I like to think that the great films (Kodachrome, Velvia) are particularly tasteful combinations of colors in much the same that the great perfumes and colognes like Chanel are tasteful combinations of an infinity of ingredients. While I would agree that a skilled photographer does not need emulations, it is not my preference to go up against an infinity of possible color combinations.
I especially like Ektar, Velvia and Kodachrome for color, and AGFA 23 and Rollei 80s for B&W. While most of the time I use DxO default, there are times when film emulation really makes the shot. Filmpack is definitely better integrated within DxO as others have noted here. I prefer Filmpack but still use Nik once in a while. Assuming you can access this through the Great Firewall, this is the list available:īTW, when I said that these programs are available as Adobe plug-ins, that also applies to Affinity Photo. Make a raw file available and tell me which colour film you're interested in. Heck, I can't even view the website properly here in China.Īlso, although I sometimes use FilmPack and Silver Efex for B&W conversions (one or the other, not both on the same image), I don't fool with the color film simulations.ĭoes that mean that the color film simulations isn't that good? I use a lot of color film simulations in my workflow I have not used the FilmPack 5 Elite, so I can't say what it really adds, beyond the somewhat vague feature comparison on DxO's website. After all, the Nik Silver Efex is dedicated to B&W film! However, IMO DxO Nik Silver Efex provides more and better B&W controls than the FilmPack 5 Essential I have. Hmmm.That is a very detailed analysis, and I would definitely try it because of the "more film emulations"ĭigital Nigel hit what is to me the huge point, that unlike even the most current version of the Nik tools, DxO FilmPack gets fully integrated into DxO PhotoLab (if you're using it), and becomes just another panel of tools that can be used during raw processing, to be part of the final render.Īnd IMOPO, DxO PhotoLab 4 Elite is currently the best raw converter. I use affinity photo, and Nik is almost perfectly integrated in it as plugins too as it is very similar to PS. I think FilmPack offers more film emulations than NIK, but can't compare their relative quality. I assume FilmPack acts as an Adobe plug-in, much as NIK does. NIK has no real integration with PhotoLab, but is simply an export option. NIK is much more designed for use with Adobe products, with which it acts as a plug-in. I think FilmPack is also available as a plug-in to Adobe, like NIK, but can't comment on that use.
You also get the stand-alone version, but there's no reason to use it with images produced through PhotoLab. So you can play with the FilmPack options in the middle of, say, doing exposure adjustments. To a PhotoLab user it's not a separate tool, not a plug-in, but just an optional set of features you can choose to pay for. It's not even a plug-in, but just gets switched on within PhotoLab. I regard NIK as only useful to Adobe users.įilmPack is fully integrated into PhotoLab, and just becomes another tool within it.
I don't have NIK, because I'm a DxO PhotoLab user. What is the difference between Analog Efex and Filmpack? And which one do you recommend? I'm not that familiar with DxO products yet. I currently own Analog Efex and is thinking of switching to Filmpack.
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