Vistaquest FS 500-1

Thank you for your response. My son came over, tried to reinstall this hardware without success. However, it worked fine on his laptop. He will take care, for the time being, of converting my slides.

I also have the same problem with the VistaQuest FS 500 slide scanner.
It's impossible to select the line in the dialog box for device selection; it's inactive, even when going through the control panel.
I have the impression that this problem is recurrent for this device..
Thank you for your help.

Hello,

I just saw on the forum that you managed to make the Vistaquest 501 work. Can you help me because I can't get it to work; it freezes when I try to scan and I can't select the Vistaquest. Thank you for your response.

Hello,

With the ArcSoft software, nothing happens. And particularly, the "calibrate" action described in the manual does not appear. It is likely that the poor quality of the results - see below - is related to this absence.

I went through "My Computer" and double-clicked "OVT Scanner". In the window, my photo appears. To scan, you have to click "take a new photo" in the top left. It takes a good while, then a file "image001" appears at the bottom of the screen. You can then transfer it to a folder by using the "drag and drop" technique.

But, for goodness' sake, it's so slow! And the photos are of atrocious quality, very washed out. Not really usable.
I still haven't figured out what the "copy" button on the top of the device is for.

My children, who gave me this thing yesterday, were really misled.

Definitely worth a wide detour!!!

Pour scanner des diapos, voici les étapes à suivre : 1. **Préparation** : Assurez-vous d'avoir un scanner compatible avec les diapos. Certains scanners sont conçus spécifiquement pour numériser des diapositives. 2. **Nettoyage** : Vérifiez que les diapos sont propres et exemptes de poussière. Utilisez un chiffon doux pour enlever toute saleté. 3. **Positionnement** : Chargez les diapos dans le scanner selon les instructions du fabricant. Assurez-vous que chaque diapositive est correctement installée. 4. **Réglages** : Ouvrez le logiciel de numérisation sur votre ordinateur. Ajustez les paramètres de résolution (par exemple, 300 dpi pour une bonne qualité) et le format de fichier souhaité (JPEG, TIFF, etc.). 5. **Numérisation** : Lancez le processus de numérisation. Suivez les instructions du logiciel pour numériser plusieurs diapositives si nécessaire. 6. **Sauvegarde** : Une fois la numérisation terminée, enregistrez les fichiers dans un emplacement de votre choix sur votre ordinateur. 7. **Édition** : Si nécessaire, utilisez un logiciel d'édition de photos pour ajuster la couleur, la luminosité ou pour retoucher les images numérisées. 8. **Stockage** : Sauvegardez vos fichiers numérisés sur un disque dur externe ou un service de stockage en ligne pour éviter toute perte. Merci de votre question !

Could you provide more explanations, dear Fred!
because it's impossible to get this cursed thing to work!
Thank you in advance for your help.

After testing, it works on XP
But impossible to start on Vista, helpeeeeee

Thank you Fred

Negatives are scanned exactly like positives. But then you need an image processing program that can invert the colors. I have one called MGI Photosuite, for 10 years now. It's impossible to find the function that would work well in the ArcSoft software that came with this mess.

But since the scan result is poor, the result after inverting the colors is of very bad quality.

same for me, nega remains in nega

Hello,
I'm freaking out with this device.....................I have the same issue, I'm stuck, impossible to put my slides!!! 3 hours to finally find the missing driver and resolve the error codes that appear......the code 10 and 43................ I had to unplug the USBs like the mouse and there, miracle...plus, I had to try all the USB ports, because on some there were just problems. Anyway.............now I can't put my slides, it's also grayed out in the dialog box...............nothing to do !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does anyone have an idea............I just found people who are 28 years old.............and I have slides to share with them!!!! Thanks to anyone who has any ideas

Hello,

I also have the same problem with Vista.
The driver is installed, but nothing happens when I try to make a capture.
The device is not recognized.
What should I do?
Thank you for your help.

Hello,
I also acquired this scanner
After pulling my hair out for 2 hours on my personal computer, I installed it on my professional computer which is much more recent.
In fact, for it to work, it needs a minimum of 240 bandwidth, so you have to unplug as many USB ports as possible ... and still ...
I haven't installed the Photo Impression software since I have Corel and Photoshop
The only downside is that I can't see where to configure it and the output is much too contrasted.

If you get stuck (which happened to me during my first attempts), it's because you are using "Acquire from a photo scanner". You need to use "acquire from a film scanner" (3rd line of the dropdown menu).
That should get you unstuck. Once you are there, be careful not to use "48-bit color depth" which locks you into the TIFF format, resulting in gigantic files. Also, be aware: if your computer doesn't have much memory, it's very slow. It works, but it's incredibly long. Once you have the view, do "snapshot," then "transfer."

For negatives, it's the "transfer" action that inverts them.

And to get a correct result, the photos really need to be very good.

If you get stuck (which happened to me on my first attempts), it’s because you’re using “Acquire from a photo scanner.” You need to use “acquire from a film scanner” (3rd line of the drop-down menu).
That should unblock you. Once there, be careful not to use “48-bit color depth” which will lock you into the TIFF format, resulting in gigantic files. Also, be aware: if your computer doesn’t have much memory, it’s very slow. It works, but it’s painfully long. Once you have the view, do “snapshot” and then “transfer.”

For negatives, it’s the “transfer” action that flips them.

And to get a correct result, the photos really need to be very good.

COMMENT PROCÉDER POUR CHARGER LES PILOTES ?