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safeinOhio

(32,673 posts) Sat Mar 30, 2019, 06:10 PM Mar 2019

I have lots of 4X4 glass negatives

from about 1905>1910. Wonder if there any ez way to make some positives? They don't have to be of great quality, just a good idea of what they look like.

I'm using OS X El Capitan 10.11.6. Have HP Envy 4500 printer scanner.

A friend told me I might need PhotoShop.
Was hoping I could just do it using only the scan-printer.

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I have lots of 4X4 glass negatives (Original Post) safeinOhio Mar 2019 OP

light table, digital camera, invert in photoshop, adjust curves, done. Blues Heron Mar 2019 #1

Does your scanner scan negatives? They have to be backlit. Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2019 #2

Scan them. shraby Mar 2019 #3

Very nice safeinOhio Mar 2019 #4

Nice work shraby, very nice. Ellipsis Mar 2019 #5

Use a flatbed scanner for best quality Auggie Mar 2019 #6

Blues Heron

(5,931 posts)

1. light table, digital camera, invert in photoshop, adjust curves, done.

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 06:17 PM

Mar 2019

just did a bunch like that.

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)

2. Does your scanner scan negatives? They have to be backlit.

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 06:19 PM

Mar 2019

If so scan, then invert the image using whichever photo editor you choose. If they are black and white negatives, then desaturate before inverting.

I used to do LOTS of film > digital photography in the early 00s.

shraby

(21,946 posts)

3. Scan them.

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 06:28 PM

Mar 2019

I have a bunch of old glass negatives that have been scanned on my website at:
http://www.2manitowoc.com/04/glassnegatives.html

just click on the names and they will come up. I used MGI photosuite to clean a lot up because they had deteriorated and wanted the researchers to get a good photo to have in their files.