Digital BW, The Print

> When scanning (Epson 2450) mounted images, i.e. slides (I also mount B/W
negs
> in slide mounts to maximize flatness) I find that the images are reversed
on
> the screen.  I don't have this problem when scanning prints.  It came to
me
> that maybe I have the film reversed.  I have always assumed (and we all
know
> what that means) that the emulsion should go down and face towards the
CCD.
> Is this right or am I doing it bass ackwards?

A flatbed scanner looks at the picture from underneath. That's why you have
to put your image face down unless you want to flip it horizontally in
Photoshop. If you want to put your film directly on the glass surface you
should put emulsion side down with an antinewton treated glass on top.
That's a way to keep the film flat. Most flatbed scanners (unlike Epson 1680
Pro) have the focus plane a bit above the glass surface though so you might
gain something in keeping the film flat and loose something due to out of
focus.