I Hate VUESCAN.

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Nothing but trouble with this software. Using a Nikon 8000ED on 120 roll film. It does auto focus, then starts to scan but only for a second then stops !!!
Have tried 35mm carrier and it does the same. Only once after repeated efforts did it do a single scan. Tried to contact the company but they ask for something that I can not find on the computer. offset and spacing numbers make no sense at all, put in 9cm for spacing and it still will not produce a preview or a scan.
My old computer had the lovely Nikon 32 software but it will not work on this new 64 computer I have just got.
Can anyone help me please.......
 
I never got to grips with viewscan but never had problems to the extent you have. I have a canoscan 8800F and had to run it on 64bit system - which was a bit of a pain but eventually found suitable drivers and now it runs well. Have you thought of installing VM-ware on you computer with Nikon software?
 
Tried to contact the company but they ask for something that I can not find on the computer
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Can you elaborate on this? Sounds like the company rep was on the way to helping you, so what happened next?

What couldn't you (or they) find?
 
I've been using Vuescan with a ColorPerfect plugin on a Nikon 9000 for 7-8 years and I can't recall any issues, other then scanning a bit flat. Most people with coolscans have good success with Vuescan.

If you want to use Nikonscan, you could always buy an old computer and dedicate it solely to scanning.
 
Make sure you don't have a hardware issue before going after very mature and stable software.
Phil Forrest
 
Vuescan isn't your problem.

The Nikon 8000ED is a Firewire scanner, and new computers don't come with Firewire. A lot of people are trying to use USB to Firewire adapters for these scanners and most of the time they give the kinds of issues you're experiencing.

The 8000ED came with a Firewire PCI card to put in the computer, but it probably won't work on modern systems.

What you'll need to do is try to find a Firewire card that works with modern PCIe slots found in new computers, or get an old computer to run your scanner from.
 
I run Vuescan on three scanners into a 12 core Mac...Epson V750, Minolta DiMage 5400, and Nikon 9000ED with NO problems. Ed has always been helpful if I've had any questions. Great software and a bargain for what it does.
 
Chriscrawfordphoto said:
A lot of people are trying to use USB to Firewire adapters for these scanners and most of the time they give the kinds of issues you're experiencing.
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Anybody using those adapters can be super happy if his/her Coolscan still works at all.
Those adapters are known to fry the FireWire boards in the Coolscans...
 
It is common problem with any obsolete product and new computers, OS.
You need to cooperate with person in between, who was at least willing to help you.
 
Vuescan is THE BEST. The other BEST is Silverfast. They both need commitment and perseverance to set up properly, working with Lightroom, Photoshop - what ever to your colour profiles, macros, settings right. I hope you find a solution, but I can tell you Vuescan is not the problem.
 
Vuecan has a steep learning curve but it ultimately the best scanning software.

Sounds like you might have driver issues.
 
predicolous said:
Anybody using those adapters can be super happy if his/her Coolscan still works at all.
Those adapters are known to fry the FireWire boards in the Coolscans...
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Curious to know more about that. I have a Coolscan 9000 that I'm currently still running on an old MacBook Pro with Nikon Scan. Works well but the old MBP doesn't have that mach RAM and the battery needs to be replaced so I was thinking about just spending the money for a license of Silverfast instead and running it on my 2018 MacBook Pro. The problem is, of course, that I'd have to use an adapter. Either an Apple Firewire->TB + TB->USB-C or one of those OWC Docks (which costs a small fortune). Would I run into any problems with that?
 
jmpgino - I believe Chris Crawford hit the nail on the head. Your new computer doesn't properly support a Firewire connection.


My Nikon Coolscan 8000 and 4000 are now older than dirt and about four years ago moved over to a Mac platform - which does allow me to at least use a Firewire 800 to 400 cable, with an also needed Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 cable. The scanners are Firewire 400. The older 2012'ish iMac I'm using has Thunderbolt ports.

Vuescan is what it is - somewhat archaic in its interface - and - comes with a learning curve - but it works on both of the above scanners.
 
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