Exposure® 2: The world’s best film simulator just got better.
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.
It all comes down to grain. Exposure 2 gives you the most realistic grain on the market, now with even more control over sharpness, color variation, and intensity throughout the tonal range. And since Exposure 2’s grain size automatically adjusts to your image size, you get consistent results across all of your cameras.
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.
what’s new in Exposure 2
More film stock settings.
We doubled the number of settings, adding a bunch of color print films, various Polaroid looks, hard-to-find and discontinued film stocks. We even saved a few from extinction in Exposure 2. In sheer quantity of styles, not to mention quality of reproduction, no other software comes close to the sophistication and power of Exposure 2.
The most realistic grain on the market.
Exposure 2 simulates the size, shape, and color of real film grain and then applies the variations separately to shadows, mid-tones, and highlights. It also automatically adjusts grain size to image size for consistent results across cameras and resolutions.
More than 300 presets.
Exposure 2 offers more than 300 presets for film simulation and special effects. Use any of these presets for a look or take them and tweak them for a specialized custom look.
More effective effects.
Exposure 2’s special effects give users even more control of photo adjustments that were in the past thought of as film lab and darkroom technique. Exposure 2 features push and cross processing, vastly improved infrared simulation, sophisticated black and white conversion, color shifting and fading, and lots, lots more.
Easier to use.
When Exposure 1 users suggested interface improvements and enhancements to simplify workflow, we listened and responded. Settings are now organized into groups, the preview is zoomed out to fit the image to your screen like Photoshop, and the last setting used is remembered and highlighted.
Performance enhancements.
Exposure 2 is multithreaded for a noticeable speed boost on multiprocessor or multi-core systems. It’s also a Universal Macintosh® application, so it runs native and fast on Intel processors.
Technical goodies.
When run for the first time, Exposure 2 automatically upgrades and copies all custom settings from Exposure 1. And because Exposure 2 is compatible with CS3 Smart Filters, effects can all be applied nondestructively.
