How to scan a negative in?

Question

I have an old Kodak VPS 6006 negative i need to scan into my genealogy files but i cant seem to make it work through black and white. How would i do this?

PS i own JASC 9 and ADOBE ps CS

Answer 1

You can scan a negative on a flatbed as long as you use high resolution (600ppi+) and have a lighting source outside the scanner. Leave the door open and shine a flashlight, halogen being best, through the negative. Then in PSCS use the invert colors comand to make it into a positive image.

This works if you do it right... the brighter the external light the better... you may have to experiment to get the right effect.

good luck

beaux

Answer 2

You need a slide/negative scanner. You cannot do it using a flatbed. You also need a programme that recognises the negative as a negative and not a positive. Flatbed scanners for prints etc use reflected light, a slide/negative one direct light.