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How to Edit Negative Scans and keep True Film Colours
A guide on how to colour correct digital film negatives and keep film stock's true colour and contrast. An easy method that takes the guesswork out of editing negative scans.
How to digitise film negatives using a DSLR Guide:
www.anttran.com/blog/2016/3/7/how-to-digitise-negatives-using-a-dslr
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  • @m3photo726
    @m3photo726 День тому

    Why not crop first ? All that unwanted information is just confusion at the colour correction stage.

  • @maxkunst3063
    @maxkunst3063 14 днів тому

    absolute goat

  • @patriciasawas1090
    @patriciasawas1090 Місяць тому

    Excellent! Thankyou

  • @Manufly59
    @Manufly59 2 місяці тому

    Very good lesson, clear and short, thank you.

  • @5520211
    @5520211 9 місяців тому

    one of the best straightforward tutorial watched on one breath

  • @planttheseed2129
    @planttheseed2129 10 місяців тому

    Can this be done in Lightroom? Also, how do you scan your negatives? Thank you.

  • @serdj_50618-P
    @serdj_50618-P 11 місяців тому

    Great! thanks for sharing. Already phogographed a few films. Now need to process negatives.

  • @Киркркркр
    @Киркркркр Рік тому

    Excuse me, what means: "single light colour temperature" at 5:16?

  • @kowanut1
    @kowanut1 Рік тому

    Best explanation I've seen, and very easy to follow. Thanks!

  • @riyazg4654
    @riyazg4654 Рік тому

    Your Dslr guide - histogram - specific care on red channel. I missed this while dslr scanning.

  • @R1ckyWithA1
    @R1ckyWithA1 Рік тому

    I cant find the adjustments layers tab

  • @franciscojoseramirez7434
    @franciscojoseramirez7434 Рік тому

    How to get threshold view in Capture One? ALT key doesn't work in C1

  • @ThorubZahza
    @ThorubZahza Рік тому

    Can I do it in gimp or photoscape??

  • @UNOCASTILLO
    @UNOCASTILLO Рік тому

    what about scanning?

  • @dennyrulos7370
    @dennyrulos7370 Рік тому

    What a great video! Out of all I watched this one was the easiest to follow. Great pacing

  • @maximilianheere8950
    @maximilianheere8950 Рік тому

    Thanks, that helped :D

  • @dvdw_graphics_crafts
    @dvdw_graphics_crafts Рік тому

    Great tips! I was reshooting large size films that wouldn't fit my 135 film scanner, ending up using my phone and a light box; colors came out weird until I came across this tutorial. : )))

  • @dvdw_graphics_crafts
    @dvdw_graphics_crafts Рік тому

    I like making zines and photobooks as well. love the piece at 0:06 where you captured activities on the roof. ; )

  • @gihandhanushkalakmal1769
    @gihandhanushkalakmal1769 Рік тому

    Can do this also a video ☝?

  • @naduncan100
    @naduncan100 2 роки тому

    Dear Tran, Many thanks, greatly appreciated. Cheers Neil

  • @Gina-ke5sj
    @Gina-ke5sj 2 роки тому

    I have data lost from my red channel before i move any of the points on curve, what is the solution to this? I tried rescanning on my epson v370 but its the sae every time. Is this just how the photo was taken, was it something that happened during devoping or is there a way to fix it in ps? Thanks

  • @MrBlubb80
    @MrBlubb80 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for this! I tried a lot of different approaches and tools, but this one is working best by far - better than $100 tools...

  • @Chargerphotos
    @Chargerphotos 2 роки тому

    I'm using a mac and ALT (option) on the curves adjustment doesn't work .. Do you know a mac shortcut?

  • @mathiasfigenschau9733
    @mathiasfigenschau9733 2 роки тому

    Great video! Thanks! Now I have to go and re-scan all my colour negatives, wish me luck!

  • @jorge242
    @jorge242 2 роки тому

    Try scanning a little bit of the blank film outside of the image area, use that for your neutral point. You're welcome!

  • @alexypatino5499
    @alexypatino5499 2 роки тому

    this is such a helpful video! thank you so much.

