Filmbox Pro

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Release Notes · News · Updates

3.4.3
July 24, 2026
  • The “User Guide” button in the Help menu now takes you to our much improved learn page. The PDF remains in the plugin if you need it, for now!
  • (Final Cut Pro) Significantly improved performance when exporting a LUT or importing/exporting a preset
  • (macOS) Worked around an issue (known by Apple) in macOS 27 Public Beta 2. Apple plans on fixing this issue before official launch
  • (Linux) Improved startup and shutdown stability, especially on first launch after the plugin has been updated
  • (CUDA) Improved attempts at gaining VRAM in low VRAM scenarios
2.6.10
July 24, 2026
  • (macOS) Worked around an issue (known by Apple) in macOS 27 Public Beta 2. Apple plans on fixing this issue before official launch
  • (Linux) Improved startup and shutdown stability, especially on first launch after the plugin has been updated
  • (CUDA) Improved attempts at gaining VRAM in low VRAM scenarios
 
May 27, 2026
3.4.2
May 27, 2026
  • First release for Final Cut Pro and Motion! Learn more about it in our blog post.
  • Added support for GoPro GP-Log2
 
May 12, 2026
3.4.0
May 11, 2026

Photo Mode for Resolve

  • Added a “Photo Mode (Beta)” checkbox that optimizes Filmbox Pro for Resolve’s new Photo page
  • Sets up Filmbox Pro for Resolve Color Management, optimized for rendering into a sRGB tone curve
  • Renders grain and dust at much higher resolutions
  • Disables Gate Weave and Flicker
  • Reveals a “Change Texture” button to easily re-layout the grain and dust
  • Learn more about it in our blog post!

More updates

  • Improved texture rendering of vertical video to more closely resemble a horizontal video of the same size
  • Optimized Adobe plugin rendering
3.3.13
April 16, 2026
  • Fixed a UI issue in Resolve’s Fusion tab
3.3.12
April 15, 2026
  • Added “Dark Dust Mix” slider to Negative > Dust to change the distribution of negative (light) dust and positive (dark) dust. A “Dark Dust Mix” setting of 0.0 (default) will be all light dust, and 1.0 will be all dark dust.
  • Fixed an issue with OpenFX Color Management in Resolve 21
2.6.9
April 15, 2026
  • Fixed an issue with OpenFX Color Management in Resolve 21
3.3.9
March 30, 2026
  • (Adobe) Fixed an issue with freezing during rendering in After Effects 2026
  • (Baselight) Fixed an issue loading in “multi-plugin” mode in some Baselight configurations
  • (Windows) Fixed a rare bug that could occur on first launch
2.6.7
March 30, 2026
  • (Adobe) Fixed an issue with freezing during rendering in After Effects 2026
  • (Windows) Fixed a rare bug that could occur on first launch
3.3.6
March 17, 2026
  • Added new dust presets: “Light I” and “Light II”
  • Fixed issue with OpenFX hosts that provide incorrect file paths
  • (Windows, Linux) Fixed render error edge case
  • (Baselight) Improved playback performance by splitting up Filmbox Pro into 7 different plugins (a plugin per Film System). Renamed the old plugin to “Filmbox Pro - Compatibility” to discourage its use.
2.6.4
March 17, 2026
  • Fixed issue with OpenFX hosts that provide incorrect file paths
3.3.3
February 20, 2026
  • Added support for DJI D-Log M
  • (Windows, Linux) Fixed an issue with Pascal (10 series) and older cards when handling 16-bit float images.
  • (Windows, Linux) Fixed an issue with Resolve Live
2.6.2
February 20, 2026
  • Added support for DJI D-Log M
  • (Windows, Linux) Fixed an issue with Pascal (10 series) and older cards when handling 16-bit float images.
3.3.2
January 12, 2026
  • Add ADX10 colorspace
  • Reorder source colorspaces
  • (Offline) Adjusted seat checkout behavior to be more sensible
  • (Resolve) Fixed an issue with Resolve Live, adding a checkbox in a new “Time” group in Negative
  • (Baselight) Prevent a crash caused by switching to CPU rendering
  • (Adobe, Windows) Fixed an issue where specific resolutions caused rendering artifacts
2.6.1
January 12, 2026
  • Add ADX10 colorspace
  • (Offline) Adjusted seat checkout behavior to be more sensible
  • (Baselight) Prevent a crash caused by switching to CPU rendering
3.3.1
November 3, 2025
  • Added support for Apple Log 2
  • Changed Source order to be mostly alphabetical, with DaVinci Wide Gamut Intermediate and ACES at the top
  • (Baselight) Fixed an issue where applying a Look to Pro wouldn’t always fully apply
 
