#BORIS FX FILM STYLE PRO#

The Optics Standalone application supports an extensive set of camera raw file formats in addition to JPEG, TIFF, DPX and Kodak CIN files. When done, a processed copy of the “sent” image appears in Lightroom. Lightroom will send either the original version of the image or with any Lightroom effects applied. From Lightroom or Bridge, use the “edit with” command to route the image to the Optics application. Otherwise, that layer will appear with the “baked in” result once you exit Optics. If you first converted that layer into a Smart Object in Photoshop, then the final Optics result will be applied as a Smart Filter and can be toggled on and off in Photoshop.

To use Optics from within Photoshop, simply apply the Optics filter effect to a layer, which opens the Optics Photoshop plug-in. According to Marco Paolini, Optics product designer for Boris FX (and co-founder of DFT and Silhouette), “Optics is the only Photoshop plug-in that specifically simulates optical camera filters with presets based on real-world diffusion filters, as well as realistic simulations of film stocks and motion picture lab processes.” Optics shares design similarities with DFT, but also integrates other BorisFX products, such as 75 of the Sapphire filters – a first for Photoshop users. It features a plug-in for Photoshop and Lightroom (as well as Bridge), which is paired with its own standalone application. Optics is a new tool developed since this acquisition, specifically designed for the photography market. Last September Boris FX acquired the award-winning effects developers Digital Film Tools and Silhouette.

( Click any image in this post for an enlarged view.) That’s not in step with today’s mindset, where powerful, yet simple-to-use effects tools are the norm. You can certainly push the artwork to new levels, but it takes talent and often a lot of work. However, when you get into the stylistic filter options, Photoshop looks a bit stale. From straight-up image correction and enhancement to wildly creative looks, it’s hard to beat what these tools offer.

#BORIS FX FILM STYLE PRO#

Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom are ubiquitous digital photography processing tools that hold a place in nearly every pro and semi-pro photographer’s toolkit.

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