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I have a MacIOS 10.15.7 and a really old Optex digital scanner for 35 mm slides. Is there any driver/software for this product that I could use? I came with a Microsoft drive, but haven't used Microsoft for ages.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13
This scanner was sold under different brand names (Optex /Ion /Reflecta) it looks something like this:
It is not a scanner, its a camera sensor built in to a housing with a light to illuminate the slides, therefore traditional scanners drivers were not used for this device
depending on the exact model, try the following
- open Image Capture application located in the Applications folder and select the device
- open a finder window and see if the device is listed in the side bar then select the device
Arcsoft is for Windows computers, the Mac has inbuilt software you can use: Photo Booth to capture and Preview or Phots to colour correct:
On the basis that we know the Optex is a camera and not a scanner, the Optex will not be listed in the Finder.
As the power light operates, it confirms there is an electronic connection, so far so good.
try this:
connect the scanner to the Mac with USB
check the power light is on
place a slide in the scanner
Open Photo Booth application
press the copy button on the top of the Optex device
go to the Camera menu and select the Optex device it should be called OVT Scanner
As an example, I have an endoscope (miniature camera) connected, it shows as YPCendoscope:
press the copy button again on the top of the Optex device
see if there is any image produced in Photo Booth
The above procedure works on my Macs with webcams, still digital camera, endoscope security camera - all are USB devices.
If this does not work, the only other thing to try is using a windows computer.
Hi again Gary, I am so appreciative of your advice and am trying everything. I think the problem is that when the USB is plugged in, the computer does not recognize the device. There is not any separate power cord, so it get its power from the USB and the blue light comes on. That's it. When I am looking in finder, the device does not show up. And when I follow your advice with Photo Booth, the Camera view only shows my computers internal camera.Any ideas how to get the computer to recognize the device. I have attached a photo of the original box and the Optex device FYI. Regards Mats
Gary, thanks so much for your advice. You are right, this is the Optex device. Mine doesn’t have any SIM card, so I tried the USB cable. However, it doesn’t show up in my Finder window or after doing the Image capture. The instructions call for ArcSoft PhotoImpression 6 as well as the Digiscan1 driver. Anything else I could try?
I really appreciate your suggestions. Thank you. Regards Mats
Again, many thanks Gary.
I tried it and nothing shows under camera other than Built in camera. Don't know why, as it would have been great to use it. I do have an old Windows computer that I will try to dig out and test. Otherwise, I assume I have to buy a more modern device that also works on IOS. Thank you so very much for all your help. It has been very exciting to try it. Happy Holidays to you.
Regards
Mats
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