosetta or not, but I assume so.)
Everything seems to be working fine (as this is my first experience with scanning slides and color correction). Was a synch to set up. I am not the Ace though. I have only been using the slide scanner and not the film scanner yet (though I am soon to try).
FYI there is a flickr group of nikon scanner users. I found some of them helpful too.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/74221125@N00
In particular I found this thread useful:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/74221125@N00/discuss/72157613737155159

Dng conversion from nikon LS4000 film scanner?

I have a mission to scan several hundred slides for archiving. I am using a Nikon LS4000 scanner. I can scan 8bit or 16 bit and save in NEF format or Tiff format. I get a message that; None of these formats are supported by Adobe dng at this time.
Does Adobe ever plan to address this issue and Is there a workaround?

Nikon scanner ".NEF" files are really .TIF files inside as far as the data inside them is concerned. There is no advantage to using .NEF format over .TIF format when saving images from the scanning software.
If you happen to have done this my mistake in the past because you did not know any better, Camera Raw 4.4.1 will actually read scanner NEF files now (it processing them the same as TIF files).

Film scanner Nikon Coolscan V ED

I have the film scanner Nikon Coolscan V ED and want to know if anyone here use this ?
I try to find help for a problem but Nikon website doesn't speaks about film scanners (just cameras) and I tried Yahoo/Google search for some other sites/community board/discussions without success. I figure that people here might have a film scanner. Or can anyone direct me to a site that might help ?
Thank you.
Just in case someone here has this scanner I will post my problem too.
For some reason I did not install the reference manual and now that I want to install it, I can't because I have a problem with my computer (the DVD tray doesn't open).
Anyway, I need to find ASAP a solution to this problem:
When I scan a slide, the quality is good just like the slide. Then I save it to a folder, close the file and then go to the folder to reopen it (to check) and the image is grainy ! I tried numerous variations (file size, number of pixels per inch, etc.) but they all come grainy.
I'm sure (well, I guess) the explanation is in the reference manual on CD but as I said, I can't access this now. The print manual, which I have of course, do not mention this.
Please help.
Just in case there's a relation:
My monitor is, for years, on 800x600 because the recommended resolution makes the text too small. However I have literally downloaded thousands of JPEG pictures from the Web and the quality is excellent. So shouldn't my pictures be the same ?

I have a Polaroid SprintScan 35+ slide & film scanner & have scanned hundreds of slides. I scan at a resolution of 300ppi. What resolution are you using?
Afetr I scan I crop the image & color adjust, if necessary, & reduce the resolution to 72ppi (or 100ppi). I have my screen resolution set to 1280 x 960.
 Cheers, Tom

Macpro crashes when use Nikon film Coolscan V ED, after installed the latest autoupdate (18/5/2011)

After I installed the latest auto update for Macpro, I can no longer use My Nikcon film scanner. Every time I try to open the application, I get below error. It worked right before I installed the update. Anyone encountered something like this? I could not find anything from Apple support site neither I can find on Nikon site.
Process:         Nikon Scan 4 [4852]
Path:            /Applications/Nikon Software/Nikon Scan 4/Nikon Scan 4/Contents/MacOS/Nikon Scan 4
Identifier:      com.nikon.NikonScan
Version:         Nikon Scan 4.0.0.3020 (1.0)
Code Type:       PPC (Translated)
Parent Process: launchd [660]
Date/Time:       2011-05-19 07:53:22.495 +1000
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.7 (10J869)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x000000000000004c
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Thread 0 Crashed: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80c5d10 0xb8000000 + 810256
1   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80c0037 0xb8000000 + 786487
2   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb80dd8e8 0xb8000000 + 907496
3   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb8145c1d spin_lock_wrapper + 3973
4   LaunchCFMApp                            0xb801ceb7 0xb8000000 + 118455

HI Grant,
Nikon came back to say that Nikon Scan is not supported running in Mac 10.6 and Window 7. It is very disappointing. It worked for me before.
However, I have not done Directory Verify with Disk Utility, and a Repair Permissions yet. I may give a try. Won't it cause other problem if I run Repair Permissions? Because I am using 10.6, I have to run it from DVD. I am only worried it causes more problems.
Thank you very much for your help.
Regards, hannah

Nikon LS3510-AF Film Scanner

I don't know what happened to my previous post on the subject. Only half of the text appears to have been published. No wonder I received no replies!
As I mentioned previously, I have a Nikon LS3510-AF film scanner (circa 1994) that I have been trying to get to work using a Mac Plus. I eventually gave up, and bought a fully functional Performa 6200 running OS 7.6.1, which should work with the scanner. Nikon no longer supports the LS3510-AF, but I found out that the scanner will work if I use Adobe Photoshop version 4 or 5 (which I have). I just need to obtain the Photoshop plug-ins for the scanner, but I cannot locate them anywhere here in the UK.
Please—anybody. This is becoming a real issue for me, that would be eased just by seeing the scanner work, just once even!
I would be grateful for any feedback.
Many thanks,
Steve

Steve,
I do not want to rain on your parade but you might have bigger problems than software. We aquired a Nikon LS-1000 Cool Scan in 1999. Tried it out and had a lot of spots on the image. I checked my slides for mildew or dust. Fortunately, the originals were still in good shape.
Checked with the Nikon dealer in town. Turns out that they did not build ultrasonic vibration cleaning into the earlier model scanners. So, the imaging units suffered from 'static cling.' Nikon had a proceedure for cleaning but it was not simple.
I can check to see what plug-in software came with the 1000.
Ji~m

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How do I install a CanoScan film scanner using external disc drive ?

