Just as I was about to finish writing this review, I posed one last question to Alien Skin, about film expiration dates. For alternate processes such as cross-processing we relied on prints and consultation with photographers.” Also, for most films we consulted with photographers that had previously shot them. “With films that weren’t available for whatever reason, we found prints and used those to create the emulation. We examined grain for some films under an electron microscope to make sure we got the structure and distribution right. If a film was available and we could find a lab to process it, we shot some rolls and used them to guide the preset design. While starting this review, I approached Alien Skin with a basic question: What are your film emulations based on? Are they extrapolations or based on actual film tests? And, if actual tests, did you factor in such variables as alternate chemistries? The company provided the following response, which, on the face of it, appears adequate enough, if perhaps not with the depth I’d been looking for.Īlien Skin Software: “We created our film emulations in several different ways. I made further tonal adjustments before adding two overlays: a vintage border and a light effect (in tune with the rim lighting), both of which I modified. But at the same time, I wanted to pump up the reds while downplaying all the other colors, so I desaturated all the others. I selected the Kodak Kodachrome 25 color film emulation for its fine grain and good color saturation.
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