October 30, 2025
3.3.0
October 29, 2025

Looks Library

  • Access a library of 100+ presets that configure Filmbox Pro’s many parameters to deliver a wide range of commonly needed or hard-to-implement aesthetics - ideal for look development. Apply them as starting points and customize freely.
  • This same Looks library powers the new “Filmbox Looks” edition of the plugin. Filmbox Pro contains all the functionality of Looks and can open grades created by Looks.
  • Click “Switch to Filmbox Looks” at the bottom of the plugin to open the Looks interface. Select a look and click “Apply to Filmbox Pro” to apply its configuration to Pro for advanced customization. You can also click “Switch to Filmbox Pro” and you’ll return to your previous Pro configuration without changing anything.

8mm

  • Set Negative -> Gauge to 8mm for a faithful emulation of shooting on 8mm
  • Updated Grain, Halation, Dust, Gate Weave, and (new!) Flicker with 8mm assets

Simple Telecine Curve

  • An alternative to the Cinema print system that uses a simple tone curve to prepare the negative scan for display and entirely lacks a color transformation or print color emulation
  • Can be customized with Highlight Rolloff, Print-Like Color, and Black Point parameters
  • Even more basic than the Extended (Telecine) option in the Cinema print system.
  • Produces looks that feel more “dry,” similar to some indie films or older HDTV telecine film transfers, and can be tuned to produce interesting results.

Flicker

  • Added Flicker in the Negative module
  • Reproduces subtle changes in exposure between frames most prevalent in 8mm cameras

Richness

  • Added a new Lab control, “Richness”
  • Positive values make muted colors more colorful and skin tones more rich and red.
  • Negative values desaturate muted colors.
  • Has little influence on already saturated colors.
  • Pair with “Vibrance” for especially interesting saturation effects

User Presets

  • Import and export the current settings of Filmbox Pro to a “.filmbox” preset file
  • Useful for moving plugin settings between Baselight, Resolve, and Adobe products
  • Selectively bypass Source, Camera Settings, and Display Colorspace on import

Action Required for Adobe Users

  • We had to make a change to our Adobe plugins that unfortunately is not backwards compatible. We do not believe this will ever need to happen again - thanks for bearing with us as we continue to learn about the Adobe plugin ecosystem!
  • Replace Filmbox Pro in any existing Premiere or AE projects with this new version. Filmbox Pro 3.2.6 for Adobe will continue to be available for users that need access to it. Just open the Video Village Plugins app, select “Adobe” and click Settings -> Install Other Version -> 3.2.6
2.6.0
October 27, 2025
  • (CUDA) Improved Dust rendering performance
  • Improved error handling and recovery
  • Other internal updates
2.5.2
September 26, 2025
  • (Baselight, macOS) Fixed memory leak issue that could occur in certain scenarios
  • (Baselight) Fixed an issue where after using “Reset Operator Entry” on Filmbox, a new grain frame would be selected anytime a parameter changed
  • (macOS) Metal 4 / macOS 26 support
  • Better log file organization especially in multi-host situations
3.2.4
September 26, 2025
  • Dust is now (correctly) blurred to match the grain’s softness setting
  • (Baselight, macOS) Fixed memory leak issue that could occur in certain scenarios
  • (Baselight) Fixed an issue where after using “Reset Operator Entry” on Filmbox, a new grain frame would be selected anytime a parameter changed
  • (macOS) Metal 4 / macOS 26 support
  • Better log file organization especially in multi-host situations
2.5.1
September 6, 2025
  • (CUDA) Improve error logging and telemetry
  • (CUDA) Prevent crashing when GPU is out of available memory
  • (Baselight, CUDA) Updated VRAM requirement reporting
3.2.3
September 6, 2025
  • Added new source “iPhone HDR Video (Inaccurate)”
  • (CUDA) Improve error logging and telemetry
  • (CUDA) Prevent crashing when GPU is out of available memory
  • (Baselight, CUDA) Updated VRAM requirement reporting
3.2.2
September 3, 2025
  • Added 65mm presets for Halation, Grain, and Gate Weave.
  • ACES linear input spaces now support more highlight headroom (up to LogC4).
  • (Baselight) Changed the working space from “LogC4 / Arri Wide Gamut 4” to “Linear / Arri Wide Gamut 4” to prevent banding caused by LogC4 conversions. The banding was only noticeable using (very) extreme color grading operations. This change does not affect the look of existing grades, except removing unnecessary banding artifacts.
3.2.1
August 26, 2025
  • Acutance can now also soften the image by allowing you to set Fine and Coarse Detail to a negative value
  • Renamed Acutance “Halo” to “Edge Balance”
  • (Baselight) Improved memory usage estimation
3.2.0
August 25, 2025
  • Added a brand new user guide for Filmbox Pro! Access it from the plugin directly by clicking Filmbox -> Utility -> View User Guide or from our website.

