Contact Sheet Generator vs Gridproof

Transform your digital photos into classic film contact sheets — the essential photo grid layout for reviewing negatives. Contact Sheet Generator creates authentic proof sheets with the vintage look and feel of a traditional darkroom. NEW IN 2.0: • Darkroom Library: every sheet you generate is saved automatically to a private in-app gallery. Search, filter, and sort your sheets, and organize them with albums, tags, and notes. • Landing Hub: open straight to a home screen where you can start a 35mm or 120 sheet in one tap and see your newest work. • 120 rebate borders: realistic Classic, Striped, and Monochrome film edges for 645, 6x6, and 6x7 sheets. • Contact sheet themes and export presets: Lab Classic, Darkroom, Kodak Warm, Fuji Cool, and Ilford Mono looks, plus Archival, Small Share, Clean Metadata, and No Markup exports. • Ready for iPhone Duo: controls move to the side rail, the home screen uses the inner display, and your sheet stays on one side of the fold. FEATURES: • Multiple Film Formats: 35mm (36 exposures) and medium format 120 film (645, 6x6, 6x7) • Professional Layout: High-quality 8.5×11" contact sheets at 300 PPI — perfect as a photo collage or portfolio grid • Authentic Film Borders: Optional 35mm border with sprocket holes and frame numbers, plus 120 rebate borders in three styles • Customizable Colors: Control background, text, border, and sprocket colors • Font Options: Choose between classic Leica and San Francisco typography • Dark Mode Support: Comfortable editing in any lighting condition MARKUP & ANNOTATION: • Mark frames as keepers, rejects, or maybes with color-coded overlays • Free-form brush annotation with adjustable color, size, and opacity • 3× magnifier loupe for detailed frame inspection • All markup bakes at full resolution for save and share MY GEAR PRESETS: • Save your favorite cameras and film stocks for quick access • Presets sorted by usage frequency or name • EXIF metadata embedding: camera, film, and author info saved with every image EASY TO USE: 1. Select your preferred film format 2. Choose up to 36 images (35mm) or 15 images (120 film) 3. Add custom details — or pick from your saved gear 4. Generate — your sheet is saved to the Darkroom Library and ready to share PERFECT FOR: • Film photographers documenting their work • Photography students learning about contact sheets and proof sheets • Professional photographers presenting their portfolio • Anyone who loves the vintage aesthetic of analog film photography • Photographers who want a clean negative review layout Create beautiful contact sheets that blend digital convenience with analog charm — your darkroom proof sheet workflow, reimagined.

Gridproof turns a shoot into a decision: cull it fast, then deliver a clean contact sheet your client can answer. Everything happens on your iPhone or iPad. No account, no uploads, no subscription. NEW IN 3.0 - Full-screen culling: Keep, Maybe or Drop with one tap, 1-5 stars, color labels and client picks. Auto-advance, swipe, pinch or double-tap to zoom, and undo. - iPad keyboard shortcuts: P keep, M maybe, X drop, U clear, 0-5 stars, 6-9 color labels, arrow keys to move, Command-Z to undo, C to compare. - Compare two frames side by side with one shared zoom to check focus and expression. - File names and camera data: Gridproof keeps the original file name (from Files, and from Photos when it provides one) and reads capture time, camera, lens, focal length, aperture, shutter and ISO. - Import from Files: JPEG, HEIC, PNG, TIFF and the RAW formats your device can open. - Bigger projects: up to 500 photos per project, with autosave. Your 2.0 projects move over automatically. - Sheet designer with live preview: US Letter, Legal, Tabloid, A4 or A3, portrait or landscape, 1-8 columns and 1-10 rows, light or dark sheet, your studio name and contact line, watermark text, and presets for contact sheets, client proofs, print selects and dark film-style sheets. - Choose what goes on the sheet: every photo, all but Drops, Keep and Maybe, Keep only, client picks, or a minimum star rating. Labels under each photo: number, decision and stars, file name, exposure, capture date, caption. - Client tick boxes: proofs can carry a real PDF check box under every photo. Your client ticks the ones they want in a PDF app that fills forms and sends the file back; Gridproof reads the ticks and marks those photos. Clients who reply with numbers instead ("3, 7, 12-15") are covered too: paste the reply and Gridproof finds the photos. - File name lists for your editing software: comma-separated names for a text filter, one name per line, or photo numbers. Copy or share. - Deliver as PDF, a JPEG per page, or straight to a printer. The CSV lists every photo with its decision, rating, label, client pick, file name and camera data. - Shortcuts action "Make Contact Sheet": give it images, get a PDF back. - Faster grid, filters for Keep, Maybe, Drop, Undecided, client picks and 3+ stars, reorder by capture time, file name or rating, duplicate projects, and VoiceOver actions on every photo. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a project and add photos from Photos or Files. 2. Cull full screen or right from the grid. 3. Design the sheet, then build the PDF, share it with the CSV, print it or send JPEG pages. 4. When the client answers, read their ticks or numbers back into the project. WHAT TO KNOW Gridproof stores resized preview copies (up to 1200 pixels on the long edge) with your decisions. Sheets are for proofing and selection, not original-resolution delivery. Originals in Photos and Files are never edited or deleted. Photo numbers follow project order, so filtered sheets can skip numbers; the CSV always lists every photo. Filling in PDF check boxes depends on the client's PDF app; numbers work everywhere. iPhone and iPad. No account, no tracking, no ads.