I'm sorry, Emily. It's very straightforward with PCs so maybe you are right. I just install it and it works. I never could get VueScan to work, though. Do try the mounting in slide mounts no matter what software you end up using. Tina On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Emily L. Ferguson <elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions Tina but they have led to a complete dead end. I > downloaded Silverfast 8 demo, the recommended version for my system and > scanner, and installed it. > > It crashes upon launch. > > I then tried 6.6 demo, got it installed, and it cannot find the scanner and > the plugins in the folder cannot be installed into Photoshop. > > Many years ago I bought a Zip drive and it came with a version of > Silverfast. It messed with everything on my system and I finally had to > dump it to get Photoshop back - another very uninspiring experience. > > Maybe the silverfast folks don't really understand how to create > applications for Macs? > > -- > Emily L. Ferguson > mailto:elf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 508-563-6822 > New England landscapes, wooden boats and races > http://www.landsedgephoto.com > HOT OFF THE PRESS! SAILING SEPIA IMAGES VOL II: > http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/elfpix > Check out my Spring daily photograph project at: > http://tinyurl.com/3a6m7g6 > And Summer: > http://tinyurl.com/22juo5s > Autumn now complete here: > http://tinyurl.com/26pdgz9 > Winter concluded here: > http://tinyurl.com/2co5wkg > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com