FYI: fix for Silverfast hangs at 100% scan problem
2003-01-05 by frankg_photo <fh.gross@sympatico.ca>
Regarding the stalling problem I've been experiencing, I want to report a fix that I hope will be permanent. On this page http://www.silverfast.com/faq/1029/en.html there is a suggestion to solve a very different issue, but I thiought I'd give it a try anyway since I hadn't heard back from Lasersoft & no-one else had any ideas on what to do. I deleted the entire contents of the SF prefs folder (PS>Plug- ins>ImportExport>SF>Prefs) and started again. Actually, I cut & pasted the contents into a temp directory in case I needed to retrieve it. Voila ! It now appears to be working correctly. I'm not sure why or how but........ Another benefit seems to be that I now have more support for the glass film holder. If I select 6x9 as the film size in the scan preview window, I can crop to any size. Frank ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- I have included my original 'plea' for help below: I am using Silverfast Ai version 6.01 r28 - the PS plugin version Polaroid Sprintscn 120 with latest firmware Photoshop 6.01 Windows 98SE & 768mb ram Scanning in Normal mode, not Normal(file). Mainly 16 bit Grayscale scan type. 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 SCAN INTO PS! The little Blue progress bar is complete. A thumbnail of the image is complete. And the little aeroplane with moving propeller is still flying. If I click the Cancel button, it will often do what was supposed to happen - bring the image into Photoshop. www.frankgross.com