# Scan with image already converted positive

**URL:** <https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/scan-with-image-already-converted-positive/6140>\
**Category:** Vuescan\
**Created:** [April 12, 2023, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/scan-with-image-already-converted-positive/6140 "2023-04-12T09:38:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![maxpina](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forums.negativelabpro.com/maxpina/32/3333_2.png) [@maxpina](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/maxpina)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/scan-with-image-already-converted-positive/6140/1 "2023-04-12T09:38:52Z")

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Hello guys, I have a doubt/problem while scanning film with a V600 scanner, I use vuescan with the settings I found here on the site from the guide and I don’t know why I already get the positive reversed scan, I would like to have the negative in order to transform it with the NLP plugin , can you help me ? where am i wrong?

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**Author:** ![Digitizer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@Digitizer](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/Digitizer)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/scan-with-image-already-converted-positive/6140/2 "2023-04-12T13:19:59Z")

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> [@maxpina](#):
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> I would like to have the negative in order to transform it with the NLP plugin , can you help me ? where am i wrong?

I’d re-chech the [vuescan scanning guide](https://www.negativelabpro.com/guide/scanning/#vuescan-raw-dngs) again and verify that everything is set as described. I suppose that one of the many settings is not what it should be.

In order to get a negative from a negative, you should scan as positive/transparency. If you scan a negative as a negative, the scanner software will convert to positive (minus times minus equals plus).

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**Author:** ![alessioroberto](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forums.negativelabpro.com/alessioroberto/32/3044_2.png) [@alessioroberto](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/alessioroberto)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/scan-with-image-already-converted-positive/6140/3 "2023-05-25T12:51:38Z")

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I had the same issue:  
with the latest Vuescan update, it’s no more possible select Image as Media type. Vuescan force you to convert the negative as positive ☹  
 ![Screenshot 2023-05-25 at 14.51.15](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/negativelabpro/original/2X/0/0f3fa311d0335fbcbb8f46c249ebde6d25143522.png)

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**Author:** ![alessioroberto](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forums.negativelabpro.com/alessioroberto/32/3044_2.png) [@alessioroberto](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/alessioroberto)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/scan-with-image-already-converted-positive/6140/4 "2023-05-25T12:56:35Z")

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OK, I just figured out how to “trick” Vuescan:  
Just select Color as Media type 😃