FilmConvert – a plugin to recreate the look of the photochemical film with footage from digital cameras – has been around since 2012. In 2019 an update came out: FilmConvert NITRATE. Initially, it was only available for OFX hosts and Adobe video applications. Recently the Final Cut Pro X version came out. I gave it a spin. I have been using FilmConvert in Final Cut Pro X since it came out, so I got the update as soon as it was released and want to share my first impression with you. The basic functionality has not changed in FilmConvert NITRATE: The plugin is applied to a clip in the timeline and a button in the inspector opens a nodal GUI window that updates with the respective settings when you move from clip to clip that has the plugin applied – very handy. FilmConvert NITRATEs basic controls. In this GUI you still have the basic controls. These allow you to select a supported camera and the gamma the footage has been recorded in. If your camera is supported you can download a “camera pack”. These allow FilmConvert NITRATE to normalize footage precisely from a wide variety of recording formats. In then applies one of the 19 provided film stock emulations. The same film stocks that were available in the old version. Before the conversion is applied, Exposure, Color Temperature, and Tint can be adjusted. You also have the choice to dial back how much of the film stocks gamma and color...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 21 June, 2021