The handlebars and other details on this bicycle are pretty crisp already, but extra microcontrast and midtone contrast really makes them stand out. You get the Contrast panel in PhotoLab already, but FilmPack adds a Fine Contrast adjustment which is a little softer than the regular Microcontrast slider, and the ability to adjust contrast separately in the highlights, midtones and shadows. I’ve used the grain pattern for Agfa APS 100 film just to make it show up a little more here. You can choose the grain type to match your film or choose a different ‘film grain’ altogether. Instead, you apply this separately in the FilmPack Grain panel. 04 GrainĬhoosing a film in the Color Rendering panel does not automatically apply the grain pattern associated with that film, which is slightly annoying. Here’s an enlarged view to show you what it looks like, but you wouldn’t use it for black and white. It simulates the effects of different-coloured filters place over the lens, but these are to apply tints to colour images, not to adjust the colour sensitivity in black and white. The Filter panel is for use with colour images rather than black and white. I like the Sepia terra tone, and lowering the Intensity value gives a subtle vintage look.
You have a choice between Simple Toning, using a selection of single colour toning effects, or Split Toning, where you can use different toning for the shadows and highlights.
DXO FILM PACK 4 VS 5 FULL
The is another panel you’ll find in DxO PhotoLab already but, again, you’ll need FilmPack installed to get the full list of options. For this bright street scene I’ve chosen an old favourite, Agfa APX 25. Under the Category, menu choose Black And White Film and then in the Rendering menu choose the film you want to simulate. This panel exists in the regular DxO PhotoLab but you’ll need FilmPack installed to get the full set of different film simulations.
So here’s a quick guide to how wha these the extra palettes and options can achieve. When FilmPack 5 is installed it adds a new dedicated palette to the PhotoLab workspace where you’ll find all the new analog and black and white adjustment options. DxO FilmPack 5 Elite currently costs €129 on its own, though DxO does offer a DxO Photo Suite Elite edition which offers savings compared to buying its products separately and includes its ViewPoint perspective control add-on.ĭxO FilmPack 5 does work as a standalone program, but it also integrates with DxO PhotoLab to offer a whole new set of tools for recreating film effects, and this is where it’s probably most useful because it can work alongside PhotoLab’s excellent tonal controls and local adjustments. This does make things more expensive, and it does feel a bit like you’re paying for some things that other programs offer as standard. DxO PhotoLab can create superb black and white imagery, both in terms of image quality and in creative control, but you need to get the DxO FilmPack 5 Elite add-on to do it.
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