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that's how you develop film with negatives.
scanners will burn them up and cause distortion.
and the UV doesn't? Come on!
Scanners would have zero effect on a developed negative, but the image would not be visible beyond a shadowy dark blob.
Negatives require light to pass through them, a scanner only takes in image of the surface. The paper is photo sensitive and is pressed against the negative to prevent distortion. It can also be placed in a light projector and adjusted. The color shot is from a computer ai upgrading the clarity and adding color.
I have scanned a lot of (old b/w) negatives and it works fine.