Which IT-8 calibration target to choose?

[DaniDaan]

Hello SilverFast forum,

I recently bought a flatbed scanner (Epson V800) to start digitize years’ worth of photos and negatives. Very quickly I upgraded the SilverFast SE 8 included with the scanner to the ‘Have it all’ SilverFast Archive Suite 8 so I can scan in RAW format.

After using SilverFast for a week or so, I have to say it is a great tool for scanning photos and negatives, and fairly easy to use I think. But now I have a few questions about the use of IT-8 calibration targets.

First question: Is it correct I don’t need any targets for scanning negative film because the ‘NegaFix’ function in SilverFast will take care of getting correct colours?

Second question: For calibrating photos I can choose between reflective targets for Kodak or Fuji. But which one should I choose, and why?

Kind regards,
Daan Tempel

[LSI_Ketelhohn]

Dear Daan,

Yes NegaFix uses the NegaFix profiles instead of the IT8 Profile.

The material of the Target does not matter. You can choose the material you like better.

Kind regards,
Arne