Turn your negatives into prints with a TMA scanner.
Scanning negatives is not the same process as scanning a regular paper document. If you hold a developed negative up to the light, you will see a reverse image of what the photo will actually look like. Dark areas will look light and light areas will look dark. If you scan a negative on a regular flatbed scanner, it will not read it properly. This is because your scanner must be equipped with a transparent materials adapter (TMA), or negative scanner. To get a print from a negative, you must use one of these scanners.
Instructions
1. Open the lid of the scanner. Spray a lint-free cloth lightly with glass cleaner made specifically for electronics. Do not soak the cloth.
2. Wipe the glass of the scanner with the dampened cloth until there are no streaks or dust. Remove the TMA cover if applicable.
3. Slide one negative strip into the negative holder face up. Or, place the negatives face down on the scanner glass in a negative template. Depending on the type of scanner, the placement of the negatives will vary.
4. Close the scanner lid and press the Scan or Scan Film button. The scanner software will automatically start and show you a preview of your negative.
5. Select Negatives from the Scan Type drop-down on the screen. Make sure the Output is set to Color if you are scanning color negatives.
6. Click on the Scan button. The software will save the image as a JPEG in a designated file on your computer.
7. Double-click the JPEG file to view your image. The scan will look like a print, not a negative. Save the file to a flash drive and bring it to a photo printer, or print the image yourself from a photo printer.
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