Hi,
i had sort of a similar problem.
i just found that, in photoshop, when you include the colorprofile Grayscale - Gamma 2.2 the droplet makes problems.
When you un-select this colorprofile thing, the droplet works fine.
Perhaps it also works in your case?
Edit: although.. mmm.. i see the preview image is still totally wrong and strange..
Perhaps this is a bug in the droplet..(?)
Hope it helps!
Tuur