  • @martinohesse
    @martinohesse 2 роки тому

    I have a kinda similar method but with capture one, and I think it delivers a better start point than this photoshop method. In C1, it's about adjusting the "back" and "white" extreme points also, but using the levels tool for green, red and blue. After that you will get more natural film colors. Finally it's just adjust a little the middle point of each RGB levels in case you want to remove any other cast. So in C1 my workflow is 1) apply lens correction and choose the film curve you prefer (linear, natural, extra shadow), 2) modify exposure level (but only exposure), 3) adjust the RGB level max and minimum 4) adjust WB (preferably depending of film: day for ultramax, tungsten for Cinestill, etc. And finally 5) creative and custom adjustments from there...

    • @luiscalderon5526
      @luiscalderon5526 Рік тому

      hi Martino, i wonder how you ivert the picture on C1 i see could be just in the mode of C1 witch its for a Museum method, i have C1.23 and didnt find it :( thabnks a lot

    • @franciscojoseramirez7434
      @franciscojoseramirez7434 Рік тому

      ​@@luiscalderon5526I have C1 and I think a similar method would be creating 3 full layers and using the levels window in each of them with each of the colors: Red - Green - Blue. To invert the negative from the curves window, we invert the curve taking the lower point of the blacks upwards and the upper point of the whites downwards. Correct me if I am wrong. Greetings.

    • @luiscalderon5526
      @luiscalderon5526 Рік тому

      Many thanks! iYes you rigth i try it allready! and the newest version of Capture one haves an option ( in base characteristics) ere you can make it positive and negative. @@franciscojoseramirez7434

  • @gaborbeki6666
    @gaborbeki6666 2 роки тому

    What program do you use?

  • @davec7627
    @davec7627 2 роки тому

    Just found your video. Thank you for sharing this. The best and most simple process I’ve tried so far.

  • @thodorissiorikis8791
    @thodorissiorikis8791 2 роки тому

    Perfect - Τέλειο!!!!!

  • @_pennywize
    @_pennywize 3 роки тому

    Very nice and clean tutorial. Liked~

  • @sethreissig1391
    @sethreissig1391 3 роки тому

    This is exactly the kind of video I’ve been looking for

  • @shishka3116
    @shishka3116 3 роки тому

    I think it's misleading to say »true film colors« because you obviously eyeballing the colors and white balance.

  • @skeletorpfunk6342
    @skeletorpfunk6342 3 роки тому

    3:45 (for future reference for myself)

  • @gabrielandras1641
    @gabrielandras1641 3 роки тому

    And what’s the routine converting B&W negatives?

    • @shishka3116
      @shishka3116 3 роки тому

      just invert colors and fix brightness

  • @robertjenkins9329
    @robertjenkins9329 3 роки тому

    Outstanding and easy to follow. You made my day as I followed you step by step and ended up with the image I knew was there. Thank-you!

    • @anttran2458
      @anttran2458 3 роки тому

      Thank you for your kind words! I'm pleased that the guide was valuable for you.

  • @TDC10000
    @TDC10000 3 роки тому

    Great guide, thank you!

  • @joeltunnah
    @joeltunnah 3 роки тому

    As you’ve demonstrated very well, there is no such thing as the “true film colors” with color negative film. The end result is always completely subjective, just as it was in the darkroom days.

    • @dyani4755
      @dyani4755 2 роки тому

      Apparently I’ve been chasing something that doesn’t exist! I’m glad I came across your comment

    • @joeltunnah
      @joeltunnah 2 роки тому

      @@dyani4755 it’s a common misconception. If you want a certain color palette “baked in”, shoot slide film. Although once that’s scanned, all bets are off again. Have fun.

    • @citiaii
      @citiaii Рік тому

      thank you for your comment! i thought there was a “correct palette” to color film too. i’ve been shooting and scanning expired color film so i guess that’s even more subjective!

  • @asfilmproduction1433
    @asfilmproduction1433 4 роки тому

    Great information thanks

  • @Alex_Soldatov
    @Alex_Soldatov 4 роки тому

    It's nothing about "true" film colors... It's about how to tweak some sliders in photoshop to get some usable image.

  • @exxitus666
    @exxitus666 4 роки тому

    For Photoshop you should give Negmaster a try 👍

  • @danielb2145
    @danielb2145 4 роки тому

    Thank you , really good video.

  • @fabianw2k
    @fabianw2k 4 роки тому

    I'm scanning using canon software and get automatically inverted color negs. But if I like a photo I usually use this way to process it in a more personal, more detailed, and way controllable form.

