Do negative digitalization apps work with unprocessed film?
Photography Asked by Caconde on October 9, 2020
Recently I found 3 unprocessed film rolls like this one:
Can I extract the films from the rolls and scan them using some app like KODAK Mobile Film Scanner?
3 Answers
While in the roll the film is still light sensitive, so if you removed the film and exposed it to light the images probably would be destroyed (as the film would be over exposed). The film needs to be developed (chemical process that both makes the image visible and turns off the light sensitivity of the film) before it can be scanned. There are still labs that can do the development, just a matter of finding one near you (or one you can mail the film to).
Correct answer by David Rouse on October 9, 2020
A footnote in history: In 1995, Applied Science Fiction Inc. of Austin Texas was acquired by Eastman Kodak. This firm developed automatic photo restoration software, Digital ICE and Digital ICE3. Environmental concerns revolving around the handling, storage, and discarding of the chemicals of the photo developing process, were peaking. ASF built an apparatus that dampened unprocessed color film with a reagent. The latent image was transformed into a meager visual image. A unique scanner with exclusive software digitized the moist film generating a full color digitized image. The film was discarded, replaced by a DVD. Field trials proved this to be viable concept. However the digital photo era had arisen and this project was abandoned.
Answered by Alan Marcus on October 9, 2020
Develop the film. Scan the film with a proper scanner or ask the lab to do it. Note: The film emulsion might peel and flake off during processing if the roll is very old. The lab may insist that it be developed at the end of their day. That way, if it disintegrates, it won't ruin anyone else's film.
Answered by Robert Allen Kautz on October 9, 2020
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