Spectral color, matched to the film
A physically based pipeline reconstructs dye density per channel, so skin tones and skies land where the emulsion put them, not where an auto-invert guesses.
Now in early access
Turn RAW negatives into finished photographs.
A desktop darkroom that inverts, color-corrects, and grades your scans with a spectral engine tuned to real film.
Drag to compare. Sample shown for illustration.
Reads camera RAW directly. No TIFF round-trip, no lab scans required.
- ARW
- CR3
- CR2
- NEF
- DNG
- RAF
- RW2
- ORF
- PEF
- IIQ
From a folder of orange negatives to a finished roll.
One window, four stages. The workflow follows how you actually shoot, scan, and deliver.
01
Library
Group scans into virtual rolls, then rate and cull. Your RAW files stay where they are.
02
Convert
Pick a film stock and the spectral engine inverts the negative and balances color, frame by frame.
03
Edit
Refine with a white-balance dropper, crop, detail sharpening, and minilab-style looks.
04
Export
Batch out to JPEG or TIFF at full resolution, ready for print or the web.
A real conversion engine, not a filter pack.
16 film-stock profiles
Calibrated recipes for the stocks people actually shoot.
- Portra 400
- Portra 160
- Portra 800
- Gold 200
- Ektar 100
- AeroColor IV 125
- Ultra Max 400
- Ultra Max 800
- Pro 100
- Pro Image 100
- Advantix 100
- Advantix 200
- Advantix 400
- Vision3 50D
- Vision3 250D
- Vision3 500T
White-balance dropper
Click a neutral and the whole frame corrects. Works even on the spectral conversion.
Minilab looks
One-click grades inspired by classic lab scanners.
- Frontier
- Noritsu
- Portra
- Fuji
Detail-aware sharpening
Amount, radius, detail, and masking, tuned so grain stays grain and edges stay crisp.
Roll consistency and batch export
Lock color across a whole roll so frames match, then export the set in one pass at full resolution.
The orange mask, gone in one pass.
Same file, before and after. Drag the handle to see the inversion and color correction the engine applies automatically.
Why not just use a plugin?
Tools like Negative Lab Pro and FilmLab paved the way. Film Positivizer takes a different path on three things that matter most.
01
Calibrated to your rig
Profiles are built for a specific camera and scanning light, so the color is measured, not a one-size-fits-all auto-invert.
02
The whole workflow in one app
Cull, convert, edit, and export live in a single window. No Lightroom plugin, no exporting TIFFs back and forth.
03
Film color, honest grain
Faithful spectral color paired with a grain and noise pipeline that keeps texture looking like film, not mush.
Questions, answered.
What is Film Positivizer?
A desktop app that converts scanned color and black-and-white film negatives into finished positive images, with color correction, editing, and batch export built in.
What platforms does it run on?
It's a native desktop app for Windows and macOS. Everything runs locally on your machine, so your scans never leave your computer.
What files can I convert?
Camera RAW files straight off the card (ARW, CR3, NEF, DNG, RAF, and more). Digitize your negatives with a camera and it reads them directly.
Do I need a specific camera or light?
The film profiles are calibrated for a camera-and-light setup for the most accurate color. A general auto mode works with any scan, and more profiles are on the way.
How much will it cost?
Pricing is still being finalized. Early-access members get first access and a say in how it's priced before launch.
When can I get it?
Invites roll out in waves during early access. Join the waitlist and we'll email you when your spot opens.
Get first access.
Join the waitlist and be among the first photographers to develop a roll without touching a single slider unless you want to.