The following is a partial list of hardware supported by ExpressDigital
software. Note only Professional Edition will allow you to capture and tether to a camera and use dye-sub printers; Core Edition will accept any standard and professional file format and print to any Windows printer. Items marked with an asterisk are supported only on specific
software. See full details at the bottom of the page.
Digital Cameras with Direct Connectivity
DARKROOM is now compatible with all wireless and FTP enabled cameras as well as:
Any "Hot Folder" compatible digital printer
Any Windows printer (inkjet, large format, etc.) Compatible File Open/Import Formats
.mif (MegaVision raw files)
.crw (Canon raw format, also .raw or .tif)
.nef (Nikon raw format)
.dcr (Kodak professional file format)
.tif (Kodak proprietary tiff)
.bmp (Windows bitmap)
.jpg (JPEG compressed)
.tif (Tagged Image Format)
.tga (TARGA)
.pcd (Kodak PhotoCD)
.pcx (Zsoft)
.psd (Adobe Photoshop)
.png (Portable Network Graphics)
.fpx (Flashpix)
Scanners, Adapters and CD/DVD Burners
DARKROOM
Assembly Edition and Professional Edition (versions 8.8 and above)
support both serial port and USB bar code scanners.
You can use almost any serial port bar code scanner as long at it reads
Code 3 of 9 and has a built-in decoder. If your computer or laptop does
not have a serial port (but does have USB), you can purchase
a serial-to-USB port adapter.
Any USB bar code scanner which can emulate a keyboard and allows
programming to specify prefix/suffix characters can be used. For
USB barcode scanners only, you will need to program the scanner to add
a prefix character ASCII 02H (STX), and to add a suffix character
ASCII 0DH (CR).
Barcode Scanners**
Metrologic MS9540 VoyagerCG
RS-232 kit
Unitech MS120 Barcode
RS 232, with DB-9 connector
Adapters**
IOGear USB PDA/Serial Adapter
Model: GUC232A
StarTech.com RS232 to USB converter
Mfg Part #: ICUSB232
Keyspan Highspeed USB Serial Adapter
Mfg Part #: USA19QW
Compatible CDROM/DVD Burners
If you are using a version of Windows prior to XP a list of CD / DVD burners supported by
Golden Hawk Technology software is available from www.goldenhawk.com.
Select the "Supported Devices" from the tabs on the left side of the page
and search for your model.
If you are using Windows XP and newer, DARKROOM utilizes the CD authorizing built-into Windows.
Supported Operating Systems
The following is a list of operating systems supported by ExpressDigital software.
Windows Vista
Windows XP Pro
Windows 200
Operating Systems NOT Supported The
following is a list of operating systems that are NOT supported by
ExpressDigital software. Also included are more details per specific
operating system.
Apple Boot Camp
Apple Boot Camp lets you install Windows XP without moving your Mac
data, though you will need to bring your own copy of XP to the table,
as Apple Computer does not sell or support Microsoft Windows. See the
Apple link below for additional system and hardware requirements.
ExpressDigital has not officially named it as a supported operating system nor will Customer
Care provide support for Boot Camp. However, in our
preliminary testing of major functionality of DARKROOM v8.7, we
discovered no issues in running ExpressDigital software with XP Pro
using Boot Camp.
