"Although it can also be his hand; one only need listen to the partisans of photographic subjectivity describe the mystical ritual performed by the photographer in his darkroom," Douglas Crimp.
With the quickening onset of the digital age, photography has innovated itself once again into a new practice of the medium. Although we've happily and successfully provided software to suit and assist those who have caught the gust of this dawned era, we certainly have not forgotten our roots. From the first copper mirror-plated process to the present passing acetate film technique, the photographer has had the unique and rewarding opportunity of an intimate hands on relationship to their art. We at Adobe respect and admire the art of traditional practice and know that many photographers still do. So whether you're a traditional photographer who's curious about digital photography or if you're an avid digitech looking for the old vibe of the safelights and chemicals, now is the time and Nostalgia is the place.
For the first time ever we are gathering input on product announcement rather than beta version so that you have plenty of time to give us feedback on what you want to see in Nostalgia. See it now or browse and download eBooks and digital magazines in our free library. Make reading an experience.
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Depending on size and quality of your digital images, a canister will be selected. If files are of lower resolution file (i.e. 4mp) the 35mm reel will be selected. Depending on the number of files, the size of the canister will be selected (i.e. 70 4mp files will be a double 35mm canister).
Update: As a result of your suggestions, trays will be available for large format digital back photographers!
With Nostalgia, you can then select which film developer to use, just pick your favorite from the list! Why? All developers have their own unique characteristics: using an acutance developer (such as Percipetol) will sharpen the images, xtol will adjust the contrast in your image giving them a little extra 1/3 stop in shadow detail. Each developer will have its own effect on the digital files, meaning less time in post processing.
After selecting your soup of choice, a temperature and dilution combination will be selected. From here, your clock with start an analogue countdown determined from the massivedevchart database of developing time/temp charts.
Now, with your very own hand, you can agitate your film by clicking on the canister and rocking back and forth with your mouse. Just like in chemical photography over agitating makes your photos more contrasted as under agitating makes them less. Even more, you have the option to go above or below the recommended development time by either clicking a push/pull button or hitting a button on your keyboard.
In the darkroom, you can select pictures from the negatives to print. You control the time and the contrast filters on the enlarger and timer. There are options on solarizing and toning in the darkroom as well.
Getting Started
Unfortunately, we're just getting started ourselves. Check back soon for updates and a beta version free for trial!
Customer Feedback
While we take the time to set up the Nostalgia online discussion community, why not send us your feedback.
Tell us how you feel
Based on what we've told you, what do you expect or want from Adobe's Nostalgia?
Please note that your submission of comments, ideas, feature requests and techniques on this and other Adobe feedback forms, as well as Adobe's right to use such materials, is governed by the Terms of Use.
Product Details
FAQ
- What if I don't own a digital camera?
- Adobe Nostalgia is not necessarily a digital camera program. It uses digital image files, meaning you can scan your film negatives or get a photo cd if you get them processed at a lab.
- When can I download the beta?
- Just as soon as we hear from everyone who's asking questions like yourself, or giving feedback about what they'd like to see in Nostalgia.
- How is Adobe Nostalgia different from other editing software?
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Adobe Nostalgia is a behind the scene program. You don't actively effect your image, your process does. For example, you wouldn't manually sharpen every image, or adjust the contrast of each photo, you would choose the correct process to give your desired outcome!
System Requirements
Although there is no current working consumer version of Nostalgia, we can tell you what to expect.
Windows
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Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4)
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500Mhz or faster Intel Pentium processor
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128MB of RAM
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Monitor with at least 800 x 600 screen resolution
Note: Windows on 64 bit processors and Windows Vista are not yet supported.
Macintosh
PowerPC
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Mac OS X version 10.3.9 (or higher) or 10.4.8 (or higher)
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500MHz or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 processor
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128 MB of RAM
Note: Mac OSX 10.5 is not yet supported.
Intel
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Mac OS X version 10.4.8 (or higher)
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500MHz or faster processor
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128 MB of RAM
Note: Mac OSX 10.5 is not yet supported.
Release Notes
Known Issues
- So far the only issue is that we haven't gotten it out to you yet.
