Color-positive or slide film is transparent and its colors and contrasts are adapted for projection. The concept was developed from Kodachrome, which first appeared on the market in 1936. Slide film was greatly appreciated both by the general public who made use of it for “slideshow evenings,” and by professional photographers who published their photos in books and magazines.

 Color-negative films, whose colors are masked by their orange-brown film support, must be printed on photo paper in order to view the captured scenes with the right colors. Before the advent of digital cameras, this film enjoyed the largest market share among the general public, who used it for family photos, vacations, and informal events. There were, of course, other varieties used by professionals, most commonly for studio portraits and wedding photography.

Black and white film has always been considered by the majority of photographers as the quintessential photo art medium, and the relative ease of chemical development of these films means that it has remained attractive for amateurs. One can distinguish between the traditional films, with their large and somewhat irregular grains, and those of the 1990s, whose grains were smaller and more geometrical (the well-known T-grains, stands for tabular grains). There are also more exotic films, such as infrared films and chromogenic color films, characterized by ultra-fine grains and smooth image structures.

DxO FilmPack offers you original and creative renderings! Have fun trying out the 25 different color and black & white looks included in the Expert edition. Apply vintage effects, age your photos, or render them in improbable tints.... Stylize your photos thanks to a dedicated effects tab in the renderings pane.

With thePoetic look, discover the atmosphere of an old American series - warm tones, faded colors, darkened scenes. Red Tone intensifies the red hues to capture the beauty of evening light. While you’re at it, also try out Photo 1900 to lend all the sweetness of a fine-grained sepia-toned print to your photos.

For a golden, romantic effect, Emo enhances contrasting colors. Select Infrared to bring a strongly contrasting look to your black & white portraits.

Filters for black and white, red, orange, yellow, blue, and green: in practice, as with gray tones for black and white, color-specific filters will selectively enhance certain colors and weaken others, leading to color-based changes in contrast for a given set of original colors in a scene, instead of relying on shades of gray.

A technique in contemporary fashion or creative photography that uses a chemical treatment to reverse colors, either by creating negative film effects on positive film or by creating positive film effects on negative film. DxO FilmPack includes these two simulations. The images obtained by these methods are high in contrast and with a dominant color cast.

The technique of toning involves applying chemical products to images printed on silver-halide paper to produce a particular global hue (for example, sepia tones). Naturally, the effects are most pronounced when applied to black and white originals, with or without color filtering.