If you're interested, I setup some steps to use Nikonscan. I also scanned the same frame with the various modifiers in Vuescan as compared to one neutral setting in Nikonscan. In this example, I used Kodak 160VC which Vuescan had a profile for. Vuescan had (has?) many built-in film profiles but I didn't find them useful. Here is a comparison of ICE on the Coolscan 5000 using Vuescan and Nikonscan. So instead of the normal 1-2-3-4-5-6 I turn it around as 6-5-4-3-2-1.Īs I understand it, Nikonscan implementation of ICE is proprietary and that Vuescan could not directly use the same as Nikonscan. All I did was then reinsert the strip of film backwards. In thousands of various films I have scanned, I have only encountered one glitch on about 5 different strips of seemingly perfectly exposed color negative frames where it would not correctly identify the frame boundaries. Also no fumbling with film holders saves time. Strip feeder results in perfectly aligned scans unlike film holders. Make sure you have more then enough RAM memory as Nikonscan will bog down if you don't particularly when using ICE.įull res scan in about 30 seconds with no ICE and about 50 seconds with ICE. In fact I have two exact same PCs just in case.
Still use Nikonscan today running on a Windows Vista PC. Have scanned almost 40K frames of various films to date. Got my Coolscan 5000 when it was first released and the 9000 not long after. Am I better off buying an old apple computer with an older OS and use this as a dedicated Nikon Scan station, or can I achieve the same results (or better?) with Silverfast or Vuescan? And if an older computer is advicable, what model should I look for? I use computers as an operator, but in my heart I am utterly analog, so please not too digitechnical. I am looking for the best image quality at the highest speed possible. I just read on the Lasersoft site that Silverfast has 'better' solutions for some of the functions, but somehow I doubt that.
I believe the best software to use all of the functionality the LS-5000 offers is still the old Nikon Scan software. I stepped over to Vuescan and this proved to be a more stable solution. The program crashed many times and everytime I found a solution with the help of the support team, it crashed again once the OS updated. Some 5 or 6 years ago I had a Nikon LS-4000 and back then I bit the bullet and bought the terribly expensive Silverfast software. Now I learned that the Nikon Scan software is not supported anymore by the newer generation Apple computers and I don't know what is best. I have a slow Imacon 343 that I keep using for scanning MF and connected this scanner to an iMac with a Eizo graphic screen. I bought a Nikon Coolscan 5000 to speed up the scanning process of my regular 35mm work. I'm new to this forum and wonder if someone can help me out deciding what to do next.
I believe the best software to use all of the functionality the LS-5000 is offering would still be the old Nikon Scan software.
The program crashed many times and when I found a solution with the help of the support team, it would crash again once the OS updated.
Since the Nikon Scan software is not supported by the newer generation Apple computers, I don't know what is best. This scanner is connected to an iMac with an Eizo graphic screen. I have a slow Imacon 343 that I will keep for scanning MF.