DxO FilmPack 6 applies scientifically derived simulataions of classic film and analogy processes and comes in a basic Essential edition and a more advanced and preferable Elite version.įilmPack 6 works both as a standalone program and as a plug-in for Lightroom and Photoshop. You can also use it as an external editor for Capture One, for example. It also integrates with DxO PhotoLab 5, if installed, to provide film renderings and other effects within the PhotoLab interface. If you use FilmPack 6 as a standalone program, you can use its inbuilt browser to look through your images and select the ones you want to edit. In standalone use, FilmPack will open and process RAW files using DxO’s own RAW processing engine and automatic lens corrections. If you use it as a plug-in or external editor, the ‘host’ program will do the initial processing. In standalone mode, FilmPack 6 has a basic browser window for selecting images, and can also apply DxO’s own RAW processing and lens corrections to RAW files.įilmPack 6 offers preset film renderings and Designer presets you can apply with a single click, but these are all built up from a set of tools and adjustments which you can examine and modify yourself – and you can create your own presets. You can choose the film you want to simulate, the amount of grain and even the film format (which affects the grain size applied). There are exposure and color controls, frames and borders, light leak effects and split toning tools.
It’s also possible to apply vignette and blur effects. The Elite edition includes a Time Machine feature that acts as a historical encylopaedia of film and cameras, and links to presets that mimic the look of specific eras.įilmPack 6 provides just about every analog simulation tool needed to recreate the look of old emulsions and processes, but it does not include local adjustments. If your images don’t need any, you’re in luck, and FilmPack will be fine in standalone mode. However, if your images do need localised tweaks, you’ll need to do those in your ‘host’ program, with FilmPack as a plug-in or external editor to ‘finish’ the picture. The exception is when you’re using PhotoLab and FilmPack together.
You can apply local adjustments and film renderings and analog effects simultaneously – though you don’t see the regular FilmPack interface, just a series of panels and sliders in the PhotoLab interface style. Used as a standalone program or a plug-in, FilmPack 6 is really simple to use, with big, chunky icons (maybe even too big) and no more information than you need at any one time. FilmPack 6 comes with a good selection of film looks and presets (there are more in the Elite edition) and drop-down filters to narrow down the choices.
You can swap from presets to manual adjustments with a button on the toolbar – now you can build your own film renderings from scratch or modify those supplied.