Cron
Well-known
After having bought a new PC with Windows 7 my Coolscan 5000ED is not found by Nikon Scan anymore. I searched the net but didn't find any help. Seems drivers are missing. So, where is it possible to get them?
Nikon Scan is updated, starts normally but cannot find the scanner.
Any tips to fix this problem?
Thanks in advance
Nikon Scan is updated, starts normally but cannot find the scanner.
Any tips to fix this problem?
Thanks in advance
Jockos
Well-known
You have to modify the 32 bit driver to work in 64 bit environments, it's not difficult.
http://www.colorneg.com/XP/Vista/7/driver-for-64-Bit-Windows/Coolscan/Nikon-Scan/
http://www.colorneg.com/XP/Vista/7/driver-for-64-Bit-Windows/Coolscan/Nikon-Scan/
Cron
Well-known
many thanks for for quick answer!
After heaving read this article this sounds really complicated to me as I am no specialist in PC. So I am not sure what to do, not alone because of these special terms.
After heaving read this article this sounds really complicated to me as I am no specialist in PC. So I am not sure what to do, not alone because of these special terms.
Jockos
Well-known
You don't need to be a specialist for this, I can guarantee!
Please tell us where you're stuck, and I'm sure we can get you up and running before the end of the day.
Please tell us where you're stuck, and I'm sure we can get you up and running before the end of the day.
mfunnell
Shaken, so blurred
Here's a set of instructions to do pretty much the exact same thing but set out slightly differently:
http://www.exposedvisions.com/Win7%20Scans.htm
Not saying one's better than the other, but just perhaps you'll find one makes more sense to you than the other if you're having difficulty following along.
The above worked fine for me, as I'm sure the instructions posted by Jockos do as well.
...Mike
http://www.exposedvisions.com/Win7%20Scans.htm
Not saying one's better than the other, but just perhaps you'll find one makes more sense to you than the other if you're having difficulty following along.
The above worked fine for me, as I'm sure the instructions posted by Jockos do as well.
...Mike
biomed
Veteran
I had the same problem and built a very simple computer running Win XP dedicated for scanning. I have since switched to the 64bit version of Vuescan. I thought of modifying the drivers, but never got around to it.
Mike
Mike
clayne
shoot film or die
Use Vuescan.
stompyq
Well-known
Just modify the driver. It's really simple and works without issue. Stick with nikon scan. I've never been able to understand the loveaffair with vuescan
clayne
shoot film or die
Just modify the driver. It's really simple and works without issue. Stick with nikon scan. I've never been able to understand the loveaffair with vuescan
The fact that we don't have to modify drivers, it's cross OS, and actively supported by the author for starters.
biomed
Veteran
Just modify the driver. It's really simple and works without issue. Stick with nikon scan. I've never been able to understand the loveaffair with vuescan
I agreed with you for years. I guess I was so used to the Nikon software. I first thought that Vuescan really sucked. There is a bit of a learning curve! I highly recommend The VueScan Bible by Sascha Steinhoff.
Mike
stompyq
Well-known
The fact that we don't have to modify drivers, it's cross OS, and actively supported by the author for starters.
I'd be willing to agree with you if i was ever able to get comparable results which i wasn't. For me Vuescan is the jack-of-all-trades.
Cron
Well-known
many thanks for your help and suggestions, I'm not sure about modifying the drivers, maybe I will invest into Vuescan next weeks
clayne
shoot film or die
I'd be willing to agree with you if i was ever able to get comparable results which i wasn't. For me Vuescan is the jack-of-all-trades.
All you need to do is target getting a flat un-screwed-with scan that can save to maximum resolution with minimum of screwing around. VueScan does that. No, it doesn't make your scans look great/pretty. It shouldn't - that's PS/LR's job. I do agree the interface is off-putting to some, but it's just a matter of a very basic approach without any streamlining. Once you save settings and the like it's fine. I've gone back and forth between 2-3 scanners at a time with VS and it's worked with only minor issues. NikonScan isn't going to support my v700. EpsonScan isn't going to support my LS-9000. VueScan supports them both.
mfunnell
Shaken, so blurred
Vuescan is great. Vuescan is wonderful. Vuescan has saved me on multiple occasions. Yet somehow I've never really taken to using it in my normal scanning workflow. For that I've used the Nikon (35mm) or Canon (flatbed) software, trotting Vuescan out only to solve problems (which it has done). I wouldn't be without Vuescan, I was happy to pay for it - yet I don't use it that much.
My fault, I'm sure, not the software.
...Mike
My fault, I'm sure, not the software.
...Mike
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