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From: Rob on 28 Feb 2010 00:33
On 28/02/2010 11:19 AM, The Old Bloke wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:37:08 +1100, Osama<Osama(a)obama> wrote:
>
>> Yeh I know it's all negative.
>> But I just found a box of 35m colour negatives in the old house.
>> I was hoping I could scan and then flick to positive on Photoshop.
>> Not that easy. I can get them Black& white so I can see what they are
>> pics of but was hoping to invert and select the best to print at home or
>> get blowups done.
>> Probably about 800 - 1000 pics so I would prefer not get them all
>> printed off to make selections.
>> Any tips or products/programs to help situation.
>> Cheers,
>> Osama.
>
> I have scanned thousands of slides and negatives. You need a scanner
> that has a light source in the lid. There are many on the market, but
> I'm not up-to-date with the latest offerings. They are not expensive.
>
> With these scanners all the inverting, etc is done automatically.
> Given the small size of negatives and slides, you need at least
> 4800dpi. Depending on the scanner, scanning at 4800 dpi can be slow.
>
> Personally, I have always used Epson scanners.

Yep when you scan a negative it's inverted and the mask (orange colour)
are compensated. You need the software which comes with the scanner or
get Vuescan software.

This does not happen by manipulating it with Photoshop type editing.
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