I will not revisit that discussion here, although the near concomitant release of two such programs, Alien Skin’s Exposure 5 and DxO’s FilmPack 4, makes it tempting to do so.īoth companies justify version upgrades with claimed improved workability and “interface ease of use” additional presets (DxO sells an “Essential” and “Expert” edition, with the latter having more options and extras, while Exposure 5 has more preset options overall) stand-alone versions and plug-in functionality with the usual suspects and a preset “search” that allows you to describe what you might be after so that the program can recommend some options. On the other side, I admire their offering programs that open up a raft of image expressions in easy to attain fashion. It strikes me that an increasingly small proportion of folks relate to them. On one side, I am unsure why the designers use visual references to types of film for their preset IDs. I have always had mixed feelings about so-called “film simulation” software, programs that offer one-click presets that add effects and options for manipulating digital images.

Dxo film pack