These tools do not replace or imitate other great tools which have helped make camera scanning negatives more accessible. Rather, they have been designed from a photochemical color science perspective, to bring a new simplified approach to handling your film scans, in a way which we prefer and believe is true to the intended look of the printed positive. We tried very hard to maximize compatibility and control while keeping it simple. If you haven’t tried them yet, they are FREE to download and you can see what they do.
These are not simple color profiles or carefully designed “looks.” The “-+” Convert Color Models were designed to be starting points applied through the presets panel to simplify and maximize compatibility, utilizing an integrated UX. This allows you to convert your negatives accurately, efficiently, and without the fuss. These Color Models apply many of the included adjustable “Tools” presets in a non-destructive way that integrates many native Adobe tools and raw conversion settings and can be used to customize your color model.
Our tools don’t analyze and guess how to reinterpret a negative, by applying an automated color curve adjustment for each image. They see the negative as it was intended (while preserving back-and-forth access between the native Adobe and Negative+ tools). Making your camera see the negative the way color paper does and processes it like RA-4 chemistry for consistent results. Accurately revealing the true beauty of any print film.