dreamspy1 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I'm planning to get a film scanner. Anyone know if the Nikon coolscan IV works on a intel macbook pro (thats a laptop....) If not, then what scanners are suitable for using with a laptop? regards frímann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 It should work fine. Nikon's scanning software is a problem. I use SilverFast Ai 6.5.5 Studio instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamspy1 Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 That software sells for around $200, is it necessary for the scanner to work with a macbook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godfrey Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I don't know about NikonScan or SilverFast Ai. I use VueScan to drive the Nikon Coolscan IV ED. It is 100% compatible with Apple's PowerPC and Intel based systems and doesn't require any installation of Nikon's software. The pro version of VueScan costs $80. <br><br> See <a href="http://www.hamrick.com/" target=new>www.hamrick.com</a> for details. <br><br> Godfrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_renwick Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 >>Nikon's scanning software is a problem. I use SilverFast Ai 6.5.5 Studio instead.<< Ellis, can you briefly comment on why you like SilverFast better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_arco Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Scanner should work, but I would recommend VueScan. I just bought the book "Scanning Negatives and Slides" by Sascha Steinhoff, covering the Nikon Scanners. Excellent book -- and comes with a DVD with all the scanning software on it (VueScan, Silverfast...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamspy1 Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 Are these demos or licensed versions of the software? Just asking since the book costs $29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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