Nikon Scan for Mac

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Key Details of Nikon Scan

Coolscan/LS film scanner driver
Last updated on 5/21/2015
There have been 5 updates
Virus scan status:
Clean (it's extremely likely that this software program is clean)

Developer's Description

Coolscan/LS film scanner driver

Supported Scanners:

Super COOLSCAN LS-9000ED
Super COOLSCAN LS-8000ED
Super COOLSCAN LS-5000ED
Super COOLSCAN LS-4000ED
COOLSCAN V ED (LS50)
COOLSCAN IV ED (LS 40)

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: June 14, 2004

Latest update: May 21, 2015

Version: 4.0.2

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Mac

Operating System: Mac OS X, Mac OS Classic, Mac OS X 10.3, Mac OS X 10.1, Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements: Mac OS 9.1 - OS X 10.1.5 or higher

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 6,309

Downloads Last Week: 0

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2.2/5

73 User Votes

Not for Rosetta emulation (batch scan mode)
andreas6811/4/2008
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I had to go back to an older Mac to scan my slides. This workes flowless. However, the userinterface is not very intuitive. Nikon should have a look on people working with there Nikon Scan software. The scanner itself is well built and does an excellent job. What a pitty, that the software lacks behind it. Payed a lot and there is not upgrade to Intel macs
Awful
4x3/24/2008
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />great scanner shame about the neglected support for the software. Since upgrading to Intel Mac this piece of software is of no use. Crashes in CS 2 and crashes as stand alone. I sit here with two options for out with a lot of cash for a 3rd party ! or buy a new scanner (I have a LS8000ED and my next will NOT be Nikon) arghhhh. I remember having to wait a lonnnnnggg time for Nikon to make a OSX compatible version and now...they can not follow. Also their Amiga look Nikon View is laughable.
Very unstable software
bilbo--baggins6/10/2006
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This software frequently unexpectedly quits. It also hangs during scans etc. I have had to delete the preferences about 3 times to get it working so far. Oddly, whenever I use Nikon Scan my Mail Preferences becomes corrupt too, yet this never seems to happen at other times.
Maybe just mislabeled?
Steve Frawley6/21/2004
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Even though the version shows 4.0.0 after the update, attempting to run the 4.0.1 updater says the version installed is newer than 4.0.1. Seems to run OK on my G5 1.8DP
Great work Nikon!!!
Jedih4/22/2004
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Finally Nikon has made a software that works on OS X (Panther 10.3.3 in my case). This version feels like it did in OS 9 with my Super CoolScan 4000. It's as fast and responsive as it was back then. The strange lines are also gone in the scans which occured in Nikon Scan version 3. I'm also able to use the automounter SF-200 without any problems. Nikon you made me a happy scanner! Thanks!!!
Nikon 4.0.1
MartinGay113/31/2004
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I downloaded it yesterday. I also had to download 4.0.0. The 4.0.0 seemed to hangup during installation, but it appears to be completed. The 4.0.1 installed just fine. Slide scanning works well and seems faster. No problems.
Nikon 4.0.1
MartinGay113/31/2004
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I downloaded it yesterday. I also had to download 4.0.0. The 4.0.0 seemed to hangup during installation, but it appears to be completed. The 4.0.1 installed just fine. Slide scanning works well and seems faster. No problems.
Nikon Scan 4.0.1
Philip Tyler3/18/2004
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />The software has worked faultlessly as I scan my way through years of Kodachrome slides. It does cause the fan on my 15inch PB to kick in now and again as it does use all the processing power it can lay its hands on. I like it, it is doing for me what I want it to do.
Painful...
ffabrice--200810/8/2003
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Do you think that nikon will update, one day, this "cpu sucker" software ? Painful... Nikon is a great camera/scanner builder, but a very poor software producer on Macintosh. This is typicaly a Windows platform software (very good on it), optimized for Windows, with fewest modifications for Macintosh platform.
Still get vertical lines in scans!
Male6/18/2003
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />When will Nikon update this lousy software? My Super Coolscan LS4000 ED is almost worthless as it is now. I still get vertical lines in 60-70% of all scans I make, which also makes my SF-200 autofeeder useless. I have deleted all Vuescan and Silverfast files on my hd, but it still produces annoying lines on the scans. It has gone 6 months since this software was updated and Nikon still hasn't been able to solve this bug......come on Nikon, get your sh..t together!!! I just hope that someone at Nikon reads VT and get the point! I'm on OS 10.2.6 if they do read this review.