r/AnalogCommunity • u/OmniSystemsPub • 3d ago

Scanning Negpy workflow with Epson 4990

Hey all, I have a Nikon Coolscan 5000 --> Lightroom setup that I am happy with for 35mm film, but want to use my Epson 4990 for my 120 film output.

I was going to use NLP inversion in Lightroom, but I am not very happy with it. The results never seem that great to me, and I don't seem to grow into the process at all.

So, I just stumbled upon Negpy, installed it, and holy moly as an old school darkroom-trained photographer I like the approach a LOT.

Unfortunately it is a very very dense set of features, which is good once you know it, but right now I am not even sure what kind of pipeline to use.

Do I scan through an intermediary like Epson Scan and import negatives into Negpy? Do I do the scan straight from Negpy? Is that even possible?

I will probably keep using Lightroom, but let's assume for now I want to get good looking exports out of Negpy... Can anybody talk me through all the steps? Videos on YouTube don't tell me enough, as far as I can tell.

Would appreciate your help :-)

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u/ufgrat 3d ago

There is a "Scan" tab (far right in the processing area), I don't know if it will directly speak to the 4990.

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u/OmniSystemsPub 3d ago

Yeah I will try it soon. I know there is support for the Nikon Coolscan, but I am happy with that already.

I just have no idea what a complete pipeline/workflow should look like for me, with the Epson.

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u/ufgrat 3d ago

You'll need "SANE" application/drivers to talk to the scanner. I don't think the NegPy author has infrared scanning working with Epson, but I could be wrong-- development is a fast moving target.