90% is even a bit overkill since the scan will never be 90% sharp to the pixel. ![]() Also hue if the scanned colours look off. Adjust brightness, saturation and contrast to taste.Open the resulting TIFF files in RawTherapee (or any software capable of editing raw formats).If I see any newton rings or the scan looks out of focus, I flip the negative and repeat from 1.Digital ICE can slightly lower image sharpness, so I avoid using it as much as possible. If the negatives have a lot of dust, I enable Digital ICE.Though, it tends to exaggerate the colours too much so usually I just adjust in post. Colours will sometimes look OK, other times not, and in many instances you need to find neutral tones within an image to help the tools adjust for white balance and colour. The design and build quality are absolutely top-notch and they’ve really thought through how to improve film flatness AND workflow speed. Enable colour restoration if the resulting image is dully saturated. RawTherapee, Darktable and DigiKam's negative tools can work well, but the results are inconsistent and highly dependent on the elements within the captured negative. » Negative Supply (329 for 35mm carrier,479 for 120 carrier) These guys are making the highest quality film scanning tools on the market.Scan with settings: 3200ppi, 48bit colour or 16bit B&W, medium unsharp mask.Adjust the histogram of each image if necessary.Open Epson Scan (stock scanning software).Saves a ton of time if you keep most of the dust off the bed. Dust negatives as best I can with a rocket blower BEFORE putting them on the bed. BIG UPDATE AS OF JAN 2023 : Rawtherapee v5.9 has, since I wrote this article, introduced the Negative Converter widget for all kinds of negative scans now.Put negatives in the stock Epson negative carriers.I scan using Epson Scan V1 and adjust tints, contrast, brightness and saturation in RawTherapee. I really don't want to spend the monthly fee on lightroom / negative lab pro. Would love some insight onto how to produce better positives. Import Raw > set neutral tones > set white balance on the negative > invert the negative via the film negative button on Rawtherapee's interface > Color correct using curves (however this is where everthing falls apart). Would just love some insight on your process, what you've learned works vs doesn't work. ![]() Do any of you have a color negative workflow that is only in something like Darkroom or Rawtherapee? Scanning a roll of color negs at a professional shop is $18 per roll. I've read all the other posts on how to process color negatives but I'm still getting inconsistent results. I use affinity photo and RawTherapee to try and process the negatives. Boy I had no idea how much more challenging it would be to get the proper colors. Hey there, got my portra400 negs professionally developed, however I wanted to to scan them myself and edit the colors.
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