Nikon D1X Macintosh Software Nightmare

Joe Madeira · #1 09-08-2001, 04:18 AM

Just bought a D1X and an IBM 1GB Microdrive and after installing the Nikon View 4.1.0, Nikon Capture 2 and Fotostation 4.5 on my I-Mac running system 9:

THE WHOLE THING JUST DOESN't WORK!!!

The Nikon D1X icon does not appear on my desktop! The Nikon view sometimes works but most often crashes the mac! and as for the Nikon capture slow slow slow.

Has anyone experienced the same thing? I read in some other forums that so many people are disapointed with the macintosh support.

I think Jon Tarrant should write an article on the BJP just about this! He's been writing article after article on how the D1X is excelent but I think it is time to look on the other side of the coin.

If anyone has had problems with the Nikon - Macintosh support please please email me.

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Paul Cavka · #2 09-08-2001, 06:57 AM

I don't have Capture 2 but everything else you mentioned with 9.04 works without crashing on my G4 400.
You are right though. I find it so slow that I just don't bother. I now just make do with Photoshop and Portfolio. I haven't tried any of the other image browsers yet, but will have to soon.

dr Tree · #3 09-08-2001, 10:46 AM

After spending a few hours without any succes on installing NV4 on a G3 with MAC OS 9.2 I decide to work with the old NV and let the D1 reads the IBM-drive of the D1x.
Very weird, but Nikon seems not to be capable of make things better.
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Oliver_Korshin · #4 09-08-2001, 11:47 AM

I have rarely gotten any Nikon digital camera software to work reliably on any Mac.... G3's with PCI FireWire card, G3 PowerBook with Firewire PCMCIA card, G4 with native Firewire Card, even after disabling the infamous Quicktime DVD extension. System 8.6, 9.0, 9.0.4, 9.1, 9.2.....

In fact, installing Nikon software is generally an invitation to a System Disaster. Make a back-up of your system folder before polluting the original with the Nikon stuff -- you can always make the "old"system the active one, instead of weeding out all the Nikon extensions .... after you discover that they mess up your whole system. Don't worry... you'll find out!

Incidentally, the "late August version" of Capture, which just arrived (and which is just as unstable as all Nikon Mac digital camera softare), contained a notice that there was *still* a Mac bug. There was a postcard that you had to fill out and mail back to get the fix "when it is ready."

It's maddening enough that the software we waitied so long for still has an acknowledged bug. But it's even more maddening that we will not get the fix automatically, but have to send off a #$@! postcard listing the product serial number, etc.

I have simply thrown in the towel on all Nikon Mac software (except their scanner stuff, which appears reasonably stable). I'll wait for MacBibble to come out with its "tethered" vesion for the D1.

Oliver
Anchorage, Alaska

Derek · #5 09-08-2001, 09:03 PM

I have been using NV4, Cumulus, and now NC2 on my macs, a ti powerbook 500Mhz, and a DP G4 destop 500 Mhz without problems other than the lack of speed. OS is 9.01, and Photoshop 6.0.1.

I do not use the tethered mode but download via Lexar firewire card reader or through my PC slot on the powerbook. The PC slot is much faster than the firewire reader.

If you just want to get the files off of your card or MD drive you are much faster copying the files to your hard drive than to use the Nikon transfer system (ypu can always catalogue during the night).

Derek

Steve Climpson · #6 09-09-2001, 08:11 AM

Its no use asking Nikon UK for help. They are useless. Look at the long thread re Macs on D1X in this forum. Basically disable Quicktime Dv enabler and everything else to do with firewire except the Nikon stuff. It can be made to work but its terrible software.
BTW MacBibble is not gonna work tethered according to Eric H.

KimJones · #7 09-09-2001, 10:53 AM

I've had a Nikon D1X for some months. I'm downloading the images to various Macs with firewire card readers.U.S.B card readers also work but more slowly.
I edit and caption the pics with
fotostation. This works reasonably well. I have not broken the seal on my Nikon software as I found the version that came with the D1 to be useless. I would uninstall the Nikon software and start again making sure your file exhchange settings are all set up properly...