Convert color negatives to positives

I am new to photoshop element 10. I purchased for the purpose to process color negatives. ie convert negatives to positives. I am copying the originals using my CamCorder to photograph the film. I am not getting what I want using the "invert" process. I have taken the tutorial but it did not cover my subject. Some of my negatives are over 30 years old. Please help or direct me to where I can find my answers.
Thank you
George594

Not being the professional here and thus not knowing what I "can't" do, but rather just going ahead and playing with Elements 10 on my Mac, can on occasion be somewhat gratifying.
For anyone interested I will follow through on my above comment using the two sets of examples below, same procedure for both:
Using a homemade sunlight box and my little Panasonic Lumix Camera (sharp pics from 2 about inches away) I snapped the pictures of the color negatives and then I brought the now digitalized color negatives into Elements 10.
Next I...
cropped the negative image to desired size.
Hit COMMAND I     (This inverts the image with a strong cyan color cast)
then go to:
LAYER -> duplicate layer     (always a good habit to get into)
ENHANCE -> Auto Color Correction    ...or...   -> Adjust Color -> Remove Color Cast     ...or.... Adjust Color For Skin Tones   (or just play with it.. have fun with it.. see what can be done and what can't be done for real.)
and finally ENHANCE -> Adjust Lighting -> Brightness/Contrast to your personal preference.
Then either save for the web to put onto a CD or DVD or print it out.     It may not professionally perfect, nor work as good as a $700 scanner, but it certainly works well enough for me.... Good luck to all.   bill

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