What is Film processing?
[[Photographic film]] is able to record [[image]]s. In order to make these images visible, the film needs to undergo a number of [[chemistry|chemical processes]]. The result of these processes will either be [[negative]]s or [[slide]]s. This is generally known as ''developing''. Different films need different processes. The process for black and white film is different from that for slide film. In general, the process involves the following steps: *Making the image visible. The chemicals to do this are known as [[developer]]. *Making the visible image fixed, so it changes no longer. There are different kinds of films. The most common of these is [[film negative]]. With negative film, all colors are reversed. This is corrected in an additional step of making a ''print'' of each image. So called [[reversal film]], which is used for [[diapositive]]s, directly produces ''positive'' images (which are ''framed'' to become a [[slide]]). This whole process is known as '''film processing'''. {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Photography]]