DIGITAL-SILVER. The concept of DIGITAL SILVER is reverse technology, producing film output from digital media.
Currently we output B&W negative - interpositives - B&W positives & E6.             C41 output is not available.

The DIGITAL~SILVER idea incorporates all of dr5's services giving our clients extreme control. There are 2 methods of film recording, CRT & LVT output. The concept between the two are similar. The LVT is unsurpassed digital to film output, burning 'pixel beyond grain'. The CRT recorder is the best choice for small digital-camera or file output. The CRT software is better suited to deal with smaller files. The companies that produced these machines have sadly closed their doors. The last LVT machine was made by DICE-AMERICA in 2002. LASERGRAPHICS continues to manufacture film recorders for the movie industry but no longer produces still-film recorders. dr5chrome is dedicated in keeping this one-of-a-kind imaging equipment alive and well. We have secured parts and dedicated service tech's allowing us to provide this service as long as possible.

Filmrecording is a very unique photographic service and analog tool. The cost of this service is justified by the expense of running and maintaining the equipment, the time and expertise it takes to produce image output and the cost of film and processing. You will not find a higher quality film recording service. We are also the best priced quality filmrecording service world-wide. There simply isn't any other quality way to produce what a film recorder can create.
. Special output applications
. Larger originals for large photographic fiber or cibachrome printing
. Retouching/composite originals
. B&W negs from converted color film or digital files
. Digital files back to film
. Repair of originals / restore
Recorded at the highest resolution possible on our customized film recorders. This is a bend over backwards service without the extra added costs other labs charge. There isn't another lab that exists that has our kind of film-recording services. NO OTHER LAB DOES WHAT WE DO when it comes to filmrecording. We profile almost every B&W and color E6 film for recorder output. This is unique to  our lab. We can produce E6, dr5-chromes interpositives & B&W negatives through our film recorders in sizes from 35mm to 8x10.

SIMPLE METHOD (negative processing)
Unlike the interpositive method explained below, negative development offers this alternative when creating an inverted image isn't possible or practical. This is best suited for already heavily adjusted or 'photoshoped' images or digital files from small cheap digital capture devises. Call us if you are unsure and we can suggest your best options. If you have negatives and you need to copy, reproduce, repair or enlarge them, then you should be using the below methods.

About DIGITAL SILVER dr5 interpositive B&W negatives: Like dr5, this is a unique, client controlled service. On top of the quality improvements dr5 offers, this procedure is an almost loss-less output for B&W negatives, interpositives, E6 & B&W dr5-chromes. The client has complete output control with '0' process related issues you may have experienced in the past with other LVT output. The goal is to recreate your original film or prints with lossless quality. Below explains how this service works:

dr5/DIGITAL SILVER  INTERPOSITIVE ~ NEGATIVES LVT & CRT OUTPUT: MAKING B&W INTERPOSITIVE / NEGATIVES

INTERPOSITIVE METHOD (reversal-processing negatives)
• CALABRATE PHOTOSHOP SCREEN ( your computer)
• CALABRATE YOUR SCANNER or MAKE SURE YOU OR YOUR LABS SCANNER IS CALABRATED
• SCAN IN AS RGB. DONOT CONVERT TO GRAY SCALE.

•                             
       scanned in CHROME (color or B&W), invert image       or      scanned in NEGATIVE [scan as transparency] - Leave image as a negative.

•  ADJUST YOUR NEGATIVE IMAGE on screen as you would like to see a good negative in your enlarger. If you are scanning negatives, It is important to leave your neg as it is.  DONOT enhance  the image to far away from your original negatives, unless you want to. Remember; THINK analog! You are making an analog  negative not an inkjet print. If you are scanning a positive -flat-art or chromes; and you are wanting a B&W negative, be sure to produce on screen a negative you would like to see in the enlarger. Simply inverting the image will not work and you will have a big contrasty mess! The neg you see on screen is the neg dr5 will produce without the issues experienced with other LVT output.
NOTE: It is important to scan negatives 'as transparencies' for this method. The integrity of the original will hold 100% done this way.

SCANNED IN NEGATIVE                                        INVERT TO RETOUCH  [IF NEEDED]                   DO NOT ADJUST, RETOUCH THEN RE-INVERT IMAGE

• IF YOU NEED TO INVERT TO RETOUCH:
   DONOT convert to TO GRAYSCALE or adjust dynamic-range, contrast or density. Leave the integrity of the negative image alone. 
    When you are done retouching, invert back to the RGB-negative image. NOTE: Though it is possible to filmrecord in GRAYSCALE,     ALL LVT's utilize RGB. B&W film is best exposed to all the colors of life to capture all the color scale in grayscale, for best possible     reproduction.

•  LEAVE AS A NEGATIVE. SAVE AS  RGB - TIFF - IBM -  NO ATTACHED PROFILES  -  NO LAYERS

•  RESULTS:            
                            LVT INTERPOSITIVE RUN IN dr5               or         LVT RUN AS A dr5 CHROME DEV-2

This is just one example of film recording output. Contact us with any questions. dr5