tmpgenc mastering works 5: negative to positive

[devdev]

does anyone know if tmpgenc mastering works 5 can invert a film?

[budwzr]

AFAIK, Negative and Positive relate to film, not video.

[aedipuss]

don't know about tmpgenc but vegas pro has in invert filter

[budwzr]

I thought invert was for building masks. Yeah it does do a Negative effect.

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[jagabo]

I don't know about tmpgenc mastering works 5 but most video and image editors have an invert filter. VirtualDub has one. AviSynth has one. If you're trying to convert color negatives to positives a simple invert usually won't work well. You usually need to do a lot more processing to get the colors and levels right.

[El Heggunte]

And if you have the DScaler filters, then ffdshow can use them too

[jagabo]

Some media players have invert filters too. MPCHC for example.

[budwzr]

You might find that tool easier if you look for a color corrector that can rotate the hue 180 degrees.

[jagabo]

You might find that tool easier if you look for a color corrector that can rotate the hue 180 degrees.

? Rotating the hue 180 degrees isn't the same as an invert. Consider a greyscale image. Rotating the hue will make no difference. Inverting will.

[budwzr]

I looked at the help for the Sony Invert tool, and that's what it does. Switches the color to its complement. And reverses the brightness.

Is that what makes it a negative? Reversing the brightness?

[aedipuss]

pretty much. if you ever worked in a darkroom you might remember black parts of negatives create white images.

[devdev]

are we saying that it would perhaps make sense to employ the sony vegas invert tool?

I have premiere 6.5 that that has an invert tool - I wonder if it will have the same effect

[jagabo]

are we saying that it would perhaps make sense to employ the sony vegas invert tool?

Probably. I don't use the program so I don't know for sure.

I have premiere 6.5 that that has an invert tool - I wonder if it will have the same effect

Probably. Most editors have an invert function.

But as I mentioned earlier, if you have (for example) scans of 35mm film a simple invert will not be enough. You'll need to further refine the gamma and colors based on the properties of that particular film stock.

[smrpix]

TVMW5 will not do it. Vegas will (invert). Premiere will (channel/invert.)

[TreeTops]

Maybe the OP didn't mean what you guys think. I'm thinking he meant rotate. Like he took cell phone photo upside down and want to 'invert' it to right side up.

[jagabo]

Maybe the OP didn't mean what you guys think. I'm thinking he meant rotate. Like he took cell phone photo upside down and want to 'invert' it to right side up.

The title of the thread would suggest otherwise.

[TreeTops]

Yes, you are probably correct. Reading his post #13 kinda implies he is trying to "invert" like you suggested.