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C41/ E6 processing error - is there a digital fix?
Hi people,
I *think* this group is likely appropriate, but if I'm wrong, any pointers to a more suitable group? A few days ago I took a couple of rolls of film into the local Tescos (UK) to get them processed. I told the operator that one was a slide film and one a print film, but I didn't remember the reason I mentioned this - we then got into a confused discussion because I only wanted a set of index prints - when I still had chemical cameras I only used slide, but my fiancee uses print - like I said, confusion. Anyway, the operator put both films through the same process. I can't remember which one it was, E6 or C41, but the slide film (a 36exp) came back with a screwed-up green cast and the print film was OK. We didn't have time to argue the toss with the operator - next day we were on a train for 500 miles - so I grabbed the mis-processed film and ran. (at least they didn't charge us for the processing. Small mercies G). I'm planning to put the mis-processed film into the local Jessops to get it scanned to CD because I *hope* that a series of digital manipulations (separate out into 3 colour layers, then re-composite those applying different colours to those layers and re-compositing) will allow me to at least get a reasonable approximation of the correct images out. Anyone know how to do this in detail. Digital tools available are Gimp 2, but I have friends with Photoshop if I have to. I'm green at digital processing, but I've a working understanding of what's actually going on, having done enough darkroom time in the dim and distant past. -- Aidan Karley, Aberdeen, Scotland, Location: 57°10'11" N, 02°08'43" W (sub-tropical Aberdeen), 0.021233 |
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Aidan,
This is "cross processing", and for many people this is a preferred effect. Can you fix it digitally, maybe, it depends on the desity of the greens and reds, usually it apears almost painterly, thus creating difficulty in getting a clear image. You should be able to fix the color for the most part digitally, however the image may not ever be as sharp as you have wanted. |
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