One Scanner Two Color Profiles

[Alan Smithee]

With a flatbed scanner such as the Epson 4870 (and all other net/flatbed
scanners for that matter) do I need one profile for reflective mode and one
profile for transparency mode? How profoundly do the two different light
sources affect calibration or is the CCD sensor the more relevant factor in
the process? Also, will using an IT8 target slide (e.g. Wolf's Faust's
Ektachrome) for calibrating transparency allow me accurate colors with
negative films too?

 

[Maris V. Lidaka Sr.]

With a flatbed scanner such as the Epson 4870 (and all other
net/flatbed scanners for that matter) do I need one profile for
reflective mode and one profile for transparency mode?
Ywa

How profoundly
do the two different light sources affect calibration or is the CCD
sensor the more relevant factor in the process?

Not sure, but I believe the different light sources affect
calibration/profiling more.

Also, will using an
IT8 target slide (e.g. Wolf's Faust's Ektachrome) for calibrating
transparency allow me accurate colors with negative films too?

No - the natural orange colorcast of negative films will be an overreaching
factor.

Maris