Negative lab pro alternatives I haven’t done a comparison between Negative Lab Pro and Grain2Pixel, because an article on 35mm did that and sparked off my interest. . In terms of actually free, your options are basically just: I would personally try the Minolta software first, often times the default scanner software is the best tool for the job. Automatic works pretty well, but you can also tweak in semi-automatic or full manual mode. But it’s not cheap either. It is quite simple to use, and it has syncing features. There’s vuescan, which iirc can also “scan” and convert files. I have done some searching into alternatives mostly as I don't want to pay the monthly fee for light room. If it matters, I intend to use either NLP or this alternative with Lightroom running on Here are the comparions - all based on the direct output of Epsonscan or Negative Lab Pro with no additional Lightroom editing (although I think the Epsonscan versions were sharpened after import). I remember reading a newly announced competitor to Negative Lab Pro, with some impressive claims about its features. This post compares ColorPerfect to Negative Lab Pro, using both Portra 400 and Ektar. Negative Lab Pro provided the the best balance of an easy-to-use interface with powerful and plentiful adjustment options. I also remember that the author does NOT offer a free trial. There aren't a lot of free alternatives out there that have a combination of the power and ease of use of Negative Lab Pro. Is there anything better out there? By far the most popular is a paid plug-in for Lightroom called Negative Lab Pro, however for people like me who aren’t sure dropping $99 (+ VAT) on a converter I decided to try a free alternative – Grain2Pixel (G2P). When I looked into this a couple of years ago (but didn't end up going the camera scanning route at that time), Negative Lab Pro was considered the "gold standard," but I know there are a lot of alternatives now and I'm wondering if that is still the case. Try ART, a fork of the Rawtherapee. For black and white, NLP is equivalent to “other” setting for film emulsion on silverfast. If you are willing to spend $99 for a license, this is most likely going to provide the least painful inversion process that is not scanner-dependent. In terms of actually free, your options are basically just: I would personally try the Minolta software first, often times the default scanner software is the best tool for the job. 1a - Epsconscan Epsonscan by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr 1b - Negative Lab Pro NLP by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr 2a- Epsconscan negadoctor seeks to fill the same role as Negative Lab Pro-- invert and correct for color cast. attzoj afrjpaow cqs bbw dtabu icwbt kdjghbl tkcehh nnjcoud sdsm