Acutance

  • Added “Halo” controls to Increase or decrease the halo / “Mackie lines” around high-contrast features, low values focus the fine detail boost on subtle tonal variations, high values let high contrast features get spicy.
  • Added Fine Size control

Print

  • Added a “Neutralize Balance” control that removes the tonal color bias (like cold shadows / warm highlights) without altering other aspects of print color rendition.

Grain

  • Added RGB “Channel Mix” controls to allow changing the strength of the grain in each color channel separately.

New Lab Controls

  • Enhanced Split Tone with controls for Highlight/Shadow Intensity, Pivot, and Deadzone Width
  • Added a “Neutralize” parameter for Vision3 stocks (though most are already quite neutral).
  • Added an “Invert” checkbox for Printer Lights. Uncheck it for a traditional printer lights experience.

UI Tweaks

  • Moved all of the groups in Negative -> Advanced Settings into the top-level Negative group in an effort to reduce clutter.
  • Custom Print are now always visible. This will help you see what’s going on under the hood when the Print Style is changed.
  • (Resolve) Moved Export LUT and Help groups into a single group at the bottom called “Utility”
  • Improved Tool Tips

Bugs

  • (Baselight) Fixed an issue that could introduce additional banding in shadows due Filmbox requiring a LogC4 working space. This banding was only visible with extreme color operations. Some banding will still occur due to the working space -> LogC4 conversion. We are working on a more wholistic fix soon!
 
August 18, 2025
2.5.0
August 17, 2025
  • Prepare for an upcoming release
  • (Offline) Connection startup tweaks
  • (Baselight) Cleanup logging noise
3.1.0
August 17, 2025
  • The first public release of Filmbox Pro! Learn more about it in our blog post.
2.4.6
July 24, 2025
  • Add support for Samsung Log (aka Galaxy Log)
  • Fixed another case where Negative settings could get reset
2.4.4
July 9, 2025
  • (Baselight) Fixed a critical, show-stopping bug where values in the Negative group could reset on scene load.
  • (macOS) Attempts to fix Intel Mac discrete GPU issues introduced in 2.4.3
2.4.3
July 7, 2025
  • (Linux, Windows) Further improve CUDA memory management
  • (macOS) Minor performance improvements
2.4.1
June 18, 2025
  • (Online Activation) Fixed a (very) rare crash
2.4.0
June 17, 2025
  • (macOS) Faster grain and dust processing
  • (macOS) Metal optimizations
  • (Linux, Windows) Improved CUDA memory management
2.3.4
May 21, 2025
  • (Online, Windows and Linux) Significant initial launch speedup
  • (Windows) Fix another Windows file path issue
2.3.3
May 16, 2025

Features

  • (Baselight) Support for rendering thumbnails in Baselight TWO
  • (Baselight) Support for generating LUTs in future versions of Baselight

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a rendering issue with old NVIDIA GPUs
  • (macOS, Baselight) Fixed issue where the plugins would report incorrect VRAM requirements
  • (DaVinci Resolve) Handle rendering errors more gracefully by adding a watermark to signal that the plugin cannot render.
2.3.2
May 1, 2025
  • (Online) At long last, an “Update Available” button will appear in the plugin’s menu if an update is available!
  • (Offline) Fixed several configuration issues that could occur
 
