FilmLab vs instax UP!

FilmLab converts digital captures of film negatives into color or black-and-white images with a processing engine designed for darkroom-inspired tones. Desktop apps open raw files from popular DSLR and mirrorless cameras, along with raw DNG and TIFF files from scanners. Adjustment tools cover exposure, color balance, contrast, brightness, cropping, rotation, and perspective correction. Users can batch-edit and copy or paste settings across images. Editing leaves original scans unchanged and saves processing instructions in adjacent `.fprc` files. Mobile apps can preview negatives, create proof sheets, review older negatives, and make quick scans for sharing. FilmLab is standalone and does not require other software. Listed export formats include JPEG, TIFF, and JPEG XL. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The paid plans offer full access after a 14-day trial: $7.99 per month or $59.99 per year; lifetime membership is $199.99 once and includes future updates and features. Free education licenses are available by request to qualifying educators. Desktop does not support collaborative real-time editing, and nonrenewing customers can still access images and metadata they created.

instax UP! is a mobile app for scanning instax prints into digital collections that users can organize and share. It supports mini, SQUARE, and WIDE photos, including decorated prints, and lets users remove reflections or adjust contrast, brightness, saturation, and warmth. Scans can be viewed in Box View or List View and sorted by date and time, location, or keyword. Albums group images by theme, while instax Days shows them on a calendar. The app can import movies shot on a hybrid instax camera, as well as photos and movies from compatible instax Link, mini Evo, and mini LiPlay apps. Collections can be shared through social media and messaging services, and registration is not required. The app is free on Android and iOS; users are responsible for data usage charges. The FAQ lists Android 10.0 or later and iOS 14.0 or later, while a notice says version 2.3.0 or later requires iOS 16 or later. Deleting the app deletes scans and other data, so users need Data backup and Data transfer to move their data to a new phone.