User Guide

Scan your film, step by step

Everything you need to go from a strip of negatives to finished photos. Choose your device for instructions and screenshots that match what you see.

FilmReverseIt home screen with Take Photo, Photo Library and Choose File buttons.

iPhone guide

Your iPhone’s camera is a capable film scanner. This guide walks through a whole scan, from setting up the light to saving a finished positive with its film details.

Open the iPhone guide
FilmReverseIt home screen on iPad.

iPad guide

On iPad the photo and every control sit side by side, which makes careful color work and dust cleanup a pleasure. This guide walks through a whole scan.

Open the iPad guide

At a glance

  1. 1Set up your light and film
  2. 2Open or photograph a negative
  3. 3Take the photo
  4. 4Check the image type
  5. 5Rotate and crop
  6. 6Balance the color
  7. 7Adjust tone, sharpness and grain
  8. 8Remove dust spots
  9. 9Save a preset for the rest of the roll
  10. 10Add the film’s details
  11. 11Save the positive
  12. 12Move on to the next frame

Still stuck? Try the FAQ or contact us.