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DxO FilmPack 8 Adds Time Warp, Photoshop Integration
30 September 2025
DxO has released FilmPack 8 featuring a new Time Warp mode, full integration with Photoshop, 15 new analog film simulations, a new Film Scan Optimizer, 19 new Time Machine images, themed Webview browsing, four digital camera-inspired profiles and high-resolution upgrades for its creative effects.
We attended a briefing on the new version with Fabrizio Dei Tos Navalesi, product director, and Nicolas Beaumont, chief products evangelist. We've also had a chance to put FilmPack 8 through its paces. Here are the highlights.
We used a HEIF image from our iPhone 15 Pro Max to test the new features.
TIME WARP
The new Time Warp feature builds on the existing Time Machine mode, which walks you through the history of photography, with two new options.
Time Travel allows you to subject one of your own photos to the history of photography, seeing how it might have looked in another era using the fil and cameras of another day.
You use a slider (drag the slider not the dot marker) to select the era as FilmPack 8 adjusts grain, color and image quality to match the film and camera of that time.
We found it more than a little amusing to see what Louis Daguerre might have made of our iPhone shot.
Ageify uses FilmPack 8's data on emulsions and a few extra effects (now in higher resolution for higher resolution cameras) to make a modern image age.
Again a slider is all it takes to intensify the effect. So you can easily take it too far and bring it back to what looks good to you.
PHOTOSHOP INTEGRATION
DxO has always been rather accommodating to other software platforms, providing some level of compatibility for their unique products like PureRaw. And now FilmPack 8's library of film simulations is available as a palette in Photoshop, much as it is in DxO PhotoLab and Adobe Lightroom Classic.
Select it from the Plugins menu in Photoshop and the palette appears with thumbnails illustrating the effect of each option. To see how it looks on your image, just click on the option and a new layer is created with the effect applied.
That means you can apply analog looks to your digital images in Photoshop without jumping back and forth between applications.
NEW FILM RENDERINGS
DxO FilmPack 8 adds 15 new analog film simulations. The new analog film renderings, like the existing simulations, were each developed in the lab measuring actual film stocks.
The color simulations now include:
- Amber D100, D400, T200, T800
- CineStill 800Tungsten
- Harman Phoenix 200
- Ilford Ilfocolor Retro 400
- Lomography Color Negative 400, 800
And the black-and-white simulations include:
- Lady Gray B&W 120 ISO 400
- Babylon Kino B&W 35mm ISO 13
- B&W Orca 110 ISO 100
- Potsdam Kino B&W 35mm ISO 100
- Rollei Superpan 200
The new additions bring the total number of simulations in DxO FilmPack to 153, making it the most comprehensive library of faithfully reproduced analog styles ever assembled, the company said.
FILM SCAN OPTIMIZER
The update also introduces a new Film Scan Optimizer with negative inversion and tone curve presets.
The new tool is designed to work with home-scanned film. With a single click, you can invert the tonal values of color or black-and-white negatives, something not easily done to a color negative. You can also apply precise corrections using over 10 dedicated Tone Curve presets which include targeted solutions for common color shifts and density issues.
In our test, we opened a TIF image we had scanned from a color negative. The image of a high key subjesct had originally been overexposed in bright sunlight, which the scan captured but did not correct.
FilmPack's Film Scan Optimizer made it easy to bring the washed out image back to life. You're looking at the edited image in this screen shot.
AND MORE
DxO has added 17 new historical images with their corresponding renderings, expanding the visual timeline and offering new insights into how film has shaped photographic expression through the decades.
Time Machine. Expanded with 17 new historical images with their corresponding renderings.
A new Webview browsing mode makes it easier to explore FilmPack's archive through a curated Portrait theme, giving you another way to discover looks that suit your style.
Four new renderings were inspired by the color science of popular Fujifilm and Sony digital cameras. These digital-inspired looks make the subtle tones, contrast curves and color profiles of modern sensors available no matter what camera you used to capture your image.
PRICE, AVAILABILITY
DxO FilmPack 8 is available now from the DxO Web site for macOS and Windows machines:
- New license: $149.99, £129.99, €139.99
- Upgrade from DxO FilmPack 7: $89.99, £69.99, €79.99
Readers of Photo Corners enjoy a 15 percent discount on this and any other DxO software using the code PhotoCorners.
A 30-day trial is available from DxO.
CONCLUSION
We were skeptical that FilmPack 8 could offer a compelling reason to upgrade. But DxO keeps finding intriguing ways to grow its innovative product line.
New features like Time Warp, the Film Scan Optimizer and digital camera profiles were exciting to see demonstrated during the briefing.
But even if you're happy with FilmPack 7, there are 15 new film simulations and high-resolution versions of the built-in effects (to match high resolution sensors) that are worth considering.
And if you haven't got a use for this unusual product yourself, consider it an endlessly fascinating gift for photographers you may be mentoring. It not only walks you through the history of photography with images and text both, but it also lets you walk your own image through that history to see how it might have looking a century or two ago.
