FilmLab: Negative Film Scanner

crush with 150 mb dng from silverfast )) 12 pro max

The app doesn't produce sharp pictures, no refund available. I feel like I was robbed.

Couldn’t get any sharp picture of this app.

This is such a simple idea but with this app and a light box I’ve been able to transform my work as an archivist. Now I can see all the negatives in my collection so easily with the positive colours. So much easier to identify the subject matter 😊

The app just doesn’t work, could barely get it to open. When I tried to refund it I was denied. Wouldn’t recommend.

It’s not a bad app just a bit clunky in places. for $9.99 though I was hoping for more. Pros: The automatic live view conversion of negatives is great! There are sliders to help tweak exposure, contrast and colour. The ability to Manually set the refresh rate to either 50hz or 60hz. Cons: No instructions on how to use it. The image quality definitely relates to the quality of the light source you put under the negative. My ipad2 isn’t good enough. No back button or menu once you have the camera open. The crop feature is pretty rudimentary. The final scans have always come out a little soft for me.

Does a decent job with black-and-white negatives. But it’s missing some major features, including the ability to select a bunch of scans and upload them at one time rather than individually. Also, I don’t see why cannot have manually adjustable exposure. Even better would be if it used the HDR feature on the camera to capture a wide dynamic range so negatives are a slightly under exposed and slightly overexposed all capture perfectly and separated out. Add all these features and it’s worth $25.

Seems like a scam

Please be a little patient and discover an amazing app!! It works great if you put your negative against a light source, you’ll be amazed!!!

Not sure why this app has poor reviews. I have tried the other negative scanning apps in the App Store and FilmLab works the best. It scans negatives with a clean and easy to use interface. It has just the right amount of tools and will save a Tiff file. It doesn’t have the intrusive magic filters or colorizing features that are always in your face. It’s a solid straightforward app.