With the release of DxO FilmPack, from DxO Labs you can now add traditional film effects to your pictures giving them the look and feel to real film images. DxO FilmPack is a plug-in that gives digital images both the color and the grain of conventional films.

OK, I know what you're asking! I gave up film (or never used it) because of all the graininess and the color differences, why would I want to start making my images look as though they were taken on film? Well, one reason is for artistic reasons. You may want to give an image that fresh from the fixer look. The other is that you want to integrate film images and digital images and you want a consistent look for all.

DxO FilmPack recreates the color and grain of over 20 classic film types. These include Kodachrome, Tri-X, Velvia, and Illford. These films were analyzed and reproduced so that they could be applied with just one stroke of the keyboard. The package also offers access to several toning filters to transform any digital image into a toned print. These include Sepia, Terra Sepia, Ferric Sulfate, Gold Sepia, Gold and Selenium.

DxO labs has a complete list of the available film looks, and they break down into five categories. Reversal Films, B&W Films, Color Negative Films, Crossover Looks, and toning's. Since you can't always get a good representation of the look from a web browser, they have made available for download a sample of each.

DxO FilmPack can be used as a standalone product or from the filter menu within Adobe Photoshop. The user interface is pretty self explanatory. You have drop down lists and sliders. You choose an emulsion and the filter applies the color and the grain of the film to your image. You are presented with a preview on the screen so you can see what it looks like.