Negative to positive

Upload a scan of a negative and preview it inverted, with automatic orange-mask correction. Stays in your browser.

Works best on a flat scan of a single frame. A quick preview, not a full lab conversion.

About this tool

Scanning a negative at home leaves you with an inverted image and, for colour film, an orange mask. Upload a scanned colour or black-and-white negative and the tool inverts it to a positive preview right in your browser. It is a quick starting point to judge a frame, not a full lab-grade conversion with fine colour balancing.

How to use it

  1. Upload a scanned negative, colour or black-and-white.
  2. Let the browser invert the image to a positive.
  3. Review the positive preview on screen.
  4. Use it as a starting point before finer editing elsewhere.

FAQ

Why does the colour still look off?

Colour negatives carry an orange base mask that a simple inversion cannot fully neutralise. The preview gets you a usable positive, but exact colour balance needs further correction in an editor.

Does it work for black-and-white negatives?

Yes. Black-and-white film has no orange mask, so a straight inversion gives a clean positive that usually needs only minor contrast tweaks.