That's an achievement that's worth all four corners in our album.
DxO FilmPack 8 Introduces Time Warp Mode, Full Photoshop Integration
Travel through time with a powerful new slider, benefit from workflow enhancements and unlock 15 new film renderings together with refined scan and effect options.
PARIS, France -- DxO, the company behind industry-leading Raw processing and optical corrections, has announced the release of DxO FilmPack 8. This latest version introduces two standout features: Time Warp Mode, a new interactive way to explore photography's past, and full integration with Adobe Photoshop, giving photographers direct access to FilmPack's creative palette. Alongside these innovations, DxO FilmPack 8 adds 15 new analog films -- including CineStill 800T and Harman Phoenix 200 -- bringing the total number of renderings to 153. The update also introduces a new Film Scan Optimizer with negative inversion and tone curve presets, 19 new Time Machine images, themed webview browsing, four digital camera-inspired profiles and high-resolution upgrades for all creative effects.
"DxO FilmPack 8 continues our mission to unite photographic history with modern digital creativity," says Jean-Marc Alexia, VP Product Strategy at DxO. "By allowing photographers to navigate time visually and apply faithfully recreated film looks inside their favorite editing tools, we're giving them new ways to create with authenticity and emotion."
Time Warp mode: Take your photos on a journey through history
DxO FilmPack already features Time Machine, an in-depth archive of photographic history that presents iconic images and the cameras and film types used to create them. Building on this, version 8 introduces the new Time Warp Mode, featuring two unique tools that let users dive deeper into the past. The first is Time Travel, a slider that allows photographers to take one of their images through all of the eras, film stocks and cameras spanning 200 years of photographic history, discovering how their image would look had it been created using the same tools and chemical processes as those used by Nicephore Niepce and Louis Daguerre in the early 1800s, through to the 35mm film stocks introduced by the likes of Fujifilm and Kodak in the late 20th century. With each move of the slider, photographers can apply period-authentic looks that include film grain, color shifts and realistic degradation -- all based on the film types that defined each era. It's an intuitive way to bring historical storytelling into the editing process.
The second tool is the 'Ageify' slider, which lets you progressively age and distress your images, drawing on authentically recreated film stocks and a diverse range of effects.
Full Photoshop integration: Fast access, fluid workflow
With DxO FilmPack 8, the entire rendering library is now available as an integrated palette in Adobe Photoshop. This seamless access means photographers can instantly apply DxO's scientifically developed film looks to layers or flattened images -- without switching software or interrupting the workflow.
Combined with its existing compatibility with DxO PhotoLab and Adobe Lightroom Classic, DxO FilmPack 8 is now more versatile than ever, bringing analog soul to any workflow.
15 new film renderings, including CineStill 800T and Harman Phoenix 200
DxO FilmPack 8 adds 15 meticulously engineered analog film renderings, each developed using laboratory-grade measurements of real film stocks. These include CineStill 800T, a favorite for cinematic low-light work; Harman Phoenix 200, a vibrant newcomer with a distinctive grain structure; Lady gray B&W 120 ISO 400, a charming black-and-white film that promises sophistication; and the ultra-sensitive Kodak TMAX Pro 3200. These new additions bring the total number of renderings in DxO FilmPack to 153, making it the most comprehensive library of faithfully reproduced analog styles ever assembled.
Scanned Film Optimization tool for preparing scanned negatives and slides
A new Scanned Film Optimization tool enables photographers to work with home-scanned film. With a single click, photographers can invert the tonal values of color or black-and-white negatives and apply precise corrections using more than 10 dedicated Tone Curve presets. These include targeted solutions for common color shifts and density issues, helping users restore and enhance scanned film with accuracy and ease.
More Time Machine images and themed browsing
The Time Machine experience is now even richer, thanks to the addition of 17 new historical images and their corresponding renderings. These updates expand the visual timeline, offering fresh insight into how film shaped photographic expression through the decades.
A new webview browsing mode makes it easier to explore DxO FilmPack's archive through a curated 'Portrait' theme, giving photographers a more intuitive and creative way to discover looks that suit their style.
Digital camera renderings inspired by Fujifilm and Sony
While DxO FilmPack's heart lies in analog photography, version 8 introduces four new renderings inspired by the color science of popular Fujifilm and Sony digital cameras. These digital-inspired looks bring the subtle tones, contrast curves and color profiles of modern sensors into the DxO FilmPack ecosystem.
High-resolution creative effects for high-res sensors
All of DxO FilmPack's creative effects -- including textures, frames and light leaks -- have been updated and re-rendered at high resolution. This ensures that even the most subtle overlays maintain clarity and definition when applied to today's high-megapixel Raw files, preserving image quality across print and digital formats.
Price and availability
DxO FilmPack 8 is available today from the DxO Web site (shop.dxo.com) for macOS and Windows machines:
- New license: $149.99, £129.99, €139.99
- Upgrade from DxO FilmPack 7: $89.99, £69.99, €79.99
A 30-day trial is available from dxo.com/en/dxo-filmpack/download.