Tom wrote on Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:03:01 -0500:

> If you scan a negative, you get a picture of a negative.
> Google for sofware that you can use.

> "PhilQijm" <PhilQijm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:D73CF352-9E46-4444-B428-55ADFE8D2B66@microsoft.com...
> : Have recently bought scanner to save & print old
> photos/slides. Also have : many b&w negatives, some I would
> like to print. Can this be done using : Microsoft Office
> Picture Manager or do I have to buy some other software?

Photo and slide scanners will certainly scan a color negative and
convert it to a positive. I don't know about monochrome. However, even
the simpler editing programs like Photoshop Elements will convert a
color print to monochrome and then a negative or go the other route.
Filter> Adjustments > Invert. The free Irfanview will also Invert.


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