Digieffects Cinelook

Jan 14, 2003 - With Cinelook it was a mess, because putting the Digi Effects Cinelook folder in the plug in folder from combustion had absolutely no effect.When i start C2 there were no Cinelook Effects.So i only put the Cinelook.AEX and FilmDamage.AEX in the C2 plug in folder and it works,but without any presets to. Looking at big, even blocks of color on a computer monitor is one thing, but traditional animation needs to look more organic. We've found the solution in the DigiEffects CineLook plug-in for Adobe After Effects. The software is a bit expensive, but if you do a lot of this kind of work, it is worth every penny! It takes your perfect.

CineLook 2 for After Effects and Final Cut Pro DigiEffects have updated their once-popular film-look plug-in, CineLook to version 2. Version 2 is 11 times faster than version one and resolution independent, ready for High Definition.

Render times are apparently faster still on a G5 with Nvidia graphics card (suggesting extensive use of Altivec and GPU power). Cambridge Soundworks Drivers Windows 8 here. This new version of CineLook includes the 3:2 pulldown (formerly separate as Cinemotion). Film Damage is also included as part of this release.

CineLook had an excellent reputation when it was the first relatively affordable Film Look process, even though it was slow. The speed boost in this new version is welcome.

With 100 presets CineLook 2 is worth considering for film-look processing, however these days it is quite expensive at US$895 compared with (Final Cut Pro only) Graeme Nattress’ Film Effects at only US$100. Even the current 'name brand',, is only US $795 for the same hosts as CineLook 2. Upgrade pricing for existing CineLook owners is available. A Windows XP version for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro is due in July. A demonstration version is available.