Filmbox
Creative
film emulation plugin
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
23 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 18 critical, out of 76 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Idea: 10 for, 3 againstPricing: 3 for, 6 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Looks excellent and is useful for DIT and colour work.
From 3 comments
Always loved your software, glad to see you here. Polished and on point for 99% of my DIT use cases. Lattice being particularly close to heart. Thanks!
photoGrant on HNThose results look excellent. I'm trying to gauge whether something like this could potentially work in realtime, i.e. in games. I know it inevitably depends on hardware,…
pinum on HNThank you for making it work with Davinci resolve
ahoya on HN
Real-time and non-temporal processing.
From 1 comment
It’s real-time and not temporal.
wilg on HN
Objections
Linux support limited to higher-priced Studio license.
From 1 comment
> Linux support available for Studio license holders. Apparently using a free OS implies one is doing a “high-budget production” and thus demands 5x cost. Of course the “lite”…
amarshall on HN
Installer problems and Lite version hard to obtain.
From 3 comments
As a photographer I am very much interested. I have enrolled in the license, then got a link to download a separate software, which then requires my password to install something…
egorfine on HNI'm getting "Main.Sudo.Error error 1." when I try to install Filmbox Lite on Windows. I didn't try using it on my Mac yet.
nicexe on HNHave you all been hugged to death by any chance? No luck with email for the lite version. Seriously impressive results, can't wait to give it a go!
ChicagoBoy11 on HN
Selling proprietary software criticized as unethical.
From 2 comments
Jesus christ, man. We just spent a lot of time, money, and labor to make a software product and I posted it to Hacker News on a lark. It really sucks to have a bunch of people…
wilg on HNWould you say selling movies, books, music, art, or games is unethical also?
wilg on HN
Requests
Lightroom plugin or standalone still-image version.
From 3 comments
As a photographer, emulation like this is of great interest to me. Like in cinematography, film is often held in high regard in photography with the caveat that it isn't even…
Etheryte on HN> Have you considered creating a parallel product as an Adobe Lightroom plugin and/or a standalone app for still images? Yes.
wilg on HNPlease!
8f2ab37a-ed6c on HN
Support for Capture One.
From 1 comment
Please please please please make something for CaptureOne
moolcool on HN
Questions
How does it differ from Dehancer and FilmConvert?
From 2 comments
What's the difference between this and Dehancer?
thejarren on HNWonder how you differentiate yourselves from others in the space like Dehancer (which I find excellent, and is half the price), or older players like FilmConvert?
dbspin on HN
Pricing for students or hobbyists.
From 1 comment
Is there a pricing for students or people who just want to make their videos look cool for their families and friends? Unfortunately I really like the effect but can’t afford…
ahoya on HN
Technical implementation details.
From 2 comments
Can you discuss the technical details of how this was implemented? From a high level perspective, I can imagine it involves creating a 3d LUT from a color chart.
ipsum2 on HN> It's been a huge rewrite to get this working on Linux and Windows from our original Mac and Metal code. Would be interested to read more about the technical details in a blog…
codetrotter on HN
Alternatives named
Dehancer
From 2 comments
What's the difference between this and Dehancer?
thejarren on HNWonder how you differentiate yourselves from others in the space like Dehancer (which I find excellent, and is half the price), or older players like FilmConvert?
dbspin on HN
Hald CLUT film LUTs
From 1 comment
Cool software though not something I would pay for. If you're interested in getting most of this effect for free I highly recommend using the venerable Hald CLUT library found…
thot_experiment on HN
CineGrain
From 1 comment
http://www.cinegrain.com/ These guys actually filmed every film stock and offer a similar thing. Think their stuff is used in all the big movies.
Flatcircle on HN
Filmulator
From 1 comment
How does this compare to my Filmulator, which basically runs a simulation of stand development? https://filmulator.org (I've been too busy on another project to dedicate too much…
CarVac on HN