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RNI Films V1.1 Adds Dust and Grain to Your Images

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11/05/2015
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Last Updated on 11/05/2015 by Chris Gampat

RNI Films dust and grain

RNI Films really is the best way to create images that look genuinely film-like from your mobile device. And today, it’s getting even better. In the company’s latest version 1.1 update, RNI films is giving users the ability for a user to add film grain and scratches to their images. This way, the photos look much more like actual film, slides or even film sheets.

These aren’t just run of the mill grain renderings though. To create these settings, RNI spent time actually scanning the film grain from each of their available film emulsions. They also did the same with dust particles and scratches. So what that means is that there is no gaussian noise added to the images, just pure grain.

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer RNI Films apps review product images (8 of 8)ISO 2001-30 sec at f - 1.8

This update also brings newer enhancements like:

– Improved Brightness Tool for better performance in highlights

– Improvements in some of the film profiles to reduce haloing in highlights

– Various improvements in user experience and bug fixes made after customers’ feedback

This new updates takes around 15% of the company’s new project called Flashback for the moment. I’ve been testing it for around a month now, and it involves something called a Chem Engine which does automatic processing of an image for you and lets you swipe through the options. It’s pretty cool so far, but it still seems to be in the Alpha stage from what I see.

While it still isn’t an actual replacement for real film, it’s pretty darn close. RNI films is still a free download for those of us who arguably own the best phone in the world.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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