I’ve been using a beta version of 3.1 as a Lightroom Plug-In for several days, and I have to say that it’s been a fun experence. There is also a sale on until Dec 24 should you decide to make a purchase.
The reason for this is that there are already numerous review of FilmPack 3 online, and also the program can be downloaded for a free 30 day trial, so you can easily check it out for yourself.
This isn’t a full review of Filmpack 3.1.
Finally, there are those who don’t give a damn, who I assume are no longer reading this report, so we can forget about them. There also are those who never shot film, but are fascinated by the various looks that film provided and who want to experiment with them. I can even produce multiple interpretations if the mood strikes or if there is a commercial requirement.īut, I appreciate that there are people who may have shot a particular type of film and who may be nostalgic for its “look”. In colour I can alter the palette to just about any flavour that my mind can imagine, and in B&W I can change the tonal values or tint to whatever matches my creative fancy. Shooting digital I have the ability to capture a file that I can then produce in colour or B&W. And, then when you really thought that you had a handle on the differences between Provia and Velvia, or Ilford Pan X and Agfa APX, you found that you had the wrong roll in the camera for the shot waiting in front of you. Well then, how about the “look” of film? Oh, you mean the grain? Or, do you mean the fixed palette that each particular emulsion offered and which took a great many rolls and many hundreds if not thousands of dollars in stock and processing to become familiar with. Not only do I not miss the fumes, the stains, the mess and the bother, but I also don’t miss the dust spots, occasional processing streeks, and inevitable scratches. I shot with dozens of types and brands over the years, did my own processing in both B&W and colour (C41 and from E2 to E6), and subsequently spent more time breathing toxic fumes than is likely healthy.ĭo I miss film? No, I can’t say that I do. Though I fall into the first category above someone that shot both B&W and colour film for many years, I am really not that nostalgic for it. The UI enhancements include screen views, hot key undo and redo, and variable sizing for the “film strip” of thumbnails showing the looks available.īut, what is Filmpack, and why should you care?įilmPack 3.1 showing image on right rendered as Ilford Delta 3200 The new looks are under a separate tab from the color and B&W film looks and include several vintage effects and film-inspired filters that expand on FilmPack’s library of film emulations. This slightly updated version has 25 new creative looks and several UI enhancements. On NovemDxO Labs introduced DxO Filmpack 3.1. But wherever there is a potential market niche available someone will inevitably fill it. – Those who don’t give a damn about film or how it reproduced images.Įach is a unique perspective, and there’s no objective right or wrong with any of them. – Those who never shot film in the past, but who are curious about its “look”. – Those who used to shoot film, and still have some nostalgia for it.
Now that we are more than a decade into the digital era, and very few people are still shooting with film, the universe of photographers seems to have formed into three camps.