ScanStudio publishes an Intel (x86_64) DMG built through the same verified pipeline as the Apple Silicon build, but it has never been run against a real scanner on an Intel Mac. One session of "it works" or "it fails at X" closes a real gap.
Today
- Plug in and power on the LS-5000.
- Apple menu → About This Mac → System Report → USB. Confirm "LS-5000 ED" appears in the device tree.
- Comment here with your Mac model, macOS version, and whether the scanner appeared. That is a complete, useful report on its own — the Intel DMG itself ships with v0.3.0-beta.1.
When v0.3.0-beta.1 lands
- Download
ScanStudio-<version>-macOS-x86_64.dmg from the releases page and drag it to Applications.
- First launch: right-click the app → Open → Open (the app is ad-hoc signed, macOS asks once).
- Connect the 5000, acquire previews, scan a frame.
- Report either way: paste the in-app error report if something fails; if everything works, say so with your macOS version and firmware revision. A clean run is the headline result here.
Stay nearby while testing — the scanner moves film.
Using an AI assistant
Copy this block into your assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) and it will walk you through everything, including submitting:
You are helping me test ScanStudio (open-source Nikon Coolscan scanning app) on my
Intel Mac with a Nikon LS-5000.
First check https://github.com/rohanpandula/ScanStudio/releases/latest for a file named
ScanStudio-<version>-macOS-x86_64.dmg.
If it does NOT exist yet: walk me through the today-check only — scanner on, Apple
menu > About This Mac > System Report > USB, record whether "LS-5000 ED" appears.
If it DOES exist: walk me through downloading and installing it (right-click > Open on
first launch; ad-hoc signed), connecting the scanner, acquiring previews, and scanning
one frame. I will stay at the machine — the scanner moves film. If anything fails, have
me copy the full in-app error report.
Then draft a comment for https://github.com/rohanpandula/ScanStudio/issues/24 with —
Setup (Mac model, macOS version), Steps completed, Outputs (System Report answer
and/or error report in code blocks), Result (worked / failed at step X). A clean "it
worked" run is the headline result, so say it plainly. Show me the draft and do not
post without my explicit approval; if you cannot post, format it so I can paste it
myself.
ScanStudio publishes an Intel (x86_64) DMG built through the same verified pipeline as the Apple Silicon build, but it has never been run against a real scanner on an Intel Mac. One session of "it works" or "it fails at X" closes a real gap.
Today
When v0.3.0-beta.1 lands
ScanStudio-<version>-macOS-x86_64.dmgfrom the releases page and drag it to Applications.Stay nearby while testing — the scanner moves film.
Using an AI assistant
Copy this block into your assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) and it will walk you through everything, including submitting: