Negatives to Pixels
Matthew Mendoza-Cicciarelli Photo & Video iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Negatives to Pixels is a free Photo & Video app for iPhone and iPad by Matthew Mendoza-Cicciarelli. Requires iOS 18.6. Updated October 27, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 1 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Oct 27
- 2026 · v2.0
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About Negatives to Pixels
Shoot film? Turn your negatives into finished photos, right on your iPhone or iPad. Photograph your colour or black & white negatives on a light table (or any bright, even backlight), import them, and Negatives to Pixels does the rest: a purpose-built conversion engine analyses each frame, removes the orange film mask, balances the colour, and delivers a clean positive you can fine-tune and share. A REAL CONVERSION ENGINE • Custom log-space inversion built for film, not a simple "invert" filter • Automatic colour balance that neutralises the orange C-41 mask • Auto exposure so every frame comes in at a consistent brightness • Handles colour negatives (C-41) and black & white film MAKE IT YOURS • 14 built-in looks: 9 colour styles and 5 black & white moods • Exposure, contrast, brightness, saturation, temperature, tint, highlights, shadows, grain, and vignette • Crop, straighten, and rotate with a full-screen tool • Before/after compare slider and live RGB histogram • Copy the edits from one frame and paste them onto the rest of the roll BUILT FOR WHOLE ROLLS • Organise negatives into rolls • See at a glance which frames you've edited and exported • Batch export a full roll at full resolution • Duplicate a frame to try different looks side by side MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN • Designed for iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo • On iPhone Duo, start a roll on the front screen and unfold for a bigger editing view without losing your place QUALITY IN, QUALITY OUT • Import JPEG, HEIC, TIFF, and camera RAW (DNG, ARW, NEF, and more) • Full-resolution processing with a float-precision pipeline • Export JPEG, 16-bit TIFF, or PNG to Photos or Files PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything happens on your device. No account, no subscription, no analytics, no uploads. Your photos never leave your device. Note: raw files from some older camera models are no longer supported by iOS and iPadOS and import at preview resolution. Converting those files to DNG on a computer (Adobe's free DNG Converter) restores full quality. Dust off that shoebox of negatives. Your film deserves better than sitting in the dark. No ads, no subscriptions, no paid add-ons. Film photography is my passion and I want to try and enable as many people as possible to experience the art of film photography. Giving you this software hopefully helps with that mission.
What’s new
Version 2.0 · Updated October 27, 2026
Negatives to Pixels is now on iPhone and iPhone Duo. • Designed for iPhone: a streamlined editor with presets and adjustments one tap apart, and a panel you can hide to see your photo full screen • iPhone Duo: switch between the front and inner screens mid-edit without losing your place • Your library now shows the converted photo and marks frames you've edited and exported • A new crop tool: the frame stays level while you straighten, plus a Rotate 90° button • Highlights and Shadows sliders now give smooth, natural results • Fixed: straightened photos could export tilted the opposite way • A clearer home screen icon in tinted and clear modes If you've used Highlights, Shadows, or Straighten on earlier edits, those frames may look a little different now. Open them to check.
App privacy
The developer, Matthew Mendoza-Cicciarelli, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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