ARRI has introduced Film Lab, a license-based OpenFX plugin that brings authentic analog film aesthetics to digital workflows. This postproduction tool offers real-time 4K processing with adjustable grain, color, halation, and gate weave controls, working with RGB images from any camera in ARRI pipelines. Available now via RE:Vision Effects with pricing starting at $25 monthly, Film Lab supports LogC3/LogC4 workflows and integrates with leading color grading platforms including DaVinci Resolve, Baselight, and Nuke. ARRI has entered the film emulation plugin space with a tool that distills decades of photochemical expertise into a real-time postproduction environment. Drawing on the company’s legacy with ARRILASER, ARRISCAN, and REVEAL Color Science, ARRI Film Lab provides colorists and finishing artists with granular control over the characteristics that define analog film’s distinctive look. The plugin architecture respects existing color workflows rather than replacing them. Whatever LUTs or grades have been developed during prep or post, Film Lab layers its analog characteristics on top while maintaining consistency across mixed-camera projects. This approach positions it as a finishing tool rather than a primary color correction system. Film grain emulation with three stock profiles Film Lab’s grain engine models the structure of three classic negative stocks: 50D, 200T, and 500T. Each profile replicates the specific grain characteristics associated with these speeds, from the fine structure of daylight-balanced 50D through the more pronounced texture of tungsten-balanced 500T. The intensity parameter allows continuous adjustment, giving colorists precise control over how much grain character appears in the final image. The grain simulation...
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