Film Negatives to Jpegs Without Film Scanner

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I have a scanner, but it's not capable of scanning film, so I searched around the internet looking for solutions. I came upon one site that mentioned getting jpgs from film negatives by using any digital camera. Intrigued and extremely skeptical, I decided to give it a shot.

The results are shown in this video.

For images that are difficult to color, I just use the "black & white" option and lower the blue tones. I also find messing with the color balance to help.

More of these images can be found on my Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shima-ken/collections/72157611974864493/


User comment:
Hello ~ I noticed that when you clicked the auto levels function the blue tint completely disappeared! However, when I tried it on photoshop the blue tint pretty much remained present... Then I realised my problem! ~ You cut your picture out, whereas I inverted my image that contained the film sprockets. The film sprockets turned black with the invertion which in turn prevented auto levels from removing the blue tint since it treated black as a major color balance source!

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  • Hi there just ...

    Hi there just wondering how the editing on photoshop would work with black and white film?

    By mellypantz89 [Affiliate User] 1268977717
  • THANX For the Idea ...

    THANX For the Idea ,You Just saved Me a couple of Grand !

    By pveg65 [Affiliate User] 1268352290
  • if you have a phone ...

    if you have a phone with an app w the flashlight feature (i.e. the whole screen brightens) - you can use that too.

    By dyyhard [Affiliate User] 1267929697
  • I just tape the ...

    I just tape the film to a glass window and shoot it. No bulb necessary. I guess it's a solution if you're where there's no light. I wouldn't do this with an incandescent bulb BTW! Major fire hazard using a paper bag if it's an incandescent bulb!

    By 184186 [Affiliate User] 1267590575
  • cant wait to try ...

    cant wait to try this out when i go back to my apartment. does it matter what kind of lightbulb i use?

    By whoopiedoo [Affiliate User] 1267238109
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