Colour Balance - PIE 1800S

[Mike Pearson]

I downloaded and installed the PhotoShop plug-in "SFE-6.0.1r10(PIE)". The prescan is noisier than V5.5 and there are minor visual noise problems with the prescan but when I complete the actual scan the result in PhotopShop 6 has an extremely red colourcast. I am scanning Fuji NPS 160 negatives that previously scanned perfectly in V5.5 Ai. Am I missing something or is this a software problem? - Slides scan perfectly.

Thanks,

Mike

[jch2103]

I just downloaded the TWAIN version "SFE-6.0.1r10(PIE)". As noted in the previous post, slides seem OK, but pre-scans and negative scans that came out fine in 5.5SE now have such an overwhelming red color cast that they are worthless. Looks like a major glitch.

[Mike Pearson]

Thanks to Martin Leschke at Technical Support my PIE1800 Silver is now scanning negatives with excellent colour balance. The red colour cast has been eliminated.

Thanks again.

[Radu]

Can you share with us what was the tric? I find too that sometimes there's a big discrepancy between pre-scans and final image and as you said, usually it's turned to a strong red hue. Also, enabling the Auto mode for negatives doesn't deliver consistent results.

[Mike Pearson]

Radu,

Martin provided me with a new copy of the file saspi32u.dll dated Oct 7, 2002.
This was placed in c:/windows/system32- folder and the computer restarted. Make sure you first install the latest version 6, available from the LaserSoft website (6.01r10 2002-08-30). Also make sure you don't have another copy of saspi32u.dll anywhere else i.e. windows\system\. I'm using Windows ME and Silverfast is working flawlessly in both Negatives and Transparencies.

E-mail me privately and I will send you the file.

Mike

[Guest]

Why not make this file available for download from the website, so it won't be necessary to waste a support person's time?

[mjb]

Seconded: This sometimes happens on my Microtek Filmscan 35 (PIE1800/Heidelberg rebadged), and I usually have to rescan a few times to clear it.

Please Mike, or Martin, make this available on an "at your own risk" basis, so we can try it out!

Mike.

[Guest]

The current SilverFast Ai version (6.0.1r16) for the 1800s already contains the new DLL. A corresponding SE version will be available for download soon.