Olympus Viewer 3, Art Filter Effects

Pop Art Creates an image that emphasizes the beauty of color.

Pin Hole Creates an image that looks as if it was taken using an old or toy camera by dimming the image perimeter.

Grainy Film Creates an image that expresses the roughness of black and white images.

Cross Process Creates an image that expresses a surreal atmosphere. Cross Process II creates an image that emphasizes magenta.

Gentle Sepia Creates a high-quality image by drawing out shadows and softening the overall image.

Dramatic Tone Creates an image that emphasizes the difference between brightness and darkness by partially increasing the contrast.

Key Line Creates an image that emphasizes edges and adds an illustrative style.

The Vintage Enthusiast: Post-processing tips in digital photography, using Art Filter effects on RAW image development of Olympus *.ORF files.

What are Art Filters? Art Filters are pre-formatted edits that you can use to help enhance your images to a higher creative level, giving your image the professional edge that you may have set your aspirations to, and a product that is more easily related to and identifiable with a specific photo-finishing genre. Many current digital camera models carry this functionality, with those from different manufacturers categorizing the product under different monikers.

*.orf RAW File as uploaded

For the Olympus E-camera system, Art Filters are available both as an in-camera setting and as a RAW Development tool on the accompanying image editing software, Olympus Viewer 3 (OV3). This tool works only on *.orf RAW files.

While I have yet to use the Art Filter as an in-camera option, I have always opted for the Art Filter effect during the post-processing of the image. Images are only curated with the Art Filter effect if it helps to bring them out of their off-grid condition. These are the Art Filter choices I normally experiment with on OV3.

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