  • @nicola.cammisa
    @nicola.cammisa 4 роки тому

    Good for single image processing and when you really have nothing else better to do. Therefore, Negative Lab Pro still wins, hands down.

  • @MishaG9
    @MishaG9 4 роки тому

    No batch processing... I've got zillions of color negs, I'll need a couple of extra lives to do the job...! or be very, very selective, thanks mate...!

    • @GibsonLucille
      @GibsonLucille 4 роки тому

      Check out Negative Lab Pro.

    • @MishaG9
      @MishaG9 4 роки тому

      @@GibsonLucille Found a way in Photoshop Adjustments. It works!

    • @joeltunnah
      @joeltunnah 3 роки тому

      The preset negative profiles in Silverfast are pretty good, or at least get you 95% of the way there. The method in this video is good for special cases where the presets don’t work good.

  • @jameswburke
    @jameswburke 4 роки тому

    Best guide I've seen so far. Thanks ;-)

  • @ParhelionMedia
    @ParhelionMedia 4 роки тому

    You achieve nice results, but here's the dilemma: you say "retain true film colors" as if this is objective and inherent to the film (which does have particular color properties), but also "this is all personal preference, so just go with your eye and what you think looks good" when adjusting the color balance. My point is that each film will capture each scene a bit differently, but this always has to be corrected, so the end results when editing color negative will always be subjective, based on what you think looks good. It's both the enigma and fun of working with color negative film!

    • @Diomodo
      @Diomodo 4 роки тому

      Same. I am studying how to digitize photographic heritage objectively and scientifically and this is a completely subjective approach. What we do, for example, is exchange in Capture One the beginning of the black dot for the beginning of the white dot, making an X with the sliders, in order to develop the negative. Then we adjust the black point (pure black) and the white point (pure white) just like he does in the tutorial. Finally, a white balance. That's all.

    • @joeltunnah
      @joeltunnah 3 роки тому

      @Pete Melon there is really no such thing as “the colors of Portra” or any color negative film. Whether you’re scanning or printing in the darkroom, the end result is completely subjective and depends on the person doing it. If you want objective film colors, you have to shoot slides.

    • @joeltunnah
      @joeltunnah 3 роки тому

      @Pete Melon of course there are slight spectral sensitivity differences between negative films, but unlike a slide a negative is not an image. The image only exists after it’s been processed in scanning or darkroom printing, and there’s no way to do that objectively. This is one reason commercial photographers for magazines and advertising back in the film days all shot positive film, without exception.

    • @joeltunnah
      @joeltunnah 3 роки тому

      @Pete Melon “properly correct for that...” Ah, there’s the whole problem. What is a “proper” correction? You act like you can simply set the sliders in Photoshop a certain way and every negative scan will pop out the other end with “true film colors”. That’s simply not the case. It seems obvious that you didn’t grow up during the film era. We had something called a One Hour Photo Lab that used an automated process like what you’re suggesting to give you a pack of prints in an hour. I can tell you first hand that the results from such a process went from passable to complete garbage, all in the same roll of film. Normies didn’t care, they weren’t photographers and had no concern for color correction.

    • @gordonstabbins8236
      @gordonstabbins8236 2 роки тому

      @@joeltunnah It seems obvious that you have too many opinions but nothing to contribute.

  • @littleroaddesign
    @littleroaddesign 4 роки тому

    This is the most accurate method I've tried so far. I've also added another curve adjustment layer on top to get the white balance right with the 50% grey pointer.

    • @anttran2458
      @anttran2458 4 роки тому

      Thanks, glad you found it useful. Using the 50% grey colour picker on a curves adjustment layer to manage the colour balance is a good shout.

  • @johnnyc.5979
    @johnnyc.5979 4 роки тому

    Works the same with a levels adjustment too. I was going to buy NLP, but at $99 that's just ridiculous. I'm already paying for photoshop and lightroom, so I don't need more expenses. I'm pleased with the results I get from using a levels adj on the red, green, and blue.

  • @punkrachmaninoff
    @punkrachmaninoff 4 роки тому

    this is fantastic. hope petapixel stops selling everyone negative lab "pro" and posts this!! feels like i have watched 200 of these videos, you win.