Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Live tips for editing digital photos to get a similar look to film scans, using Adobe Lightroom. I show some basics that don't involve presets and help you learn how to understand what gives film scans some of their unique look.

►Links
Presets I mentioned at the end-
thearchetypeprocess.com
and mastinlabs.com

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►Chapter markers
00:00 - Intro
04:33 - General differences
06:45 - Examine Histogram and colour shifts
08:40 - Use reference view
09:30 - Example 1 (nature)
24:10 - Example 2 (portrait)
31:33 - Example 3 (car/street)
40:19 - Example 4 (extreme difference)
50:54 - recap
52:48 - Black & white?
57:30 - Scanners, recap
58:34 - Presets, AI?
1:00:14 - Conclusion

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