Filmulator

Creative

photo editing

SHOW HN2021

282points
48comments
#125of 2,533 in 2021
Top 5%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

7 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.

Idea: 4 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Fast, pleasing default output and less fiddling

    From 3 comments
    • Glad to see that noise reduction is on the roadmap! Does Filmulator support embedded lens profiles? I enjoyed using Filmulator btw, its default output are just lovely.
      randkyp on HN
    • Yes, it very little fiddling and there's fewer sliders to lead you astray.
      CarVac on HN
    • I tried it out and it's pretty great. I could see getting through a bunch of photos pretty quickly. If I may, a couple things I are sorely missing for me: - White point selector…
      natex on HN
  • Film-developer simulation is a novel approach

    From 2 comments
    • ok, this is cool: it actually simulates the physical process of how film developer chemistry "spreads/gets used"…
      carterschonwald on HN
    • This is super cool. I had no clue that there were these interesting effects from the development process, it's a great write up you have in the wiki. I ran through the docs but…
      rektide on HN

Objections

  • No macOS build available

    From 2 comments
  • Windows Defender flags the installer

    From 1 comment
    • got a windows defender error message when I tried to install it
      fidla on HN

Requests

  • Command-line mode

    From 1 comment
    • This is super cool. I had no clue that there were these interesting effects from the development process, it's a great write up you have in the wiki. I ran through the docs but…
      rektide on HN
  • White balance sampler

    From 1 comment
    • A white balance sampler was already the next thing on my list, if that's what you mean by "white point selector". For sliders, maybe I can have the scroll wheel adjust the…
      CarVac on HN
  • Keyboard and mousewheel slider control

    From 1 comment
    • I tried it out and it's pretty great. I could see getting through a bunch of photos pretty quickly. If I may, a couple things I are sorely missing for me: - White point selector…
      natex on HN
  • Output settings for save options

    From 1 comment
    • I tried it out and it's pretty great. I could see getting through a bunch of photos pretty quickly. If I may, a couple things I are sorely missing for me: - White point selector…
      natex on HN

Questions

  • How does it simulate developer depletion

    From 2 comments
    • "Filmulator does it by simulating the depletion of developer" - can you explain this part?
      kamranjon on HN
    • It’s referring to the depletion of the chemicals one would use when developing a photo in a dark room.
      iamacyborg on HN
  • How it compares to darktable's filmic mode and RawTherapee

    From 2 comments
    • Well shit, I finally nailed down a Darktable workflow that doesn’t lead to chaos and then this comes along. Looks very appealing tbh - i’d be esp. interested in comparisons with…
      akdor1154 on HN
    • any opnions compared to RawTeraphee?
      7OVO7 on HN

Alternatives named

  • darktable

    From 1 comment
    • Well shit, I finally nailed down a Darktable workflow that doesn’t lead to chaos and then this comes along. Looks very appealing tbh - i’d be esp. interested in comparisons with…
      akdor1154 on HN
  • RawTherapee

    From 2 comments
    • any opnions compared to RawTeraphee?
      7OVO7 on HN
    • I see nobody answered this… so I'll answer with the caveat that I'm the author and thus biased. But I did use RT before making Filmulator, and I still use it in conjunction…
      CarVac on HN
  • Lightroom

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks a ton, this is incredible! Compressing output dynamic range and enhancing local contrast are basically all I ever use Lightroom for, so I'm looking forward to giving this…
      whoisburbansky on HN
  • Affinity Photo

    From 1 comment
    • I like the software, but I'm not entirely sure about the Comparisons page. I mean, are the top images just default raw->jpeg conversions of some kind? Because I'm quite sure I'd…
      Toutouxc on HN

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