Which term describes the process of converting a film negative into a positive print?

Which term describes the process of converting a film negative into a positive print?

• A. Negative to Positive Print
• B. Positive to Negative Print
• C. Color Print
• D. Digital Print

Answer: (A)

When you shoot on film, the image is captured as a negative with inverted tones. To view a scene with proper brightness and contrast, a positive image is produced by projecting the negative onto light-sensitive material, reversing the inversion. The term that describes this reversal from negative to positive is exactly “negative to positive print.” This distinguishes the process from printing directly from a digital file or from printing in a way that would invert the image again.

When you shoot on film, the image is captured as a negative with inverted tones. To view a scene with proper brightness and contrast, a positive image is produced by projecting the negative onto light-sensitive material, reversing the inversion. The term that describes this reversal from negative to positive is exactly “negative to positive print.” This distinguishes the process from printing directly from a digital file or from printing in a way that would invert the image again.