Professional grade 35mm grain for digital video/film
Some video plug-in vendors have an app that emulates film stock emulations. They have “ultra-realistic digitally created film stock emulations”. The crucial words here are “digitally created”. In other words, for the money you’ll spend, you’ll get something that may or may not look exactly like the real thing.
In video and motion picture, the making of a grain package is a bit more complicated. You’ll need a camera — preferably one that can handle cinematographic quality — and you’ll need to scan the grain effects for different film sizes, including 35mm, 16mm… Additionally, you’ll need to offer the digitized versions in 1080p/i and preferably also in 2K, 4K or 5K formats.
Bottom line: I’m sure digitally created grain products are fine for an amateur, but for video and film shooters who want a better quality, the “looks like” won’t be good enough. Enter the announcement of Crumplepop. On KickStarter, Crumplepop is raising money to scan in real film stock. The reason they’re doing that is because this one has a bunch of upfront costs. “It requires that we purchase 35mm film stock, pay lab and processing fees, and hire technicians. It’s not like our normal CrumplePop effects, which are all digital,” said Gabe Cheifetz at Crumplepop.
So, if you're into video or film making, and want to see an affordable professional grade grain plugin come to market, pay their KickStarter page a visit.
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