Nikon CoolScan 8000 ED Driver
Want to keep using your
Nikon CoolScan 8000 ED on Windows 10?
VueScan is here to help!
We reverse engineered the Nikon CoolScan 8000 ED driver and included it in VueScan so you can keep using your old scanner.
The Universal Scanner Software
VueScan is a scanning application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that replaces your scanner's software. It works with flatbed, document, and film/slide scanners. Trusted by both home users and large organizations, VueScan is the perfect solution for unsupported scanners or those needing more powerful scanning features.
Works with Old Scanners
We have reverse-engineered old scanner drivers so you can use scanners no longer supported by manufacturers or modern operating systems.
Works with New Scanners
VueScan works with the latest drivers and plugins from manufacturers, ensuring compatibility with new scanners on all major operating systems.
Works on All Operating Systems
VueScan works seamlessly on Windows, macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon), and Linux. The software is regularly updated to ensure compatibility with the latest OS versions while maintaining support for older systems.
Works on All Types of Media
VueScan works with all types of media including documents, photos, film, and slides. Works on reflective and transmissive media. Scan virtually any physical media with professional quality results.
Film/Slide Scanning
Professional-Quality Film & Slide Scanning
Unlock the full potential of your film and slides with VueScan's advanced scanning tools, delivering high-quality results with ease.
- Scan Any Type of Film or Slide
- VueScan supports 35mm film negatives, slides, Kodachrome, medium format, large format, and more. VueScan gives you the flexibility to scan your negatives and transparencies with precision.
- Restore and Enhance Your Scans
- Automatically remove dust and scratches with Infrared Clean and correct faded colors with intelligent Restore Fading. Scan at high resolutions and high bit depths (48-bit) for maximum detail and preservation of your precious film and slides.
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- Improve dynamic range with multi-exposure scanning, reduce noise with multi-pass scanning, achieve accurate colors with IT8 color calibration, and fine-tune your images using VueScan's histogram and RAW scan output for ultimate control.
Photo Scanning
Scan Your Photos the Smart Way
Preserve your precious memories with VueScan's powerful photo scanning tools, designed to make digitizing your photos easy and efficient.
- Auto-Crop and Separate Photos
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- Smart Scanning with Auto Detection
- VueScan can automatically detect photo orientation, ensuring your scans are always upright. Whether using a flatbed or an Automatic Document Feeder (ADF), VueScan makes photo scanning effortless.
Document Scanning
Scan Documents with Precision and Ease
Whether you're scanning a single page, a stack of documents, or a collection of receipts, VueScan gives you the tools to get the job done efficiently.
- Versatile Scanning Options
- Scan using flatbed and Automatic Document Feeders (ADF), whether you're working with loose pages, business cards, receipts, or stacks of paper. VueScan supports thousands of scanners, including network-connected models.
- Smart Processing Features
- Improve your scans with automatic deskewing, blank page removal, and cropping for small documents like receipts and business cards. VueScan can even help clean up scanned pages by removing hole punches and flattening colors.
- Powerful OCR & PDF Tools
- Convert scanned documents into searchable and editable text with built-in Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Easily create multipage PDFs, rearrange or delete pages, and save your scans in various formats for maximum flexibility.
AI-Powered Scanning
AI-Powered Scanning for Smarter, Faster Results
VueScan's AI automates the most time-consuming aspects of scanning, so you can get high-quality results in seconds without tedious adjustments.
- Colorize Black & White Images
- Bring old memories to life with AI-powered colorization, transforming black-and-white photos into vibrant, realistic images.
- Auto-Crop
- VueScan can automatically detect and crop your scans, whether you're scanning photos, slides, or documents—no manual adjustments needed.
- Smart Media Type Detection
- No need to configure settings—VueScan can automatically detect what you're scanning, distinguishing between documents, photos, slides, and negatives.
- Automatic Orientation Detection
- VueScan can automatically detect and correct the orientation of your photos, slides, negatives, and documents.
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Nikon CoolScan 8000 ED
Nikon CoolScan 8000 ED Technical Information
VueScan is compatible with the Nikon CoolScan 8000 ED on Windows, macOS and Linux.
If VueScan isn't working with the Firewire cable, try a different Firewire port or a different Firewire cable.
This scanner has an infrared lamp for scanning film. VueScan's 'Filter | Infrared clean' option can be used to remove dust spots from film scans. This is similar to (and we think better than) the ICE and FARE algorithms.
It scans with both visible light and infrared light in a single pass.
Infrared cleaning works well with all types of color negative and color slide film, including Kodachrome. However, silver-based black/white film doesn't work with infrared cleaning because the silver particles look the same in visible light and infrared light.
All types of Nikon film adapters are supported.
When scanning Medium Format film, use a ruler to measure the distance from the start of one frame to the start of the next frame and then set 'Input | Frame spacing' to this distance (in millimeters).
If you're using Windows and you've installed a Nikon driver, VueScan's built-in drivers won't conflict with this. If you haven't installed a Windows driver for this scanner, VueScan will automatically install a driver.
You can use this scanner on Mac OS X and Linux without installing any other software.
Nikon sold this scanner in some countries as the LS-8000.
Film Scanning:
Yes
Infrared lamp:
Yes
Windows:
Yes
Mac:
Yes
Linux:
Yes
USB:
No
SCSI:
No
Firewire:
Yes
Network:
No
Optical DPI:
4000
Every day thousands of people download VueScan to fix their old scanner
Now it's your turn to bring your scanner back to life - and keep it out of the landfill