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Film Looks the Easy Way: FilmConvert Now Supports Canon C300 and Arri Alexa, BMCC Coming Soon

02.2.13 @ 10:54AM Tags : 5dmarkii, arri, arrialexa, c300, canon, canonc300, celluloid, cinegrain, effects, film, filmconvert, gorillagrain, grain, plugins, postproduction, red, rgrain, software

A solid color grade can very quickly take the edge off an image that looks “too digital.” If you don’t have much time to spend on said color grade, but you’d like to get a great look very easily, a film LUT that attempts to recreate some of the magic we get from Kodak and Fuji stocks could serve you well. We’ve discussed FilmConvert a bit before, but basically it’s either a standalone program or a plugin for the major Apple and Adobe products that uses the color science of the specific camera you’re using in order to precisely match the film stocks they have in their system. Now they’ve introduced another update, this time including support for the Canon C300 and the Arri Alexa. More »

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Want Film-Like GH2 Footage? FilmConvert Now Supports GH2, More Canon Profiles, and Final Cut Pro 7

12.6.12 @ 2:11PM Tags : 5dmarkii, canon, celluloid, cinegrain, effects, film, filmconvert, finalcutpro, gh2, gorillagrain, grain, panasonic, panasonicgh2, plugins, postproduction, red, rgrain, software

Not too long ago we told you about a color corrector plugin/standalone software solution from Rubber Monkey that not only tries to mimic the looks of many film stocks, but does it in a way that is particular to the exact camera you’re using. Until now the only cameras that were guaranteed to work properly with FilmConvert to achieve the specific look were Canon DSLRs and RED cameras, but now they are adding support for the Panasonic GH2, as well as support for more Canon picture profiles, and a brand new plugin for Final Cut Pro 7. More »

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FilmConvert: the Best Film Stock Emulator You've Ever Seen

09.23.12 @ 6:11PM Tags : 5dmarkii, canon, celluloid, cinegrain, effects, film, filmconvert, gorillagrain, grain, plugins, postproduction, red, rgrain, software

We’ve said a lot about the digital versus film debate, and a lot of people have a lot of different opinions. Film still had a technological advantage over digital until really the last few years or so, and now we have digital sensors which can match or exceed film stocks with dynamic range. Either way, with digital sensors being “too clean” for some people who have loved the look of film, there is a program called FilmConvert that takes the color information of specific cameras and actually uses that to determine how a specific film stock could best be represented using that sensor. Click through for some videos of the program in action. More »