Schorsch
My old SLR is, of course, far superior to my digital camera, especially in extreme lighting conditions.
However, as I don’t have my own darkroom, I’m looking for a programme that will allow me to convert scanned images from negative film into standard prints. Is there such a thing?
Or does negative film always have to be subjected to further development in a darkroom first?
Regards, Schorsch
max
Hi Schorsch,
You’ll need to develop the negative film (or have it developed); you won’t be able to scan the latent image as it is. (Though that’s probably not what you meant.)
You can have the developed negative film scanned (from Kodak PhotoCD to high-end options) or scan it yourself. For 35mm films, flatbed scanners with a transparency attachment tend to produce rather mediocre to poor results, but there are dedicated slide/negative scanners available.
The conversion from negative to positive is then handled either by the scanner driver (if you tell it you’re scanning a negative) or by any image editing programme that offers more than just the three basic functions: crop, sharpening and red-eye removal.
(GIMP, Photoshop, whatever)
Regards
Martin
Schorsch
Hi Max,
Thanks for the tips. I’ll have a go at it now. The negative film has, of course, already been developed.
It’s great fun to perform an exposure on undeveloped film in the scanner.
But thanks again. First of all, I’ll have a look at what the Epson scanner is capable of.
Best wishes, Schorsch
