After many hours of trying to get Nikon Scan 4 to run correctly on my Early 2008 Mac Pro 8-core machine under the latest version of
Leopard (10.5.4), I am happy to confirm the earlier responder's comment that Nikon Scan 4 will now run under Leopard on my Mac Pro
without problems. Initially, after installing the Nikon Scan software and the 4.0.2 updater, I found that I had no tools pallet when Nikon
Scan opened under Leopard 10.5.4. This rendered the software useless for working with my Nikon ED9000 multiformat film scanner. I trashed the Nikon Scan software folder, emptied the trash, searched for all library and user library preferences having to do with Nikon
Scan and trashed them. I emptied the trash, rebooted my Mac Pro and reinstalled the NikonScan software and the 4.0.2 update. Still
no luck at having a Tool pallet appear when the software opened.
I then looked through the library preferences files very carefully for anything to do with scanners. I found the ImageScan.plist file and
trashed it. I rebooted my MacPro, started my Nikon ED900 film scanner, waited for it to warm up (green light stops flashing), and opened
Nikon Scan 4 software. Voila -- there was my tools pallet. I scanned six 2 1/4 in. Hasselblad color negatives and several 2 1/4 in.
slides with no problems whatsoever. The speed with which the program ran seemed no different than on my PC.
Frankly, I think it is (1) remarkable that this program,which has not been updated by Nikon in over 3 years, runs at all under Leopard; (2)
That Nikon should be ashamed of selling a $2395 film scanner with software that dates back to 2001. I will not be buying Nikon products
in the future since they show no desire to support them.
Nikon Scan 4 and Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard . . . Any Issues?
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After many hours of trying to get Nikon Scan 4 to run correctly on my Early 2008 Mac Pro 8-core machine under the latest version of
Leopard (10.5.4), I am happy to confirm the earlier responder's comment that Nikon Scan 4 will now run under Leopard on my Mac Pro
without problems. Initially, after installing the Nikon Scan software and the 4.0.2 updater, I found that I had no tools pallet when Nikon
Scan opened under Leopard 10.5.4. This rendered the software useless for working with my Nikon ED9000 multiformat film scanner. I trashed the Nikon Scan software folder, emptied the trash, searched for all library and user library preferences having to do with Nikon
Scan and trashed them. I emptied the trash, rebooted my Mac Pro and reinstalled the NikonScan software and the 4.0.2 update. Still
no luck at having a Tool pallet appear when the software opened.
I then looked through the library preferences files very carefully for anything to do with scanners. I found the ImageScan.plist file and
trashed it. I rebooted my MacPro, started my Nikon ED900 film scanner, waited for it to warm up (green light stops flashing), and opened
Nikon Scan 4 software. Voila -- there was my tools pallet. I scanned six 2 1/4 in. Hasselblad color negatives and several 2 1/4 in.
slides with no problems whatsoever. The speed with which the program ran seemed no different than on my PC.
Frankly, I think it is (1) remarkable that this program,which has not been updated by Nikon in over 3 years, runs at all under Leopard; (2)
That Nikon should be ashamed of selling a $2395 film scanner with software that dates back to 2001. I will not be buying Nikon products
in the future since they show no desire to support them.
Tom