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Negative conversion
See Negative conversion change a photograph in OmaRaw.

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Negative conversion · see the starting image
A real colour-negative camera scan by Joachim Braun · CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Prepare the negative for conversion
This enables inversion and removes the normal tone rendering.

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Calibrate the film base · red
Match the film-base controls to this scan; watch the cast become more neutral.

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Calibrate the film base · green
Match the film-base controls to this scan; watch the cast become more neutral.

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Calibrate the film base · blue
Match the film-base controls to this scan; watch the cast become more neutral.

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Set the film density range
Density range changes how negative densities map into the positive image.

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Adjust print brightness
Print exposure changes the positive image’s overall brightness.

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Shape the paper contrast
Paper grade changes contrast in the converted positive.

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Set the print black level
Paper black adjusts the dark end after conversion.

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Compare the original negative
The conversion is editable; the scanned source is retained.

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Restore the positive conversion
Photo and film: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Joachim Braun. Scan-specific settings.

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