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Color negative to digital print - sssail3 - 09-14-2023
I have a few color negative I would like to make pictures on computer, They are older color negative from a long time ago .My wife passed away
I found these and a few of them are of her and I would love to see them. Is there a way to do this on the computer? they are 35 mm negatives . Thanks in advance for any help
RE: Color negative to digital print - PixLab - 09-15-2023
You're speaking about film?
scan your negative with a scanner or take a picture of it with a light at the background.
A bit like in this video > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXuwnt5ba8M
then once in GIMP go to Colors > Invert.
Then instead of opening the Curves like in the video above, in GIMP open the Levels (Colors > Levels...) and do like the guy with Photoshop > click on a the white pipette and find something that you think should be white on the photo (same for the gray, if white does not works well -> Reset between trials)
Or you can just try the "Auto Input Levels" option in first place, it can work well and it's simple to use
Screenshot below:
> Left the "auto" button, might works well,
> right the 2 button to pick white or gray on a picture
[attachment=10356]
RE: Color negative to digital print - denzjos - 09-15-2023
Easy way to find the grey in level (for the grey pipet) :
https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-grey-level?highlight=find+grey
RE: Color negative to digital print - sallyanne - 09-15-2023
Or, maybe someone will process the negatives for you and you can ask for them to be put on a disk or USB. Then you can save the files to your computer as well as have the copies on a device.
They still sell film so I am assuming some people still process them.
RE: Color negative to digital print - rich2005 - 09-15-2023
(09-14-2023, 08:12 PM)sssail3 Wrote: I have a few color negative ....snip...I would love to see them. Is there a way to do this on the computer? they are 35 mm negatives . Thanks in advance for any help
If you really treasure them, send them off to a photolab for prints
In Gimp
Really it all depends on the colour film manufacturer, plus the quality when you scan it. However you could try in Gimp 2.10
Tools -> GEGL Operation -> (and in the drop down menu) Negative Darkroom.
This example is a really poor capture, I had to photograph the negative against a window in really poor light conditions. You really need a dedicated scanner or a lightbox.
[attachment=10358]
Most adjustment on Exposure and Cyan with a bit of Yellow. A split view to show the original on the right.
RE: Color negative to digital print - sssail3 - 06-07-2024
(09-15-2023, 10:42 AM)sallyanne Wrote: Or, maybe someone will process the negatives for you and you can ask for them to be put on a disk or USB. Then you can save the files to your computer as well as have the copies on a device.
They still sell film so I am assuming some people still process them.
The problem is they are very personal pictures/ negatives. It would be horrible if they "got out" some people are very cruel these days. I forgot ever had these. These are before we were married and well you can guess. Back then I sent them off but these came back with negatives and I destroyed the pictures. I would never do anything to embarrass her or her memory.