Railfan Technology > VueScan vs Silverfast?

Guys, my old MAC (OS9) running Nikon scan has quit. I am having troubles getting Nikon Scan to run stable in OSX 10.9, and am looking at either VueScan or Silverfast as my replacement options.

I have both Motorla and Intel based MACs, and use a Nikon LS400ED Super Coolscan.

Any recommendations here?

thnaks,
John

Is there a specific reason you are running OS9? If you have an Intel Mac, running OSX would probably be a better way to go.

Nikon scan does not run well in the later OSX versions, so I have been using it in OS9. I could install a earlier version of OSX on a machine, but the Nikon software just does not work as well as it did in OS9.
trainjunkie Wrote:
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> Is there a specific reason you are running OS9? If
> you have an Intel Mac, running OSX would probably
> be a better way to go.

I would highly recommend VueScan. I've used it for decades and it works quite well. I don't know about Mac compatibility though.

Nikon refuses to update the ED4000 software for newer versions of Windows...I had to find and modify a .inf file to make the Nikon Scan run.

Ted

If you go with Silverfast or Vuescan, they both run fine under OSX. Personally, I use Vuescan and detest Silverfast. I've been running OSX since Panther (10.3) and currently run Snow Leopard (10.6) and Vuescan has always been as stable as a rock.

I tried for a couple years to make the Nikon scan software work to no avail.

Bought the VueScan and it worked perfectly from the start. Needless to say, I wish I had those two years of Nikon software back. :-)

This is running on intel Mac.

Dennis Livesey
New York, NY

Vue Scan is far superior to Silverfast.

KG

Thanks guys! I was hoping that was the case, as Silverfast is a lot of $$$$!!!!!

I was using Silverfast and going crazy. Read about Vuescan here on T.O. and loved it immediately. It is running my plustek scanner.

Marty Bernard

I agree with Marty. I had both Silverfast that came with my PlusTek 7600 and VueScan that I purchased a little later. VueScan is friendlier to the user and I believe the results look better, too. I've been running it on my Mac, starting with Snow Leopard through Yosemite with no problems.

I have used Vuescan with the Nikon Super Coolscan and various OSX operating systems up to 10.10. Works for me and is very user friendly. Have never tried Silverfast.

JBWX

VueScan is the way to go. It renders B&W much better than Nikon software ever did. Also in case any issues the developer is a nice guy who answers questions :-)
Switched when OSX came along and Nikon refused to update.

Rich


CCT41 Wrote:
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> Guys, my old MAC (OS9) running Nikon scan has
> quit. I am having troubles getting Nikon Scan to
> run stable in OSX 10.9, and am looking at either
> VueScan or Silverfast as my replacement options.
>
> I have both Motorla and Intel based MACs, and use
> a Nikon LS400ED Super Coolscan.
>
> Any recommendations here?
>
> thnaks,
> John