Digital BW, The Print

I've also been trying to figure out a SprintScan 120/SilverFast 
peculiarity: why the SF6 Twain driver won't let me import a 48-bit color 
image from my SS120 into Photoshop 7. It works fine with 24-bit and 
gray-scale images but 48-bit images produce a consistent error saying 
something about a module failure -- after which Photoshop locks up and must 
be forcibly shut down and restarted. I tried reinstalling an earlier build 
of SF6 but found that it produced the same error. After trying and retrying 
a variety of Photoshop and SilverFast settings, I tried installing the SF6 
plug-in and am gratified to find that it works properly with 48-bit imports.

I've been been using the Twain driver since SF5 because it allows me to 
scan images into many other programs. I believe that there's no downside to 
having both the Twain driver and the plug-in installed. I like that the 
plug-in also works with LaserSofts new SFApp utility that launches 
SilverFast as an independent application.

I'm uncertain about the usefulness of SF6's new features since I have other 
Photoshop plug-ins that provide similar functionality, but its one big plus 
is its considerably enhanced stability. Almost every SF5 session ended with 
a lockup and a restart. SF6 pretty much just keeps rolling along.

-- Victor Landweber


At 11:35 PM 1/2/2003 +0000, you wrote:

>Hi Frank;
>
>It might be a) not enough RAM  or b)some qirk of your particular ##&%
>@!! Windows 98SE setup. The Silverfast password should enable you to
>go back and pick up the twain version (it comes with, on the CD so
>you're not cheating) I would start there, maybe it'll work better,
>and you can still use it through PS, there's no functional
>difference I'm aware of, except the twain is available to any other
>applications you might have as well-try it.
>
>Steve K
>
>--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "frankg_photo
><fh.gross@s...>" <fh.gross@s...> wrote:
> > Has anyone with a similar setup encountered this problem ?
> >
> > I am using Silverfast Ai version 6.01 - the PS plugin version
> > (upgraded from the version 5.2 that was bundled with scanner)
> > Polaroid Sprintscn 120
> > Photoshop 6.01
> > Windows 98SE
> >
> > Problem is that after the scanner finishes scanning, the little
>blue
> > progress bar shows that it is finished, then nothing happens !!!
>It is
> > almost frozen !
> > IT DOESNT BRING THE SCANNED IMAGE INTO PS
> >
> > On screen the little box shows:
> > "Gray scanning" (i am doing a b&w neg, but it doesn't matter what
>scan
> > type).
> > The little Blue progress bar is complete.
> > A thumbnail of the image.
> > a Cancel button.
> > And the little aeroplane with moving propeller.
> >
> > Now if I click the Cancel button, it will often do what was
>supposed
> > to happen - bring the image into Photoshop.
> >
> > What do you think the problem is and what can I do about it ?
> > I've written to Lasersoft/silverfast & posted to their forum but
>no
> > replies.
> >
> > thank you,
> > Frank