FilmConvert from Rubber Monkey is a unique film stock emulator because it's not just about applying a look to your footage, it's about replicating the exact color profile of specific film stocks on specific cameras and color profiles (standard, neutral, etc). Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, the best results come from using cameras and profiles that are supported. Recently Rubber Monkey added an OFX plugin version, which means that the software can now work directly in DaVinci Resolve 10 or Resolve Lite 10, along with other programs that work with those plugins. They've also got a Black Friday sale going on through Monday that will give you 25% off any of their programs or bundles. Click through for more on the sale and to see the new OFX plugin in action.
Here's an example of FilmConvert in Resolve with this video from SpliceNPost:
The software working in Assimilate Scratch because of the OFX plugin:
This is a current list of supported cameras (though you can apply any stock to any footage from any camera, these are designed to deliver more predictable results):
- Arri Alexa
- Blackmagic Cinema Camera
- Blackmagic Pocket Camera
- Canon 5D Mk II
- Canon 5D Mk III
- Canon 6D
- Canon 550D / T2i
- Canon 600D / T3i
- Canon 7D / 60D
- Canon C100
- Canon C300
- Canon XF300
- GoPro Hero
- Nikon D800
- Nikon D7000
- Panasonic GH2
- Panasonic GH3
- RED one
- RED one MX
- RED EPIC / Scarlet
- Sony EX3 / EX1
- Sony FS700 / FS100
We also mentioned in July about FilmConvert's competition where anyone could submit videos graded with their software. Here are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners from that competition:
True Blue -- Fernando André
Shot on the GH2 with the Kodak Vision 3 5207 Look:
A Riehl Blacksmith -- Brennan Robideaux
Shot on RED ONE MX with Kodak Vision 3 5207 Look:
Sound Thief / Teaser -- Autorickshaw Productions
Shot on Canon 5D Mark III with Fuji Velvia 100 Look:
I think what's important about FilmConvert is that even if you don't care about the "film look" with visible grain, the software is an easy way to apply a nice-looking LUT to your footage. Even using a less extreme version of the film stock where you're not using any grain can do wonders for many of these digital cameras. FilmConvert offers their software in a number of flavors: Standalone Only and Plugin Only versions (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects & Premiere, Final Cut Pro X, 7 & Motion, OFX (DaVinci), Sony Vegas) will run $200 ($149 with Black Friday code), and the giant bundle that includes everything is $300 ($224 with the Black Friday code). You can either go to their website here or enter the code BLACK in the correct box. As with all of their software, you can try any of it before you buy it, and a watermark will be applied to the footage.
