Reviews claim the Mac software is problematic--poor image quality. Can this be used with third party software such as Imagej or NIH Image on a Mac?
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We have had problems from day one with it. We have even replaced our microscope thinking that was the problem. The camera is a frustrating waste of money.
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The software works with Windows XP, 7 and 8. It does not work natively with a Mac. If you use Parallels or another VM software on your Mac, it will work fine. I am running an iMac with OS 10.10.x and Windows 7 Pro 64-bit in Parallels. The software works fine. It is a little clunky, and you will definitely want to export to Excel if you want to do any manipulation of the data.
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The camera itself is not designed to connect to a computer. The Lukas viewer application (which is also used to configure the device and view recorded data from the included SD card) is only available for PC from what I can tell. If you've got Parallels or Boot Camp you should be able to run the software on your Mac.
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I have a Mac and the pics and video upload easily and the quality is great. I use iPhoto and iMovie.
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Hi Thomas - I'm on a mac. PacificImageSelects included SW "CyberViewX" is quirky stuff. It can only save in tiff and has no dust removal. Need to purchase VueScan or Photoshop (via CyberViewX as TWAIN) to go for more - e.g Raw. Unfortunately Macs ImageCapture - personally i like it and use it with some Epson scanners - doesn't recognize the PacificImageSelect. Sorry, but the Pacific Hardware is not bad rather then the SW.
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I can not say for a Mac, but using this with my PC is awesome. So much that I got rid of my 28" monitor. Now this is all I use. Friends are flabbergasted when they see the image quality.
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Not really. It works but the image quality is fair. Not anything like a MacBook.
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I use mine on a Mac. You just need the book so you can see what everything is. You can't use a lot of the fonts on the mac but there really isn't anything that great anyway. I've never had a problem with using the images though.
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I have a PC so I can't help with this question. I can say that I've read reviews of similar cameras that were purchased by Mac users and subjectively I would say that they seemed happy with it and had a relatively easy time using it with Mac. I'm not familiar with the various Mac programs so I can't tell you which to use to operate but if you search reviews for other endoscopes you'll probably find something helpful. There are 5 or 6 others that are very similar and run on the same program.
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I had a similar situation. Nothing on the box said it wasn't Mac compatible, so we got it and plenty of tears when my daughter tried using it.I finally had to register the thing on a friend's PC and now it has some functionality. Big thumbs down to Mattel for lack of information on packaging and poor work-arounds.
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The computer sees it as a USB camera. If you have something like Cheese on your Linux box you will be able to see the image. I imagine it will be similar on a mac. I never tried the enclosed software as I have similar software on my W7 box.
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Yes, I have taken an image from Photoshop 6 worked it to my perception and printed on my Epson R 3000. I use OSX Mavericks but know of no reason why changing operating systems would make a difference
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Hi there,Yes, you do need some kind of webcam software in order to view the images through the microscope. We recommend using 3rd party webcam software for Macs, but on Windows the Microcapture software that comes with the microscope would work well.EllenPlugable Support
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Don't need any software at all for Mac.. works very well with Photo Booth. Try it.
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Is that a trick question? Or did you mean 10.5.8? If I had to guess, I'd say that it isn't fully compatible, and that you'd be using native OSX scanning software. That, meaning Epson's software is not compatible. I'd be conserned about that, as there are some fancy features of this scanner that only Epson's software do. I use in latest version of Photoshop and it doesn't allow me to do some of the things Epson's software does. I'd go onto some Mac imaging forums and ask for recommendations there.
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I plan on purchasing a Mac laptop. Am I going to have problems downloading pictures with any of the Mac/laptop versions??
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The "marvelous new features" are part of the quite horrible U3 software package, which doesn't work on a mac. However, I can safely say that you aren't missing much by getting rid of the u3 software and using it as a plain flash drive.