How to get a “pushed film” look without actually push-processing it.
Push-processing means adding development time or temperature to your film so it acts as a more sensitive film than it’s marked on the box. For example, you can push an ISO 100 film to EI 200 by simply metering it as if it were an ISO 200 film (giving it one stop of light less) and then either asking your lab or, by yourself, keep it in chemicals for a set time longer so that the shadows and highlights develop more.
Reducing dependence on Amazon AWS and guarding against AI slop.
Analog.Cafe stores and distributes a large number of PDFs, high-resolution sample images, and other downloadable content. Previously, it was stored on Amazon S3 for quick, easy access. However, as the company’s uptime stability has recently been brought into question and its business ethics have long been questioned, I’ve decided to replace some of its services.
Substituting the essential tools that are deeply intertwined in all internet…
Please note that film Q is currently being verified by Dropbox to become a production app. While this is happening, new film Q accounts may not be created.
Sorry for the inconvenience!
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What is film Q? It’s an app for inverting film negatives right here on Analog.Cafe: analog.cafe/app/filmq
Getting ready to develop film at home just got a little faster if you track your chemical use and expiration with Chem Log.
Analog.Cafe v3.30.84 adds a handy Dilution Calculator button to the Film Log app (analog.cafe/app/film-log) to help figure out precise chemical ratios and shows all selected chemicals’ stats/reuse calculators front-and-center when you need them.
Though you still should test your chemicals (here’s how…
Updated: film Q v1.0.0-beta.10 adds support for lossless TIFF output in 16-bit colour.
While the low-compression full 4:4:4 chroma JPEG files that film Q outputs have enough data for significant edits without distortions, there may be a time when more colour data is needed.
For example, if you need to make significant corrections to exposure, contrast, saturation, or colour balance of your scans, working with a lossless 16-bit per channel TIFF file can make a big difference.
Updated: film Q v1.0.0-beta.8 makes inverting film negatives a little easier.
film Q launched as beta just over a month ago, and it has already inverted more than 10,000 film negatives. Thank you all for trying film Q and for your feedback thus far!
This new release fixes the app’s account authentication system so that it no longer requires you to sign in to Dropbox periodically. The work involved is deceptively complicated… I did my best to catch all the bugs before committing the code, but please let me know…
Updated: film Q, a web app for inverting film negatives in batches.
Version v1.0.0-beta.6 includes several important bug fixes and a new feature, Auto Start.
With the Auto Start setting turned on, film Q will automatically process files as soon as they are uploaded. This can be helpful for speeding up the workflow, especially if you scan directly into your Dropbox folder.
For example, you can set up a folder on your computer, which will automatically invert your negatives as soon as you place your files in it…
film Q is a web app that batch-inverts film scans right here on Analog.Cafe: analog.cafe/app/filmq
Version 1.0.0-beta adds support for new RAW formats: RAF, NEF, and DNG (in addition to the initial support of ARW).
Additionally, several bugs were fixed, including one that caused issues with unusual characters in file names.
Note: film Q is still in beta, which means that there may be issues and missing features. Please email concerns and feature requests to [email protected]
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