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.
What is VueScan?
VueScan is an application for scanning documents, photos, film, and slides on Windows, macOS, and Linux. VueScan supports over 6000 scanners from 42 manufacturers - even when there isn’t a driver available from the manufacturer.
Whether you’re having trouble getting your scanner connected to your computer, or you want to use the scanner software with the most features, VueScan is the tool for you.
How it works
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We reverse engineer older scanner drivers so that you can use old scanners that are no longer supported
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We also use the latest drivers and plugins from manufacturers and operating systems
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You download VueScan and use it to scan documents, photos, film and slides with your scanner
Works on 6000+ scanners
Works on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
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Advanced Scanning Control
Basic Mode
Works on Flatbed, Document, and Film/Slide Scanner
Translated in to 28+ languages
The Tool For All Your Scanning Needs
VueScan has the features you need no matter what you need to scan
Scan Film and Slides
VueScan is the ultimate tool for all your film and slide scanning needs.
Works with almost all film/slide scanners
Scan to JPEG/TIFF/RAW
Infrared Dust Removal
Color correction
IT8 Calibration
Photoshop Integration
Trusted by over 900,000 customers across the globe
Since 1998 VueScan has saved hundreds of thousands scanners from ending up in the landfill
My scanner, though perfectly good mechanically, had been orphaned heading into Windows 7. VueScan brought it back into use, and the new version for Windows 10 carried that on. The application is excellent.
Alex Robson
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Nikon CoolScan 8000 ED
Nikon CoolScan 8000 ED Technical Information
VueScan is compatible with the Nikon CoolScan 8000 ED on Windows x86, Windows x64, Mac OS X 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 more than 10,000 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
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