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1. Dxo filmpack 3 vs 4 skin#
2. Dxo filmpack 3 vs 4 pro#
3. Dxo filmpack 3 vs 4 software#
4. Dxo filmpack 3 vs 4 free#

The generic DxO FilmPack 4.5 version is OK but, again, looks just like the original with some tiny tweaks, but the non-generic DxO version (why are there two?) is flat, magenta and, to my eyes, just plain wrong.

Dxo filmpack 3 vs 4 pro#

Of the rest, the Color Efex Pro version is just a pantomime effect –too much contrast, too much saturation.

Dxo filmpack 3 vs 4 skin#

Of all of these, I think the Alien Skin Exposure 5 version is best, though to me it just looks like the original digital version with a tad more saturation. My Kodachrome 64 transparencies have neutral, subtle tones and a particular ‘steely-grey’ rendition in skies that I really like.īut this is where you get the biggest variations in the digital versions. Some say its colours are super-saturated and unreal (I think this is an unjustified Kodachrome reputation in general), others say K64 images have a magenta cast. This was my favourite colour film, and I can’t really understand the (bad) reputation this film seems to have. I’ve scanned plenty of Kodachrome 25 transparencies, so I know what to expect, and if I’d shot this scene on K25, I’d expect a much richer, more saturated outcome than either of these. I’m not particularly convinced by either, to be honest. The Alien Skin rendition looks the best to me, while the DxO version doesn’t have the saturation I would expect. Only two of these plug-ins offers a Kodachrome 25 simulation – Alien Skin Exposure 5 and DxO FilmPack 4.5 Slow as heck, true, but I thought it had really nice colour rendition, good saturation and not too much contrast. I’ll start with the colour films, then move on to the black and white… 01 Kodachrome 25 There are plenty more, but I’ve chosen the ones I know best from my own film photography days. On their own, each of these plug-ins makes a good case, but it’s when you put them up against each other that you realise they can’t all be right… I don’t have test results for all of them with every film because they don’t all support the same range of emulsions – but the results are interesting nonetheless. So I’ve taken the same shot (above) and processed it using Alien Skin Exposure 5, Color Efex Pro, DxO FilmPack 4.5 and Silver Efex Pro, all of which promise to replicate the look of traditional film.

One problem is that they don’t always look like the films I used to use another is that they don’t even agree with each other. But I’m also a bit sceptical, because many of the film simulations I see from plug-ins look quite suspect to me.

Dxo filmpack 3 vs 4 software#

So I’m especially interested in any film simulation software which promises to replicate the look and feel of traditional silver-based films.

I love its richness, depth, unpredictability and character. It’s what I grew up with, and it’s what I made most of my photographic discoveries – and mistakes – with.

Dxo filmpack 3 vs 4 free#

But those just starting out DxO FilmPack 3 is a great way to get your feet wet in the film simulation world and its free! Also for our German readers here’s a free subscription to Digital Photo Magazine you can nab until September 30th.I love film. The software also gave us plenty of controls to fine-tune various film presets and further enhancing the look of our processed image.įor those we want to create the best looking images and even more film styles we recommend users pick up the Nik Collection of plugins from Google. It offers an excellent set of color and black-and-white film presets including Fuji Provia 100. The offer is good from now until August 15th and all users need to submit is their email address.ĭxO FilmPack 3 isn’t quite as swanky as the latest mark 4 version, but from our time reviewing the application does an excellent job of emulating the look of film. Lovers of the film look will want to act fast and grab this free copy of DxO FilmPack 3, a piece of film simulation software that also plugs in seamlessly with Lightroom.