Tiffen Dfx digital filter suite
One of the most extensive sets of filters you can buy, Tiffen Dfx provides simulation of popular glass camera filters, specialized lenses, optical lab processes, film grain, matte generation, color correction and a whole host of other functions. The software has support for both 8 and 16 bits per channel processing. The filters come in various editions for both stills photography and film/video use.
Here are some examples. These tools are available within the package to apply multiple filters in a layering process, together with batch processing facilities.
Black Diffusion/FX, Black Pro-Mist, Bleach Bypass, Blur, Bronze Glimmerglass, Center Spot, Chromatic Aberration, Color Compensating, Color Conversion, Cool Pro-Mist, Cross Processing, Day-for-Night, Defog, Defringe, Depth of Field, Diffusion, Double Fog, Dual Grad, Edge Glow, Enhancing, Faux Film, Flashing, Fluorescent, Fog, F-Stop, GamColor Gels, Glow, Gold Diffusion/FX, Gold Reflector, Grain, Halo, HDTV/FX, Lens Distortion, Light, Light Balancing, Low Contrast, Mono Tint, ND-Grad, Night Vision, Nude/FX, Old Photo, Pro-Mist, Rack Focus, Radial Exposure, ReLight, Rosco Gels, Selective Color Correct, Selective Saturation, Sharpen, Silver Reflector, Smoque, Sunset/Twilight, Telecine, Temperature, Three Strip, Ultra Contrast, Vari-Star, Vignette, Warm Soft/FX and Xray -- and many more.
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Originally developed by Digital Film Tools (and called 55mm, after the standard filter size in film and TV) Dfx tools are intended for professionals and advanced amateurs -- and many photographers find them indispensable.
Designing a poster for a horror film? Try the Day-for-Night filter and turn daylight to moonlight just like they do in Hollywood. Got a portrait with a plain background? Add a lighting pattern to it with Light! to simulate the shadow cast by a window (there are 565 patterns to choose from in the GAM library, www.gamonline.com, which comes with the plugin). Bearing in mind that the Light! plugin was once sold separately ($50), the whole set is exceptional value.
Tech info
- Plugs into: Photoshop, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Avid Editing and Discreet systems
- OS: Windows XP onwards; Mac OS X 10.4 and above
- Price level: (Standalone edition) approx. $200; (Photoshop plugin edition) approx. $300
The Tiffen Company
The Tiffen Company has been a leading manufacturer and supplier of photographic filters and lens accessories for over 70 years. Its factory and corporate offices are located in Hauppauge, Long Island, New York.
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