- Negative scanning issue
- Posted by Barry Watzman on July 8th, 2007
I'm scanning a bunch of 30+ year old negatives (35mm). Most of them are
the typical "orange" look, but some of them have a heavy purple look
rather than orange, and I'm have a very difficult (essentially
impossible) time getting good color reproduction from these. I presume
that they were not well processed (just a guess on my part). Anyone
have any information or guidance on what color adjustments would
typically "fix" such negatives?
- Posted by Chuck Tribolet on July 8th, 2007
I can't help you with fixing the color, but check the film type along the edge. If all the purple ones
are the same type, and none of the orange ones, it's the film, not the processing. And, IIRC,
the orange color is a dye in the base, and not processed in, so it wouldn't be bad processing.
"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message news:469068a1$0$8044$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
- Posted by Philip Homburg on July 8th, 2007
In article <469068a1$0$8044$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote:
Try scanning some frames as slides and post the URL.
(I just about always scan as slide because I don't like what NikonScan does
in it's 'negative' mode).
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- Posted by Roy G on July 9th, 2007
"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:469068a1$0$8044$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
Hi.
Way back in olden times, there was a published method for removing the
Coloured Base Dyes from Neg Film without damaging the Image.
It might be worth while researching that if it is the Film Colour rather
than Faulty processing.
Roy G