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Finally upgrading to 10.6 from 10.5.8. What do I need to do about drivers for my epson photo printer and nikon slide scanner? May be going all the way to 10.8.

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Third-party sources for Snow Leopard are:
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If you need to purchase Lion contact Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download.
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Apple - OS X Mountain Lion - Read the technical specifications.
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iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
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MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
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Old SCSI film scanner vs modern flatbed scanner?

I have just "inherited" a Nikon LS-10E dedicated film scanner (SCSI, +/- 10 years old).
Is this worth even fussing with if I have a modern flatbed scanner (4800x9600) with modern software?
I intend to use digitize color slides.
Thanks for your time!

SCSI - what's .... - just kidding. Go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCSI and you can see the various specs for SCSI and the bandwidth. Since USB 2.0 and FW400/800 appear to be faster then I would donate, toss, doorstop, the old scanner.
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MJ

Scanning a 35mm slide film and trying to get it a certain image size and resolution

Hi All,
I am using the Nikon Super CoolScan8000 and Vuescan program to scan a slide film. I am scanning at this setting: scan resolution 4000 dpi. I have to make it a certain dimension that someone has been asking me for. They want the image at Width = 60cm (approx. 23 inches) and 300 dpi.
When I scan at 4000 dpi, I'm not sure what size to make the printed width. I have experimented numerous times and I've had no luck with getting exactly what I want. It seems that when I make the width 60 cm (the height adjusts proportionately) and the dpi at 300, the quality is not that great, which it definitely needs to be because it will be printed at a large size.
Someone please help ASAP!
Thank you!
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I am considering buying an iMac 24". I understood there are some problems using Nikon cool scan LS-2000 with the iMac.
So my question is – can I use, when I need to scan slides, the iMac as a monitor with my old PC which has a SCSI card enabling the scanner to work perfectly on it?

Although the parallel port on the scanner might look like a regular parallel port, I venture to guess that it's actually a special-purpose SCSI connector, and not compatible with the USB converter you've got.
If you put an old parallel port-style printer on the USB converter, I bet it would work. I guess what you really need, is a SCSI-USB converter and I doubt these actually exist. You might be better off passing this old scanner to eBay and get yourself a more recent USB-based one.

Unable to install a software driver for Canon film scanner on mac OSX 10.6

I am unable to install a software driver for a Canon film scanner FS4000US. I have downloaded it from Canon then open the package click the install and it asks for a location namely the Applications folder. Then it says it has been installed re -start etc, but still no driver.
I am using Mac OS 10.6. Any suggestions greatly received. I have repaired/disk and permissions and it still does not work.

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
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Hello Can u use plustek optic film 7400 with my late 2011 mac book pro intel i7 OS X v10,10,1, seems like it would worka

predate any comments or pointers.

If your search for software drivers for this optic film scanner device hasn't
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However later drivers for old hardware can be troublesome, or patchwork
method to get by and so the results could be spotty. Hopefully you looked
through the results from a search engine and looked to see if there were
any other options. The above vuescan driver says for Mavericks 10.9, &
it may cost to be able to use it.
The factory support site isn't too promising for that model:
http://plustek.com/usa/support/os-compatibility.html
http://plustek.com/mea/support/technical-support-form.html - contact support
http://plustek.com/mea/support/drivers-and-downloads.html - check here
http://plustek.com/mea/products/opticfilm-series/opticfilm-7400/
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Upgrading to Mavericks stopped running of Maginon Film Scanner FS 500. Any news of an upgrade to the device's software?

Upgrading to Mavericks stopped my running of Maginon Film Scanner FS 500. Has anyone any news of an upgrade to the device's software?

Try using it with Image Capture, if you haven't already.

I have a maginon film scanner bought from ALDI. It works with windows but with OSX Maverick software it keeps crashing as soon as I try and capture an image. I cannot find details of software updates anywhere.

I have a maginon film scanner bought from ALDI. It works with windows but with OSX Maverick software it keeps crashing as soon as I try and capture an image. I cannot find details of software updates anywhere.

Same question answered here : https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5762314?tstart=0
I just popped in with using Mavericks (I got rid of my MBP about a year ago, and just got another one when I got an Air for my wife) and noticed that Mavericks is not working and playing well with a couple of programs I already owned (Paraellels, for example...yes, I spelled it wrong...). I looked for maginon.com and it didn't exist, nor was my google search directed to another location for them, so I postulate that the device may not be in production anymore, thus: no driver updates from the manufacturer.
From my mac-noob-layman's perspective: get some vmware, run windows and use the scanner in your virt machine to capture your images. Put the images in your mac side and work your mac magic on them there.
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