April 28, 2025
2.3.0
April 27, 2025
  • Initial Linux release (Online Activation)
  • (macOS & Linux) Initial support for the full color pipeline in compatible versions of Baselight
  • Squashed a few more CUDA bugs
2.2.10
December 17, 2024
  • (macOS and Windows) Prevent crash when launching Fusion Studio. Since Fusion Studio doesn’t support OpenFX GPU rendering, nothing will actually render, but at least there’s no crash!
  • (Windows Only) Fix licensing issue when updating Windows 11 to 24H2
2.2.9
September 4, 2024
  • (macOS) Improved rendering performance at UHD and higher resolutions
  • (Baselight, Offline) Failing to check out a seat will now notify Baselight that there is an issue rendering instead of silently failing
2.2.8
July 16, 2024
  • Fixed some issues with crash reporting
2.2.6
July 10, 2024
  • Fix a rare “No parameter exposed…” bug
2.2.5
June 4, 2024
  • (macOS only) Actually usable in Baselight and Daylight with any license type.
2.2.4
April 19, 2024
  • (Windows/Linux) Updated to CUDA 12.4
  • (Offline only) Holds onto seat after first use of plugin in the host. Only quitting the host application will release the seat.
2.2.3
December 31, 2023
  • Added support for Leica Log
  • Fixed an issue with FilmLight hosts (macOS and Linux only)
  • Fixed an issue with very specific Windows installs
2.2.2
November 30, 2023
  • (macOS) Minor performance increase (~1-2fps @ 4K)
  • (Windows) Fixed an issue running on cloud instances
  • (macOS, Linux, Studio) Fixed an issue when rendering thumbnails in Baselight
2.2.1
November 12, 2023
  • Added adjustable Shadow/Midtone/Highlight parameters for Grain. This allows fine-tuned tweaking over the distribution of grain on an image.
  • Improve CUDA memory management on Filmlight products (Linux only)
2.1.1
October 13, 2023
  • Bug fixes
2.1.0
October 11, 2023
  • Filmbox can now participate in the Resolve LUT generation process
  • Optimized for macOS 14 Sonoma
2.0.2
September 25, 2023
  • Added support for Apple Log
  • Fixed an issue with running in the App Store version of Resolve (macOS Only)
2.0.0
September 11, 2023

WARNING: This update may slightly alter existing grades.

Filmbox 2.0 contains important refinements to the color pipeline and “Halation and Grain Only” mode. If you are in the middle of a project you may want to stay on your current version until it’s done. You can roll back to version 1.9.1 at any time by selecting “Install Alternate Version” from the Video Village Plugins app.

Color Pipeline

  • Gamut Compression has been added to prevent artifacts that could occur with highly saturated scene values.

Halation & Grain Only mode

  • Gamut clipping has been eliminated when working in AWG4 and reduced or eliminated in the other spaces as well.
  • Grain chromatic characteristics match the “Full” pipeline more closely.
  • Halation is now slightly more saturated and produces slightly smoother results in highlights.
1.9.1
September 8, 2023
  • This is a long term release for Filmbox 1.x. Version 2.0 is coming out very soon - a free update for all!
  • UI improvements + minor performance tweaks
1.8.4
August 28, 2023
  • Fixed a regression with alpha handling (macOS)
  • Fixed a minor regression with Halation & Grain Only
1.8.3
August 20, 2023
  • Minor GPU performance improvements (macOS)
  • Fixed an upcoming bug in macOS 14
  • Bug fixes (Windows)
1.8.2
July 23, 2023
  • Fixed a bug when resetting the Print Version option
  • Added (Inaccurate) P3 D65 Gamma 2.4 and (Inaccurate) Rec.2020 Gamma 2.4 as Source options primarily for use with already display-prepped photo or CG material
 
