And included in Dfx2 plug-in versions is Digital Film Tools EZ Mask software, one my favorite masking programs, which here allows multiple masking without leaving the plug-in. Included are specialized lens effects (such as Lens Distortion), custom lab effects (such as Bleach By-pass and Cross-processing), as well as graduated neutral density and color filters, simulated Wratten filters and Hollywood movie effect filters.

It also effectively doubles the available filter possibilities to over 2000, including some of Tiffen’s own proprietary camera filters. Dfx2 retains the speed while vastly improving the ease of use and the interface. They were accurate digital representations of screw-in camera filters, and the software was fast and easy to use, though with a minimalist interface. I confess to having been a user of the Digital Film Tools filters from their earliest version and they figured prominently in my book, Professional Filter Techniques for Digital Photographers. I would place Dfx2 at or very near the top of the useful list, and, on a cost-per-filter basis, near the bottom of the price list. There is certainly no shortage of plug-in filters on the market, ranging from goofy to useful and free to pricey. It is available as a standalone program or as a plug-in for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements on the Mac and Windows platforms, and as an Aperture plug-in on the Mac. In 2007, Tiffen acquired the rights to the 55mm and Digital Film Tools software filters from Digital Film Tools and released them as the Tiffen Dfx Digital Filter Suite.ĭfx Version 2 Digital Filter Software is an expanded and enhanced edition of the collection. In recent years it has added tripods, camera bags and cases, lighting equipment, flash brackets and other products to its lines. For over 70 years The Tiffen Company has supplied still, movie and broadcast camera operators with innovative and Academy Award winning optical filters.

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