I am Mac based, have a Nikon Coolscan 4000 ED - which has been working fine - until I went to OSX - ever since then, I've been getting "ghosting" in my scans (particularly around light objects against dark backgrounds). This effect can be seen in my recent gallery postings. My question is: 1. anyone else seen this problem? and 2: Is it just that I'm seeing the "effect" on this newer flat screen monitor - that it was always there but I never really noticed it on my older CRT? I have noticed this with Nikon's scanning software (all versions of the software and firmware have been updated) - but I don't see it so much when I use VueScan (an alternative scanning software - but it doesn't support the "digital ice" that the Nikon software offers - (even though it's built into the firmware)...? I'm also going to post this in the Mac forum.

judging from the fact that it only started happening after you switched to OS X (I can't see it invloving your monitor. it really wouldnt make any sense... though it is a possibility. A quick check would be to look at older postings: is the ghosting there or not? If so, then I guess that's the case. You are just gonna have face a simple fact: Mac OS and Mac based Apple hardware (not talkin bout the nikon here) are big brown turds. If you don't believe me, maybe a direct side by side comparison done by people who favour macs (and are as a result, extremely saddened) will do? this is what adobe themselves say: http://www.adobe.com/motion/pcpreferred.html?tag=nl and this is where they are referencing from: http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/cgi-bin/getframeletter.cgi?/2002/11_nov/reviews/cw_macvspciii.htm ...gotta love the headline.... heh, I really am just jokin around about the whole "Macs suck" thing, I just discovered that article recently is all, so I'm posting it whenever I get the chance. okay, can you dual boot your OS 9 and OS X, or do you have one of those new shiny G4s that will only run OS X? If you can dual boot, try again with OS 9, if anything, just to confirm that both you monitor and your nikon hardware is fine. Also, can you maybe run the scan software itself in classic mode?

You missed the post: "Mac based Apple hardware (not talkin bout the nikon here) are big brown turds" I stated that there was no problem witrh VueScan (Apple-based software) - the situation only happens when using Nikon scanner software. (We really don't need to get into a "Mac vs. PC" argument here - not the right place - besides, you'd loose anyway! :^) (jk -well, not really -but yeah...sure...jk)

Anything that's named after a type of fruit crumble can't fail to lose this arguement...... (",)

I use Vuescan myself (PC version). What Vuescan does is that instead of working through the OS (like most bundled software does) it works directly with scanners at the hardware level. Since you didn't change anything but the OS, that's where I'd be looking - especially if you don't see the same thing with Vuescan. Are you using "long exposure pass" with Vuescan? That mode will reduce or cancel CCD blooming, which is what you might be experiencing (not sure). First thing you need to do though is narrow down where the problem may or may not be: 1) With your new monitor, do you see the "ghosting" in your old scans? If not, then it's not something your scanner has done all along. 2) If you can, try your scanner on another system (preferably with OS9 or even a PC) and see what it looks like. If the scans are fine from there, then it is OSX. -=>Donald

wolf, you should really check out those links, even Adobe prefers PCs, not only in the test results, but if you check out some of the software, on multiple occasions a feature will have an asterix next to it, and at the bottom of the page it'll say... *- Windows feature only. never see that for macs on adobe's site, MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!! big mistake for adobe tho i think anyways, they have a much more loyal user base on the Mac side of things... course maybe they'll all switch over now, heh heh.

i missed the nikon scan software part. However, it still may be because of the OS change. I assume there arent any patches/upgrades on the nikon site for OSX? or if there are, it didn't help the situation.

I really haven't much to add. Mac and Windows monitors have always used different gamma settings, so cross-platform there is always some difficulties. But you've just changed from OS9 tp OSX, and you've changed from a CRT to an LCD? It sounds like you are doing the right things to isolate the problem; checking out old scans on the new setup. As I remember, when installing the Nikon software it has you pick between a couple choices for color space? I'd not be surprised if there was somec incompatability between the Nikon software and the state-of-art Mac drivers. VueScan does claim to be able to use the infrared channel for noise reduction: "Infrared clean Use this option to remove dust spots and scratches. It's only available when an infrared channel is available. This option only causes image softening in the immediate vicinity of dust spots and scratches. You can control the amount of cleaning of the image by choosing the Light, Medium or Heavy options."

Just to have fun. Fict. I thought you were a MAC fan? Wolf I think you missed the part where fict said he was joking. But maybe it's your scanner. Can you scanner be weirding out and the it's a coincidence with your new monitor. Bsteph