User manual DXO FILMPACK V2.0

[. . . ] 1 Table of Contents toc Introduction Discovering film renderings and grain The stand-alone application Photoshop Plug-in DxO Optics Pro v5. 3. 1 Plug-in List of films and filters included in DxO FilmPack v2 and their rendering characteristics Correspondence table 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 DxO FilmPack v2 User Guide Table of Contents Introduction 18 Further information 18 Image preparation 18 Image processing Appendix 1 2 toc 0 3 3 The DxO FilmPack concept 3 Uses for DxO FilmPack 4 How to use DxO FilmPack?4 Installing FilmPack Appendix 2 19 19 List of films and filters included in DxO FilmPack v2 and their rendering characteristics 1 2 Chapter 1 5 22 Discovering film renderings and grain 5 Simple operation 8 Further information 8 A. Selecting a film type Chapter 2 3 4 5 6 12 The stand-alone application 12 DxO FilmPack quick start guide 13 Further information 13 A. Viewing the effects of corrections 14 C. [. . . ] but C6 Toning for black & white film. The toning technique is the application of chemical products that change the tonality of black & white prints on photographic paper. Naturally, these effects are primarily applied to images that have been processed in black & white, with or without a filter effect. 11 toc 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Metal toning a black and white print. L­R, top to bottom: iron sulfate, selenium, and sepia Chapter 2 The stand-alone application DxO FilmPack quick start guide 12 toc 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 To start the stand-alone DxO FilmPack application, click on its icon in the computer's program menu. As the application transforms one photo at a time, it can be useful to prepare your work by grouping all the images to be modified into one folder. The best quality can be obtained from a TIFF or high definition JPG file, but the software can apply film profiles to any JPG file, even one already sized for the web. TIP: If you are preparing your images for DxO FilmPack, apply minimal after-processing to give a fairly neutral style and balanced lighting (neither too light nor too dark) and ensure that photos taken at high speed do not have digital noise visible when enlarging them on the screen. The processing method is very simple: from top to bottom, are the zoom function for expanding the image, the dialog box, color rendering for the selection of film type with an intensity slider, the color mode dialog box with contrast, saturation, the special mode (black & white toning) and filters, and the grain dialog box with intensity and size sliders. The output format can be found in the file menu; 13 toc 0 1 If you have not saved your image, a dialog box will ask you if you want to do so when you attempt to open a new image or quit the program. 2 Further information A. Apply a rendering ­ by clicking on the image, you can see the before and after results. The intensity slider allows the mixing of the original style with the film rendering 3. Where needed apply a filter for black & white (filter box) and/or toning (special box) 4. Where needed adjust the contrast and/or saturation sliders with moderation 5. Use the zoom function to enlarge the image at least to 75% (in practice, 100% is a good choice) and apply the grain. By default the grain is linked to the color profile, except for generic films, where it must be selected from the list 6. Where needed, adjust the size and strength of the grain 7. View the image in full screen mode to assess the overall style 8. Save a copy, as a JPG for immediate use or preferably as a TIFF if later retouching will be done. The command palette may be attached to the left-hand or right-hand edge of the window, be moved along this edge, or be moved anywhere within the image. All you have to do is click within the palette title bar and move it around. Alternatively, under Windows this positioning choice can also be accomplished using a right-click of the mouse in the palette title bar. 3 4 5 6 Floating palette B. Viewing the effects of corrections When you apply a film rendering, click on the image to make the "before-after" alternative views appear instantly. [. . . ] In any case, never convert your image to black & white with the Adobe Photoshop grayscale conversion, as this procedure deletes the color information that is hidden in a file converted to black & white, and it is this hidden information that allows the use of film profiles and of colored filters for black & white. 3 4 5 6 Saving the image After applying the DxO FilmPack grains and renderings, never use the "save" command and always select the "save as" command, otherwise the modifications will alter your original file. If you want several versions of your work, start by selecting the highest quality format, such as DNG, TIFF or a maximum quality JPG, and name this first copy, for example "DSC_1xxx_K64_ A3. TIFF" and by selecting the maximum resolution for the file. From this first version, you can resize the image to a smaller size and save it as "DSC_1xxx_K64_A4. JPG" for example, then Chapter 4 DxO Optics Pro v5. 3. 1 Plug-in Using FilmPack in DxO Optics Pro processing Installing DxO FilmPack as a DxO Optics Pro 5. 3. 1 plug-in will add the film selections to the color palette and the grain selections to the detail palette. The additional plug-in does not appear separately and is completely integrated into the workflow. [. . . ]