Direct link to Fujifilm Film Recipes Database (base de données de recettes) (on this site)
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Fujifilm X film simulations are now well known for their quality. They often make it possible to do without post-processing, or at least to make the latter very quick. Although some software such as Lightroom allows you to approximate their rendering from a RAW file, the following deals only with the creation of JPEG files.
The film simulations are also a base from which, it is possible to obtain other renderings. The settings for these are often named recipes, a term coined by Ritchie Roesch (see below). Often these recipes are intended to mimic a type of film or other recognizable rendering.
However, it is important to remain objective in this matter, few recipes achieve this goal. Moreover, the target is rather badly defined.
The idea that one has of the rendering of a film is affected by various parameters. If we put aside psychological aspects and stick to physical parameters, the shooting conditions are not necessarily comparable, the film has been processed more or less in a standardized way, the prints have been obtained according to parameters introduced in the processing chain, the colors have since been modified by non-optimal conservation conditions.
Even in this case the recipes keep their main interest, that of allowing to obtain a stable rendering suitable to what one seeks without having to use a processing software.
A recipe can be entered in a user settings slot of a camera (of in X-Raw studio see below).. This way a camera keeps several recipes on hand, However, it is regrettable that not all the parameters can be saved unless you use the latest "high-end" models.
It is not always possible to use a recipe as it has been imagined on a camera, because of the absence of the simulation that serves as a basis or of certain additional parameters. Moreover, the basic profiles evolve between the different generations of captors [1], [2].
Nevertheless, even if some of the parameters are missing on a camera, you should try the recipe and see what it does. Apart from the simulation, the most important parameters, as you might expect, are those that affect the color rendering (balance, color shift).
Additional informations at the end
Version en français
Cependant, il est important de rester objectif en la matière, peu de recettes atteignent ce but. De plus, ce but est assez mal défini.
L'idée que l'on se fait du rendu d'un film est affectée par différents paramètres. Si l'on met de côté les aspects psychologiques et que l'on s'en tient aux paramètres physiques, les conditions de tournage ne sont pas forcément comparables, la pellicule a été traitée de manière plus ou moins standardisée, les tirages obtenus l'ont été en fonction de paramètres introduits dans la chaîne de traitement, les couleurs ont depuis été modifiées par des conditions de conservation non optimales.
Même dans ce cas les recettes gardent leur principal intérêt, celui de permettre d'obtenir un rendu stable et adapté à ce que l'on recherche sans avoir recours à un logiciel de traitement.
- My database of recipes on this blog (some other databases on the web are Mark G Adams's MGA Fujifilm Recipes and David Triregno's Fujifilm Customs Films (pdf: the original link is broken)
- My Scoop.it feed filtered for recipes
- Ritchie Roesch stands out for the numerous simulations he has created.
- Dave Etchells
- "The ultimate guide to Fuji’s Film Simulations; A DEEP dive to de-mystify one of Fuji’s best features" on Imaging Resource,
- Some complements on DPreview forum in this post.
- John Peltier:
- Mark G Adams
- Øyvind Nordhagen
- Pal2Tech
- [2] Fujifilm X-T5 - DIFFERENT Colors In Film Simulations? (Youtube)
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