Exposure 2 is the new, even more feature-packed version of our award-winning Photoshop plug-in that gives digital photographs the look and feel of film. Whether you’re a fashion or wedding photographer, a designer or art director, with Exposure 2 you’ll have one-click access to the broadest range of film stocks and special effects settings available in any software package. That’s why Exposure 2 is the closest thing to film since film.
Pick a film, any film. When it comes to the variety of films you can simulate, Exposure 2 has no peer. You can match the look of popular film stocks like Portra®, Velvia®, Kodachrome®, Polaroid®, and TRI-X®. We’ve even saved some films from extinction in Exposure 2, like Agfa® Scala®, GAF® 500, and Kodak® EES.
More effective effects. With over 300 presets, Exposure 2 has even more special effects settings than before, including push and cross processing, a vastly improved infrared simulator, and sophisticated color to black and white conversion.
So easy to use. Exposure 2 simplifies your workflow by collecting color, dynamic range, softness, and grain control into one easy-to-use plug-in. Correct a colorcast, soften a digital portrait, or tweak contrast with our powerful slider and curve controls. Or even define your signature look and save it as a one-click effect.
Interface
A: Menus
Command menus are accessible when you launch any filter. Macintosh users will see the menus in place of their usual menu bar. Windows users will see the menus at the top of the filter preview window.
B: Tabs
Sliders, color swatches, check boxes, and radio buttons appear along the left side of the window. These controls are grouped on tabs according to function. Click on a tab name to switch to that related subset of controls.
C: Settings
Settings save the parameter values of an effect. The effect can then be recalled with a single click. Exposure ships with 85 factory settings, including 31 film stock emulations. You can also save your signature look as a setting, and it becomes a one click effect.
D: Thumbnail Navigation
The thumbnail image above the preview window allows you to move the preview anywhere in your image with a single click. The movable red box displays the area of your image visible in the preview window.
E: Show Original, Move, Zoom
The Show Original, Move (hand) and Zoom (magnifying glass) tools are found above the preview window. The Show Original button enables you to toggle between the filtered and unfiltered versions of your image. Just click and hold the button to view the unaffected image. Release the button when you want to view your image with the effect.
Click the hand to enable the Move Tool. Then click and drag to move around in the preview image.
Click the magnifying glass to enable the Zoom Tool. Click to zoom into your image, or Option-click to zoom out (Alt-click for Windows users). Double-clicking the Zoom Tool at any time resets the preview window to 100% magnification.
F: UpToDate Message Indicator
When you see this visual cue, you have a new message from Alien Skin Software.
G: Preview Background
Choose to fill transparent backgrounds with the standard Photoshop-style grid, custom colored grids, or even solid colors.
H: Split Screen Preview
New in Exposure, this menu gives the option to divide the preview in half, showing the filtered image in one half and the original image in the other.
I: OK and Cancel Controls
Clicking the "OK" button applies the filter with the current settings. Clicking "Cancel" closes the filter window without applying the effect.
J: Preview Window Area
Preview the effect on your image here. The preview area can be resized by clicking and dragging the bottom right-hand corner of the filter window. Windows users can also click and drag the bottom of the window.
K: Mouseover Help String Area
All elements in each filter window have mouseover help text associated with them. This help text appears at the bottom left of the filter window whenever you move your cursor over a user interface element.
L: Render Status Bar
The rectangle to the left of the magnification indicator is the Render Status bar. As an effect is being rendered in the preview, this rectangle displays the amount of rendering that has been completed.
M: Magnification Indicator
The current level of magnification is shown to the right of the render status bar at the lower right corner of the filter window.
Examples
Use Exposure to recreate the look of a specific film stock. Control saturation, light temperature, dynamic range, softness, sharpness, and the addition of realistic grain in one place. Or save your signature look as a one click effect.
Click on the images below to display the example images in a pop-up window.
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 Film Stock: Velvia 50
Go over the top with the high color saturation of Velvia 50.
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 Film Stock: Kodachrome
Simulate the look of popular films like Kodachrome.
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 Film Stock: T-MAX P3200
Get the grainy, artsy look of T-MAX P3200.
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 Push Processing
Mimic the effect of push processing: increased contrast and larger grain.
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 Infrared
Simulate the otherworldliness of infrared film.
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 Color to Black and White
Mimic the effect of color filters and orthochromatic films.
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 Toning
Create duotones, mimic bleaching effects, and more.
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 Cross Processing
Mimic E6 film in C41 chemicals, C41 in E6 chemicals, and more.
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 Softness
Soften a glamour photo with a subtle blurring.
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 Film Stock: Polaroid
Go retro with the look of Polaroid.
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Host Requirements
Exposure is a plug-in and must be used with one of the following host programs:
Macintosh:
- Adobe Photoshop CS or later
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or later
- Maromedia Fireworks MX 2004 or later
Windows:
- Adobe Photoshop CS or later
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or later
- Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 or later
- Corel Paint Shop Pro 9.0 or later
System Requirements
Exposure requires the following:
Macintosh:
- 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processor
- Mac OS X 10.3.8 or later
- 256 MB RAM
Windows:
- 2 GHz Pentium 4 processor
- Windows 2000 or XP
- 256 MB RAM
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