The grain size in the BW and Colour Stylers
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 6:30 pm
We all know that PhotoWiz Apps are unbeatable among the other similar software in the part of the ability to change all the photo parameters by the user. However, while working with BW Styler and Colour Styles during a month, I met a problem I like to report on the PhotoWiz developer.
This is the size of film grain.
When working with DxO Film Pack, I see the grain size is linked to the pattern size of the image. Namely, the grain size (at each single fixed ISO) is connected to the "film" frame: 24x36, medium, etc. This is as it should be in a real film or its digital emulation: small film frame looks more granary while bigger film size -- smaller granary, at the same ISO. In contrast, while working withBW Styler and Colour Styler, I should choose the grain size by the moving the grain size slider according to my "visual nativity". Setting up the ISO sensitivity does not means something definite but only lifts/lowers the grain size without any connexion to the pattern size. This is because the Apps do not manifest a connexion between the particular film frame and grain size.
A little better than in BW Styler, this situation appears in Colour Styler wherein I can select the grain size connected to a particular film type chosen from the list provided by Colour Styler. But this extended option as well does not resolves the aforementioned problem, because there is not a connexion between the grain size (ISO) and the film pattern size (full frame 24x36, medium 6x6, large formats...).
This is not a complaint but only my native note made while working with BW Styler and Colour Styler. I have no idea how the software is constructed. I therefore only manifest the particular problem in the hope that it may appear to be interesting to the PhotoWiz developer. Thank you.
This is the size of film grain.
When working with DxO Film Pack, I see the grain size is linked to the pattern size of the image. Namely, the grain size (at each single fixed ISO) is connected to the "film" frame: 24x36, medium, etc. This is as it should be in a real film or its digital emulation: small film frame looks more granary while bigger film size -- smaller granary, at the same ISO. In contrast, while working withBW Styler and Colour Styler, I should choose the grain size by the moving the grain size slider according to my "visual nativity". Setting up the ISO sensitivity does not means something definite but only lifts/lowers the grain size without any connexion to the pattern size. This is because the Apps do not manifest a connexion between the particular film frame and grain size.
A little better than in BW Styler, this situation appears in Colour Styler wherein I can select the grain size connected to a particular film type chosen from the list provided by Colour Styler. But this extended option as well does not resolves the aforementioned problem, because there is not a connexion between the grain size (ISO) and the film pattern size (full frame 24x36, medium 6x6, large formats...).
This is not a complaint but only my native note made while working with BW Styler and Colour Styler. I have no idea how the software is constructed. I therefore only manifest the particular problem in the hope that it may appear to be interesting to the PhotoWiz developer. Thank you.