What I am asking for here is any comments on the use of either or both those products. They are competing products, though at very different price points. VueScan claims to use all those scanner features as well as, or better than, the original Nikon software. One of the main attractions of that Nikon scanner, apart from 4,000 dpi scan resolution, was the ICE software that used an infrared scan to make dust particles disappear, and could make color corrections etc. The leading candidates appear to be VueScan and SilverFast - the first affordable, the second decidedly pricey. So the question arises, what software can one use instead? I know there are tricks to make it run under Windows 7, but AFAIK not under any later Windows versions. The last available version is designed for Windows Vista and Nikon states explicitly that it will not run under later versions of Windows. In the meantime computers have evolved, but the Nikon software has not.
Various events interrupted that process, and now I need to resume it, not least to make salable some of the remarkable images I was able to capture in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere. I began that process years ago, using a Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED slide/film scanner and the Nikon Scan software that went with it. Tutorial updated.I have a large collection (thousands) of 35mm slide images I need to digitize. So yes, these scanners work under Windows 10. These are test scans to simply show the scanner and Nikon Scan software works without issue. These are straight scans with no post cleanup other than ICE used on the color scans.Ĭolor negative scanned with Nikon LS 4000EDī&W negative scanned with Nikon LS 4000EDĪnd yes, you can set the Nikon scan software to crop out borders. Here are some screenshots and scanned photos.įirst this shows both FireWire card and Scanner installed and working in device manager.ĭevice Manager showing both FireWire card and Nikon scanner installed. After that, complete step 9 and you're done. However, under Windows 8/10 you’ll need to at least temporarily disable DSE for it to install.
Since then, it has been the defacto driver when running under 7 and beyond. Since Nikon stopped supporting their Coolscan scanners under Windows 7, and beyond, a modified driver was created back in 2009.
See this article - How to: Disable driver signature enforcement on Windows 10 (use option 1)īasically, Driver Signature Enforcement is a security feature that insures drivers being installed are legitimate, have not been altered, and be digitally signed. Now for the tech savvy person wanting to run their Nikon Coolscan scanners under Windows 10, just follow the procedures in my tutorial, but prior to performing step 7, you'll need to disable Windows 10's Driver Signature Enforcement policy. ShineStare IEEE 1394 FireWire Card ($18.99) It includes the VIA chip which is what you want for compatibility with older 1394 FireWire devices, and there are no required driver installs - Just plug and play. I just bought it and it works like a champ.
Well as of today I can answer yes - the scanner works under Windows 10 Pro 圆4! And no - there are no issues!!!įirst, if you're running a scanner that needs a FireWire (IEEE 1394) card as the Coolscan LS4000ED does, Windows 10 Pro (圆4) will happily accept ShineStars’s FireWire Adapter card (18.99). Along the way many have asked about running under Windows 8/10 and any issue encountered. So I have a long running thread over at on Getting your Nikon Coolscan to work on W7 圆4.