Dehancer is a professional film emulation software suite built by enthusiasts and scientists with over 30 years of analogue experience. It is designed to give digital videos and photos a truly cinematic, film-like look by accurately replicating the real physics, chemistry, and optics of analogue film. Dehancer is available as plugins for major professional video and photo editing applications, as a standalone desktop photo editor, as a mobile app for iPhone and iPad, and as a web-based online editor accessible from any browser.
At the core of Dehancer is its library of 60+ authentic photographic and motion picture film profiles, including iconic stocks such as Kodak Vision 3, Kodak Portra 400, Cinestill 800T, Ilford HP5 Plus, Kodak Eastman 5222, and Kodachrome 64. Users can also explore instant, vintage, and exotic processes like Fujifilm Instax, Polaroid, Prokudin-Gorskiy, Ambrotype, and ORWO. Each film profile is scientifically modeled to reproduce the unique color response, tonal curve, and character of the original emulsion.
Beyond film profiles, Dehancer offers a comprehensive set of analog film effects. Film Grain is based on physical modeling of photographic emulsion and includes built-in profiles for 8, 16, 35, and 65mm film formats with custom settings for any film type. Halation recreates the characteristic red halo around light sources and specular highlights, also enhancing skin tone vibrancy. Bloom simulates the soft look achieved with optical filters and small-format films. Film Breath, Gate Weave, and Film Damage (Dust, Hair, and Scratches) add animated, frame-to-frame variation that brings footage to life with authentic analog artifacts. Overscan reproduces the extra image area visible on film, including perforations and frame spaces, handcrafted from real film scans.
Dehancer also includes a Subtractive CMY Color Head that works like the color correction filters used in photo enlargers, along with Print Toning for adjusting color temperature separately in shadows, midtones, and highlights. The Film Developer tool allows users to fine-tune emulation by adjusting development contrast and color separation. A LUT Generator lets colorists export their grading look as a LUT file (17x17x17 or 33x33x33) for on-stage or real-time grading. Advanced color pipeline support includes ACES, DaVinci Wide Gamut/Intermediate (DWG), and Cineon Film Log for professional workflows. Camera Log profiles cover 130+ cameras, drones, and mobile formats including Filmic Pro Log and Apple ProRes Log.
Dehancer integrates with DaVinci Resolve (OFX), Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom Classic, Capture One Pro, Affinity Photo, Baselight, and Assimilate SCRATCH (coming soon). It is available on macOS, Windows, and Linux (for DaVinci Resolve). The iOS app supports iPhone and iPad with unlimited photo and video export.
Subscription plans range from a Mobile plan for iOS and online use, to Individual Photo and Photo & Video plans for individual creators, a Studio plan for professional workstations with node-locked licensing, and a Production plan for studios requiring offline activation, priority support, business invoices, and user management. A Desktop Lifetime plan is also available as a one-time purchase for permanent access.
Average Rating: 4.7/5.0
Total Reviews: 26
How Do G2 Users Rate Dehancer?
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Has the product been a good partner in doing business?: 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.8/10)
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Ease of Admin: 9.2/10 (Category avg: 8.7/10)
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Quality of Support: 8.9/10 (Category avg: 8.5/10)
Who Is the Company Behind Dehancer?
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Seller: Dehancer
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Company Website:
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Year Founded: 2014
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HQ Location: London, GB
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LinkedIn® Page: www.linkedin.com
28 employees on LinkedIn®