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  • Arri Film Lab 1.5 Aims To Emulate Even More Analog Cinema Formats
  • Ilford SFX Is a Superpanchromatic Film That Works Wonders with a Red Filter
  • Ilford Pan F+ Is a Beautifully Sharp, Dramatic, and Fine-Grained Film

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petapixel.com /1 week ago

Arri Film Lab 1.5 Aims To Emulate Even More Analog Cinema Formats

Nearly a year ago, Arri, one of the biggest names in cinema, launched Film Lab. It's an OpenFX plugin for industry-standard video editing and color grading workflows that promises...

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petapixel.com /3 weeks ago

Ilford SFX Is a Superpanchromatic Film That Works Wonders with a Red Filter

One of our staff members used to joke that combining a Holga with a red filter and a roll of Ilford SFX was like shooting fish in a barrel: you couldn't miss. While that sentiment...

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petapixel.com /4 weeks ago

Ilford Pan F+ Is a Beautifully Sharp, Dramatic, and Fine-Grained Film

There is a certain clique of photographic films, let’s call it the “Sub-100 Club.” This is a group of films who flaunt ultra low ISO ratings below 100. [Read More]

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cined.com /1 week ago

ARRI Film Lab 1.5 Released – 8mm to 65mm Film Formats, Anamorphic Grain and Halation, ACES 2.0 Support

ARRI has released Film Lab 1.5, a major update to its OpenFX plugin that brings the look of analog film to digital images. The new version adds 8mm, 16mm and 65mm film formats, ana...

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petapixel.com /1 month ago

Rollei Retro 400S Is a Film for Making Loud, Brash, Dramatic Statements

Welcome to another Film Friday review, where we like to dig into a particular film emulsion, lay out a bit of its history, share our personal experiences with it and provide some i...

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petapixel.com /1 month ago

Kodak Ektar 100 Brings Fine Grain and Vivid Color Saturation

Welcome back to Film Friday. We’re featuring one of our heavy hitters this week with Kodak’s Ektar 100. Alongside the Portra films, Ektar is one of the most popular films on the ma...

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petapixel.com /1 month ago

A Glowing Endorsement of CineStill’s Super Popular 800T Film

With this week’s Film Friday we are hitting the highest point on the Cinestill triangle so to speak. Today we are taking a look at Cinestill 800T, arguably their flagship film and...

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alexluyckx.com /2 weeks ago

Extreme Film Test No. 11 – Kodak Tri-X 400

When it comes to Tri-X, I’ve always seen this film as having a wide latitude. I have since learned that the new formulation, 400TX, first released in 2007, isn’t as good as the pre...

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cined.com /1 month ago

Phantom LUTs for Nikon ZR Released – ARRI Alexa Emulation for RED Log3G10

Joel Famularo has released his long-awaited Phantom LUTs for the Nikon ZR, bringing the ARRI Alexa emulation his packs are known for to Nikon’s compact cinema camera. The Gen 1 rel...

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redsharknews.com /1 week ago

ARRI Film Lab 1.5: new formats, ACES 2.0, price

ARRI Film Lab 1.5 adds 8mm, 16mm, and 65mm looks, anamorphic grain, and ACES 2.0 support.

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analog.cafe /1 month ago

How to Fix Lucky C400 Film Scans: Turn Those Piss-Yellow Frames Into Something Beautiful

When this highly anticipated film finally became available, some photographers noticed an odd green-yellow tint that made scanning particularly difficult. In this short guide, I’ll...

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cined.com /1 month ago

HAL Picture Dia Squared Introduced – Diachromie and Diaphanie in One Plugin, Shared Presets, Livegrade Support

HAL Picture is turning its two look development plugins into a family. At IBC 2026, we spoke to co-founder Olivier Patron and engineer Antoine about Dia Squared, a single plugin th...

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cined.com /1 month ago

Chasing the Glow – Understanding Halation and Why Filmmakers Keep Coming Back to It

There’s a very specific kind of red-orange glow you’ve probably seen a hundred times. A photographic effect where bright light bleeds past its edges – off a neon sign, or a street...

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petapixel.com /1 week ago

Kodak Portra 160 Might Be the Best Fine-Grain Color Negative Film

We stated in our Film Friday review of Kodak Portra 400 (and again in our Portra 800 write up) that it is pretty much a perfect color film, so you’ll hopefully understand and forgi...

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analog.cafe /2 weeks ago

Ilford Delta 100 Film Review: Smooth or Crispy, Edited or Plain, It Works Exceptionally Well

Ilford Delta 100 is a high-resolution medium-speed black-and-white film that features tabular grain in its emulsion (a Core-Shell™ technology). Launched in 1992, it was the respons...

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petapixel.com /1 day ago

Vintage Tones on a Budget: Why We Love Kodak ColorPlus 200

Today’s Film Friday takes a look at a blast from the past: Kodak ColorPlus 200. This all-purpose film is one of the most affordable color negative films available for loading into...

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alexluyckx.com /1 month ago

Extreme Film Review No.10 – Ilford Delta 100

After seeing the results I got out of Kodak TMax 100, I had high hopes for Delta 100. Delta 100, being a modern emulsion, is a good film stock: sharp, lots of contrast, and some de...

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alexluyckx.com /3 weeks ago

Classic Film Review Blog – Kodak Direct Positive Panchromatic Film 5246

Kodak Direct Positive Panchromatic Safety Film, or Kodak DPPSF, is probably the oldest film that I have ever taken in for review. Kodak DFFPSF is one of the many motion picture fil...

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nofilmschool.com /1 week ago

ARRI’s Film Lab Adds 8mm, 16mm, and 65mm Film Looks With This Major Update

While not a full step update (as in a version 1 to a version 2), this 1.5 version update for ARRI Film Lab is quite significant nonetheless.This major update to ARRI’s popular lice...

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cined.com /1 month ago

CineDream Releases Native Plug-Ins for Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve

CineDream, the point-and-click color grading tool from Color Finale creator Denver Riddle, is now available as native plug-ins for Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro,...

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analog.cafe /1 month ago

Ilford Delta 3200 Review: A Long-Term Review With Tons of Samples, and Developer Tests

This film can look very different, depending on how or what you develop it with. I spent six years and countless rolls with this emulsion as a go-to. In this in-depth review, I sha...

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petapixel.com /1 month ago

Ilford’s ‘Very Limited’ New Black-and-White 35mm Film Is Sharper and Has Better Dynamic Range

Ilford Photo has unveiled a new limited-edition black-and-white film, Ilford Delta 400 Professional Collector's Edition. [Read More]

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cined.com /1 month ago

FilmConvert Nitrate and CineMatch Now Support RED V-RAPTOR

FilmConvert has finally introduced a new Camera Pack for the RED V-RAPTOR. Using FilmConvert Nitrate and CineMatch plug-ins, it should now be easier to grade and match footage shot...

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newsshooter.com /1 month ago

Colorist Foundry FilmVerse Arsenal 1.2

Filmverse Arsenal is Colorist Foundry’s signature end-to-end pipeline for high-end production. It features extensive negative and print stock libraries, custom DRT capabilities, an...

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