On Windows 8 first follow the instructions at the end of this page which eventually take you to the Device Manager, too.
Turn on your scanner and connect it to your computer. To do so create a new folder anywhere on your system you feel comfortable with.
Next we need to create a driver for your scanner that is 64 bit compatible.
Install the software on your 64 bit Windows 7 or Windows 8. We mainly summarized that thread for our German users but to keep things in synch below is an English version also. Of course that doesn't mean we'll not answer questions or are not interested in any problems you might encounter. Please note that you are using this information at your own risk and that we can't provide support for this. We will detail how that can be accomplished below. Nikon scan 4.0 macįake Voice 7.Even though Nikon does not officially support 64 bit Windows versions Nikon Scan 4. Never miss an update for Nikon Scan again with UpdateStar. Stay up-to-date with UpdateStar freeware. The Coolscan has nice touches such as autofocus and Digital ICE, but I've found that you get slightly better scans if you pay attention to the emulsion side orientation and clean the slide prior to scan. It's a rare slide that needs this kind of treatment, but the ability is there if you need it. Nikon Scan allows you to run up to 16 passes on a slide though this obviously increases the scan time by 16x. Nikon Scan is the cool scan driver software.
Stock-PhotosDec 5, I know the bit drivers work I have not tried the bit drivers so I did not recommend them.It was checked for updates 94 times by the users of our client application UpdateStar during the last month. I think it was done using a vista driver. I was able to get NikonScan working on my Win7 64 bit machine. Brooks-thanks but why the 32 bit version of VueScan not 64 bit since Windows 7 is 64 bit? If Windows does not find the drivers, point it at the VueScan directory. Windows will install the VueScan drivers. Part of the install procees has a check box for installing the Nikon drivers uncheck this box. This will install the drivers you will need for NikonScan.
This should also work for a Coolscan IV.Īlso ignore the label Vista Only the software works perfectly under Windows 7. This did not appear in the second release, and as a result I had to re-load the first version, but this may have changed again. A bit of later information is that Silverfast updated its program in the last two months-or-so, and the first release contained a driver that seemed to be produced by Nikon. JosvanEekelenDec 5, There are several references here on photo. And do a google search on the subject, some people seem to be able to get the Nikon Sortware running after installing Vuescan. The fast 800 recipe book michael mosleyĭiscussion in ' Digital Darkroom ' started by paulferestenDec 5, It looks like it's not supported but I thought there might be a work around.