Many filmmakers — for nostalgic, aesthetic, or other reasons — aim for their work to look like film. There are various options like creative LUTs, manual grading, grain overlays, and plugins to achieve a film look. In this video review, we take a look at Dehancer Pro — a Resolve Plugin that puts all the flaws of chemical film back in your digital video. Most of us grew up with movies shot on film. Our brains are used to them, so we associate the production value and gravitas of big-budget features with the special look of film. Dehancer Pro It’s ironic that all of the characteristics that make film look like film are really flaws in the technology. Defects that film manufacturers have been trying to get rid of for years. The different approaches yield widely different results. Dehancer Pro is — hands down — the most feature-rich film emulation plugin I have used so far. In the above video, I walk you through most of the settings and “tools” of the plugin to give you an idea of what it can do and to decide if it’s for you. Dehancer Pro’s excellent Grain Simulation in Action Summary Dehancer Pro is a powerful film emulation plugin with tons of options but with a bit of a learning curve. It’s not a one-button plugin that instantly shows you the desired results. However, if you put in the work and carefully balance all the effects the outcomes are stunning. Granted, some of...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 1 October, 2021