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Dehancer is a film emulation software delivering an authentic analogue look while offering tools for creative color grading.
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Introduction
Turn digital footage into cinematic film with Dehancer. A film emulation plugin for Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro and more. Let’s take a quick look at Dehancer Pro.
What Is Dehancer Pro ?
Dehancer Pro is a film emulation plugin with more than 60 film profiles, film prints, grain, halation, bloom, film damage, overscan, advanced color pipelines, a bunch of camera profiles to chose from and even a Lut generator. If you are like me and you are trying to achieve a film look into your videos, or even more to replicate old film looks into your videos, then Dehancer Pro may be the perfect tool for you.
Editing Software Versions
At the time I am writing this article, Dehancer Pro ( version 7.3.4 ) is available for DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere / After Effects, Final Cut Pro and Baselight. Of course you can also pick between the Windows or macOS operating systems.
Hardware Requirements:
- Apple Macintosh, starting from middle 2012,
- Metal-enabled, OpenCL compatible GPU,
- Optimized for Apple Silicon (the appropriate distributive is installed automatically),
- External and multi-GPU are supported on Intel macs.
Software Compatibility:
- macOS Big Sur 11 and later,
- Adobe Premiere Pro 2022 or later,
- Adobe After Effects 2021 or later,
- The plugin should work on earlier Adobe product versions but not guaranteed.
Notes:
Intel Iris and Intel HD Graphics GPUs are not officially supported. Operation with hacked or modified hardware, host applications and OS is not guaranteed. It doesn’t support Hackintosh, but is worth trying, you never know.
Dehancer Features
Please note that some of the options down bellow are only available for the Pro version. Check the plugin’s page for more details. Dehancer is a paid plugin with monthly, annual or lifetime plans. Have a look on the pricing page and chose what suits you best. In the download folder of the Dehancer version you need, you will also find the installation instructions depending on the software and the operating system you are using.
- 60+ Film Profiles with Push/Pull,
- Print Films: Kodak 2383, Fujifilm 3513,
- Photo Papers: Kodak Endura, Bromportrait,
- Film Grain,
- Halation,
- Bloom,
- Film Breath and Gate Weave,
- Film Damage,
- Overscan,
- Film Developer,
- Film Compression,
- CMY Color Head with Print Toning,
- Vignette,
- Tool Profiles for 8, 16, 35, 65 mm,
- 130+ Camera Log Profiles,
- Basic Color Pipelines, Cineon Film Log,
- LUT Generator,
- Monitor: False Colors, Clipping,
- Defringe.
Is Dehancer Worth The Money ?
This a personal opinion for all of us. I did got free access to the plugin thanks to Dehancer in order to test it and share my opinions with you. But let’s say that I would also pay for the plugin like anyone else, would I still use it ? The answer is yes. I was already looking at Dehancer before I was even contacted by them. But now after I worked with the plugin, I must admit that it makes my life a lot easier and my color grading process a lot faster.
I am not a colorist and as I was saying in the video, I do not work on Hollywood productions either. So what I need is fast results and a simple workflow when it comes to color grading. I guess it all depends on how much you use it. For some people, the plans may be a little pricey, but if you make a living from film or video production, the lifetime license looks pretty appealing.
Dehancer Color Grading Awards
Dehancer Colourist Awards is a worldwide competition for colour enthusiasts, created by colour experts. Celebrate the creativity and tell your own story about colour and film aesthetics ! Dehancer accepts any project that uses the Dehancer plugin and at least one film profile. Participation is FREE, without extra fees. You can enter the competition in one of the categories down bellow.
- Feature Film,
- Short Film,
- Documentary,
- Music Video,
- Drone Video.
- Commercials.
My Thoughts On Dehancer
What I like the most, even if I repeat myself, is the time I save using Dehancer. I honestly got bored long time ago by the “perfect look” of the modern digital cameras. Too much sharpness makes the videos look like they have “no soul”, no matter how good the storytelling is. Being able to replicate old film stock that I loved so much on many films and documentaries is a big plus. And is so easy, as all you have to do is to turn on and off a few settings, play with a few sliders and you already got the film look you’re after. Of course the results depend on how much effort and attention to detail you put into the process. You can just leave some settings as default, or you can take it to extreme and really tweak the heck out of those sliders in order to get that perfect film look you’re after.
The only thing I personally disliked is just the fact that it does requires a lot of resources from the computer. Now I also have to mention that the computer I used at the time I filmed the video, is not exactly the latest and the fastest model. So maybe that is also one of the reasons. Other than this, I am happy on anything else and I really enjoy using the plugin. When it comes to the film look, of course in the past I also tried other plugins or film emulators. Some were not so bad, but for some reason I ended up getting the film look using a Lut and a lot of overlays with film grain, dust and scratches and so on. At this point Dehancer is the only plugin that really makes me feel that I can achieve the film look just the way I want it to be.
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