How to Scan 35mm Film (Beginner Tutorial)

In this episode I walk you through how i scan my film, everything from preparing the film, the software and the actual scanning aspect. This video has to be the most requested video I've ever gotten so hope this one helps! Side note, please try your best to remove as much dust as possible before you scan the film hitting areas like the scanners glass, both sides of the film strips and also the film holders so you won't have to worry about it in post! If you enjoyed this video and want to support my channel, you can do so by subscribing and dropping a like on the video, till next time #MinoltaGang

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[KingJvpes]

Scanning film is pretty easy after you get the hang of it, DON'T LET IT INTIMIDATE YOU!! Hope this video helps! Again if you have any questions feel free to leave a comment Till next time #MinoltaGang 💪🏽🎞💪🏽

[alf]

was literally searching all of youtube for this video, 10 mins later you upload <3

[michaelwatene]

Something I recently learned on the Epson Scan software was if you click on Configuration > film size, then choose your film size when scanning 120 film, it will dramatically decrease you workflow on scanning as the software automatically finds the images the auto-corrects exposure. Love the videos, am a big fun, brought two Minolta's in the after watching your first video's

[cdl]

The method in this video is very close to what I do, and it works. For best results, I add the following suggestions to be done in this order. (1) Set the scanned area slightly larger than the whole frame on the film and scan with no sharpening. (2) Next, use a picture editing application to adjust the brightness, contrast, colour balance, and saturation of the scanned image. (3) Use the picture editor to remove lens distortion (pincushion or barrel) and flatten any alpha channel that this generates to black. (4) Then, use a picture editing application to crop the scanned image just inside the borders of the full frame, and subsequently scale the image to the dimensions in pixels corresponding to the true physical dimensions of the frame. For example, if the scanner is set to 2400 dpi, then a 35 mm frame is exactly 3402 x 2268 pixels after it has been cropped and scaled. (5) Do any sharpening by the unsharp mask method last (don't use sharpening when scanning).

Next some comments based on previous comments for this video and its congeners. When trying to compare film with a digital camera, notice that for film, the red, green, and blue values for each pixel are truly stacked directly on top of each other. A digital camera uses a Bayer filter to obtain the colour of each pixel, which involves a mathematical interpolation process called demosaicing. Thus, you cannot directly compare megapixels in a digital camera with film. Film also yields a direct representation of the image generated by a lens, as described by the theory of Fourier optics (lots of physics and maths) whereas a digital camera makes a numerical approximation to the image, and is governed to a large extent by Nyquist-Shannon sampling theory (lots more maths). So, beware of drawing false conclusions about film versus digital!

[scottplumer]

Bought my V600 a few months ago and I'm still learning the ins and out of it all. One thing I find amazing, though, is how many people in the comments really have no clue about film photography. I don't say this because I'm laughing at them; I'm older (55) and grew up when film was all there was, so it's second nature to me.

[dumbbear]

U don't know how much it helps... I appreciate your work a lot bro! Thx!

[bellisnavidad]

Thank you for this video. Your instructions are easy to understand. I wanted to digitize my old films but did not want to pay so much money to have it done by a professional. I will attempt do this myself.

[mikeniftythrifty]

Thanks i scored that exact same scanner the swap meet for $35 new i the box, but i was having issues with the software, this video helped immensely

[Gekistan]

I've been following you for a while. I started with a few non ai ancient Nikon lenses for my DSLR and now I'm using them as they are meant on a nikkormat ftn. You really got me into film!

Keep it up, you're a great educator (and I'm a teacher myself) and inspirator!

[bbear]

Thank you for a very clear explanation. I found my Olymplus which was my camera 40 years ago, no battery needed. I plan to return to some film photography, but wanted the advantage of a digital file.

[fromHeavenLA]

Bless up for this one; as always great video, simple and straight to the point.

[Ashley-roxz]

This video is so good!!! in terms of every single little thing you've said. You even took the initiative to say that this is your preferred method of doing this. Im definitely going to process my film because for this video rather than take it to a lab

[russellsprout]

Top drawer video. Clear, concise and well presented. Great job. Atb 👍🏻

[loganw]

Thanks bro I appreciate the tutorial. I’ve been considering to get rid of all my modern camera tech and going back to the old school film roots after seeing all your videos. Minolta Gang 🤟🏼

[tasiamartineau]

I’m thinking about buying film and all that. And I’m hooked. Thank you

[_melancias]

I had the same scanner, but i remember i didn't like at all the Epson Scanner software that came with it. Now i have a Plustek OpticFilm 8100 and i use VueScan that enables me to scan the actual negative as the actual CCD sees it and dump the raw file. After that i use a plugin for Photoshop called ColorPerfect that inverts the negative and accurately white balances the picture by selecting the type of film you used (the plugin features and insane amount of film profiles). The scans take longer, but the sharpness compared to the Epson is insane.

[miguelrosales]

This and your developing video are simple and easy to understand dude thanks for doing what you do!

[josephalmazan]

Tight video man gonna start developing and scanning my film this summer super hyped

[CholoSerrano]

I need wood floors like yours, I feel like mine are too dark lmao. Awesome vid as always my guy, keep it comin 📸

[thenicflynn]

Just wanted to say I genuinely really like this channel 🙏