- #Alienskin exposure vs lightroom skin#
- #Alienskin exposure vs lightroom full#
- #Alienskin exposure vs lightroom pro#
- #Alienskin exposure vs lightroom series#
I’d say that it would most closely be resembled by either Tiffen Dfx3, although Tiffen has more quirky filters, but a far less realistic film emulator, or perhaps Tiffen’s cousin, Digital Film Tools Film Stocks v1, again with AS Exposure having a far superior grain replication filter.
#Alienskin exposure vs lightroom pro#
To me, it is superior to NIK Silver Efex Pro or SEP2 for B&W, and it offers enough on the color side to be competitive against plugins like NIK Color Efex Pro, so while not entirely a replacement for both, it could (and does for me) offer a better Color + B&W solution. It offers more in the way of true film emulations than any other plugin I use, as well as tons more “artistic” filters, and offers both Black and White AND Color filters through this gamut. Well, from my experience, Exposure doesn’t have a direct competitor.
With 180 Black and White preset filters ranging from film stocks to split toning, vintage to infrared, and 266 Color preset filters that offer anything from film stocks to polaroid films of yesteryear, cross processed, vintage or cinema offerings, as well as the ability to entirely modify any one of those, add or remove grain, scratches, borders, color, toning, filtering, etc, the possibilities are literally endless.
#Alienskin exposure vs lightroom series#
Having the ability to quickly recreate adjustments for series of images, or just a continuous, personal style, is awesome. Not new, but the continued ability to tweak and save as many of your own personal filters is key, saving them to any number of preset groups (I have a B&W group and a color group which house my dozens of saved presets).Great for quicker, more efficient editing, at least for those of us that are familiar with the format, and one that is far more intuitive in my opinion. Sliders with collapsible panels give you more real estate from which to access the tone, grain, color, IR, borders, etc as opposed to tabs up on the top of the column from previous versions. The adjustment panels on the right hand side are more Lightroom-esque if that makes sense.More than knowing which filter will be “the one” (it’s always good to see your image fully blown up to determine if it suits) you can at least immediately see which may not suit your image as the thumbnails are large enough to determine color cast, contrast and the like. This is not only nice to preview, but saves SO MUCH TIME when you’re not exactly sure which direction to go. Much like Tiffen Dfx’s preview thumbnails, AS Exposure 5 now has every single filter (all 346 of them categorized by collapsible group) showcased in a thumbnail on the left.Where some of the older releases through Alien Skin, while efficient and detailed, were rather drab in their appearance and interaction. I can’t help but notice that the new interface has seemingly borrowed some of the more awesome features I’ve noticed in other plugins. With Exposure 5, the new release adds a new user interface and some sweet new controls.
#Alienskin exposure vs lightroom skin#
Many plugins emulate a similar result, but none has paid as much attention to detail, grain reproduction and fidelity as Alien Skin Exposure 5 has, to my eye.
#Alienskin exposure vs lightroom full#
Like past Exposure releases, Exposure 5 gives you a full library of Black and White as well as Color film filters. When choosing a plugin, the biggest and most important features lie mainly in interface, tools available and when discussing a film replication, the actual grain structure and implementation is key. To me, the difference is in the details, and none does a better job in my opinion than Alien Skin’s Exposure has. Looking at the sheer multitude of cross processed filters or “film” replications on offer from different plugins can be daunting. There are quite a few film emulation plugins to choose from.