July 17, 2023
1.8.1
July 17, 2023
  • New “Extended” Print color science, which you can read about in a post on our blog.
  • Faster performance (Windows & Linux)
  • Faster load times for newer NVIDIA GPUs (Windows & Linux)
1.7.9
May 15, 2023
  • Improved Halation & Grain Only mode shadow detail
  • Fixed an issue with ACEScc output colorspace selection
  • A warning message will now pop up if you are attempting to use an incompatible GPU processing mode in Resolve such as OpenCL on macOS and Windows
1.7.7
May 4, 2023
  • (Windows) Improved stability
1.7.6
April 21, 2023
  • (macOS) Fixed an issue when running in the App Store version of Resolve
  • (Windows) Improved stability
1.7.4
April 1, 2023
  • Internal stability updates
1.7.3
March 19, 2023
  • Added “P3 D65 ST2084” output colorspace to support additional theatrical workflows
  • Fixed performance issue rendering when using the same plugin instance for both 2K (and below) and 4K (and greater) content.
1.7.2
March 1, 2023
  • “Plugin Manager” button is now back for macOS
  • Additional bug fixes and error checking on Windows
1.7.1
February 16, 2023
  • Fixed an issue with Halation and Grain only mode when using “(Inaccurate) Rec.709 Gamma 2.4” as Source.
  • (Windows) Internal fixes and optimizations.
1.7.0
January 26, 2023
  • Initial Windows release!
  • Added a slider for adjusting the print’s black point.
  • Fixed an issue with alpha channel / masking in Resolve.
1.6.2
January 4, 2023
  • Fixed crash when loading in Fusion Studio
  • Internal fixes
1.5.4
September 11, 2022
  • Added support for F-Log and F-Log 2
1.5.3
June 19, 2022
  • Fixed a possible crash that could occur when multiple OFX plugins are loaded.
1.5.2
June 6, 2022
  • Fixed an issue with LUT export in the App Store version of Resolve
1.5.1
June 4, 2022
  • Added support for Arri’s new LogC4 format
  • Minor performance improvements
1.5.0
May 6, 2022
  • Added “(Inaccurate) Rec.709 Gamma 2.4” as a source
  • Added ability to export a LUT in “Print Only” mode
  • You can now export 33x LUTs
  • Added “RCM HDR” and “RCM SDR” output colorspaces to aid in some workflows
  • Changed “DaVinci Intermediate” source name to “DaVinci Wide Gamut Intermediate”
  • Updated User Guide
1.4.4
November 27, 2021
  • Fixed a bug with rendering in Fusion
  • Updated PDF guide with the new Resolve 17 color management options.
1.4.3
October 7, 2021
  • Improved render speed for multi-node workflows.
  • Renamed output colorspace “ACES ST2084 1000 nits” to “ACES HDR”. Updated the user manual to better explain how to decide between the different ACES output spaces.
1.4.2
August 22, 2021
  • Fixed a terrible bug in Resolve 17.3. After the update you may need to re-enable the plugin by going to DaVInci Resolve -> Preferences -> Video Plugins -> Enable All -> Save. Restart Resolve (and your Mac too, if that didn’t work), and hopefully all is well!
1.4.1
August 7, 2021
  • Fixed an issue with re-subscription.
1.4.0
May 29, 2021

WARNING: This update may slightly alter existing grades.

Filmbox 1.4.0 contains important refinements to the color pipeline. If you are in the middle of a project you may want to stay on your current version until it’s done. Starting with 1.4.0, Filmbox will track the color pipeline version so that future refinements to the pipeline won’t alter existing grades. Contact us if you need to roll back to 1.3.8.

General

  • LUTs exported from Filmbox now contain a record of the Filmbox color pipeline settings in the LUT’s metadata
  • Fixed a bug when rendering individual clips at same-as-source resolution
  • Fixed a DaVinci Intermediate inaccuracy

Color Pipeline

  • Improved handling of highly saturated values and reduced banding sometimes visible in gradients of bright saturated tones
  • Fixed an issue with gamut hard-clipping on some imagery especially in blue tones

ACES

  • Fixed an inaccuracy with the ACES SDR outputs
  • Added the ability to choose whether or not Filmbox counteracts the dim surround compensation that is part of some ACES ODTs (see ACES section in user guide)
  • Fixed inaccuracies with P3 outputs
1.3.8
May 9, 2021
  • Fixed a terrible showstopping bug
  • Fixed issue with rendering black on Intel GPUs
1.3.5
May 7, 2021
  • Added a slider to control the softness of the grain.
  • Updated user guides.
1.3.4
May 4, 2021
  • You can now actually use the Split Tone Lab tool.
1.3.3
May 4, 2021
  • First public release!
1.2.8
January 5, 2021
  • Added a “Pipeline Mode” menu for selecting between Full, Halation and Grain, Negative Only, and Print Only
  • Disabled ability to animate drop-down menu selections
1.2.7
January 4, 2021
  • Fixed issue with using multiple GPUs in Resolve