Adrian Lord Posted July 23, 2011 Share #1 Posted July 23, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Chaps Any recommendations for alternative software to control my Coolscanners please? thanks in advance Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 Hi Adrian Lord, Take a look here Mac OS Lion - Nikonscan 4 not compatible. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stunsworth Posted July 23, 2011 Share #2 Posted July 23, 2011 There's a 30 trial of Vuescan - VueScan 9 Scanning Software for Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and Linux Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Lord Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted July 24, 2011 There's a 30 trial of Vuescan - VueScan 9 Scanning Software for Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and Linux Thanks Steve - will check it out! Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janki Posted July 24, 2011 Share #4 Posted July 24, 2011 Hi Adrian I have checked with Nikon's customer support pages. I interpret enlightenment there that they will try to come up with an upgraded Nikon Scan 4 software for OS X Lion as fast as they can get it to work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janki Posted July 24, 2011 Share #5 Posted July 24, 2011 Hi Adrian I have checked with Nikon's customer support pages. I interpret enlightenment there that they will try to come up with an upgraded Nikon Scan 4 software for OS X Lion as fast as they can get it to work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Lord Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share #6 Posted July 25, 2011 Hi Adrian I have checked with Nikon's customer support pages. I interpret enlightenment there that they will try to come up with an upgraded Nikon Scan 4 software for OS X Lion as fast as they can get it to work. Hi Janki Thanks - that would be good as I have always got on well with Nikonscan and not so well with third party software. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Lord Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted July 25, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Adrian I have checked with Nikon's customer support pages. I interpret enlightenment there that they will try to come up with an upgraded Nikon Scan 4 software for OS X Lion as fast as they can get it to work. Hi Janki Thanks - that would be good as I have always got on well with Nikonscan and not so well with third party software. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted July 25, 2011 Share #8 Posted July 25, 2011 If so, Nikon has changed their tune - previously, their attitude was "Nikon Scan is a legacy program that we will not be upgrading in the future." Nikon abandons its scanner users: Snow Leopard support not forthcoming | Michael Sebastian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted July 25, 2011 Share #9 Posted July 25, 2011 If so, Nikon has changed their tune - previously, their attitude was "Nikon Scan is a legacy program that we will not be upgrading in the future." Nikon abandons its scanner users: Snow Leopard support not forthcoming | Michael Sebastian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 25, 2011 Share #10 Posted July 25, 2011 You could run it as a Windows program under VMWare or Parallels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 25, 2011 Share #11 Posted July 25, 2011 You could run it as a Windows program under VMWare or Parallels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 25, 2011 Share #12 Posted July 25, 2011 If so, Nikon has changed their tune - previously, their attitude was "Nikon Scan is a legacy program that we will not be upgrading in the future." Nikon abandons its scanner users: Snow Leopard support not forthcoming | Michael Sebastian It did still work under Snow Leopard, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 25, 2011 Share #13 Posted July 25, 2011 If so, Nikon has changed their tune - previously, their attitude was "Nikon Scan is a legacy program that we will not be upgrading in the future." Nikon abandons its scanner users: Snow Leopard support not forthcoming | Michael Sebastian It did still work under Snow Leopard, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 25, 2011 Share #14 Posted July 25, 2011 You could run it as a Windows program under VMWare or Parallels. But when you factor in the cost of a copy of VMWare / Parallels _and_ a copy of Windows, it's cheaper to buy and learn Vuescan, or probably Silverfast. Also remember that every time you run the program you have to run Windows in the background. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 25, 2011 Share #15 Posted July 25, 2011 You could run it as a Windows program under VMWare or Parallels. But when you factor in the cost of a copy of VMWare / Parallels _and_ a copy of Windows, it's cheaper to buy and learn Vuescan, or probably Silverfast. Also remember that every time you run the program you have to run Windows in the background. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 25, 2011 Share #16 Posted July 25, 2011 Well. I have VM Fusion anyway as my bank program does not recognize Mac. I find it runs very smoothly and well integrated in a Windows XP Pro window ( I have plenty of legal copies in my practice from defunct computers)- it is a weird sight, a Windows desktop with Mac Aliases popping up at the bottom. It is amazing how well Windows can run if you leave out all the virus scanning etc.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 25, 2011 Share #17 Posted July 25, 2011 Well. I have VM Fusion anyway as my bank program does not recognize Mac. I find it runs very smoothly and well integrated in a Windows XP Pro window ( I have plenty of legal copies in my practice from defunct computers)- it is a weird sight, a Windows desktop with Mac Aliases popping up at the bottom. It is amazing how well Windows can run if you leave out all the virus scanning etc.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted July 25, 2011 Share #18 Posted July 25, 2011 Hmmm - I think I had to use Apple's "Rosetta" patch to get NikonScan 4 to run under Snow Leopard. Which is not quite the same as running it natively under Snow Leopard. Nikon never bothered to develop code for "Intel" Macs, hoping to skate by with PowerPC code plus Rosetta emulation - Lion is (apparently, with luck) forcing them to catch up with the times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted July 25, 2011 Share #19 Posted July 25, 2011 Hmmm - I think I had to use Apple's "Rosetta" patch to get NikonScan 4 to run under Snow Leopard. Which is not quite the same as running it natively under Snow Leopard. Nikon never bothered to develop code for "Intel" Macs, hoping to skate by with PowerPC code plus Rosetta emulation - Lion is (apparently, with luck) forcing them to catch up with the times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted July 25, 2011 Share #20 Posted July 25, 2011 Rosetta was a bit more than a "patch", being an integral part of the Operating System, but I do agree with you, it would be great to see Nikon finally support (properly) Macs younger than about 5 years old. I am willing to bet that a disproportionate number of Nikon scanners are connected to Macs, when compared to the numbers on PCs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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