SoftLoaf Negative
SoftLoaf Negative is a macOS and Windows workflow for converting film negatives from camera captures or scanner input.
What SoftLoaf Negative is
SoftLoaf Negative is a macOS and Windows workflow for converting film negatives from camera captures or scanner input. It offers curve, dual-anchor, chart-reference, and frame-by-frame alignment methods. For camera digitization, measurements from a standard 24-patch target build a color-correction matrix for the camera, lens, and lighting setup. A Trichrome workflow aligns and combines separate red, green, and blue monochrome captures into one color image, while black-and-white negatives use an independent density workflow. The software provides HDR preview and lists UltraHDR JPEG, AVIF HDR, and HEIC gain-map delivery, alongside JPEG, PNG, TIFF, ACES EXR, and ADX DPX. A watched folder can send each new file into the current roll automatically. Photographs and project files are processed locally. The three-day trial permits project work and preview but blocks every file-output path. Listed plans are Personal at $29.90 a year and Team at $99.90 a year.
Good
- Multiple negative-alignment methods
- 24-patch camera calibration
- Trichrome color workflow
- HDR preview and delivery formats
- Local photograph and project processing
Watch out
- Three-day trial blocks all file output
- Personal plan limited to one device online
- Team plan costs $99.90 a year
- Purchases are not yet available
Who it suits
SoftLoaf Negative suits film-digitization users working with camera captures or scanners on macOS or Windows. It is aimed at workflows needing alignment, calibration, Trichrome, black-and-white conversion, or HDR delivery.
Verdict
SoftLoaf Negative provides specialized negative conversion, calibration, Trichrome, and HDR options with local processing. Trial users can adjust and preview projects but cannot export files, and the listed pricing is subject to the stated availability limits.
Plans and prices
From SoftLoaf Negative's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | $29.90 a year | 1 user · 1 device online at a time · personal and commercial use · macOS and Windows · one year of use; renews automatically each year unless canceled |
| Team | $99.90 a year | 4 individual users · 4 devices online at the same time · macOS and Windows · one year of use; renews automatically each year unless canceled |
The facts
Each one read from SoftLoaf Negative's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account security
- The privacy notice says passwords are sent over an encrypted connection and only an Argon2id password digest is stored.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Availability
- The pricing page says annual plans are not open yet, and the terms state that purchases are not yet available.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Black and white
- Black-and-white negatives have an independent density conversion workflow and focused controls.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Calibration
- It uses measurements from a standard 24-patch target to build a color correction matrix for the camera, lens, and light digitization setup.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Conversion methods
- It offers curve alignment, dual-anchor alignment, chart-reference alignment, and frame-by-frame alignment.checked 9 Oct 2001
- File formats
- Listed delivery formats are JPEG, PNG, TIFF, UltraHDR, HEIC gain map, AVIF HDR, ACES EXR, and ADX DPX.checked 9 Oct 2001
- HDR
- It supports HDR preview and lists UltraHDR JPEG, AVIF HDR, and HEIC gain-map delivery.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Hot Folder
- A watched folder can automatically send each new file into the current roll.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Image privacy
- Photographs and project files are processed locally and are not uploaded as account or licensing data.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- SoftLoaf Negative is a film negative conversion workflow built for film digitization with camera capture and scanner input.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Support
- The support page asks users to report the version, operating system, input format, and exact reproduction steps; product feedback goes to [email protected].checked 9 Oct 2001
- Trichrome
- Its Trichrome workflow aligns, converts, and combines separate red, green, and blue monochrome captures into one color image.checked 9 Oct 2001
Money
- Trial limit
- The three-day trial permits project opening, creation, adjustment, and preview, but prohibits every file-output path, including batch and CLI/headless export.checked 9 Oct 2001
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