Ha-Ha! That’s great to hear, Tosha. Thanks!

Hi Randall,

You made some good points, but it’s a long-winded discussion. We’ll be in touch to chat through details with you.

Have patience grasshopper. ;-) It’ll be here soon. Promise.

Hi Randall,

There aren’t any plans for a third version of Bokeh at this time. When we implement Bokeh improvements, they will very likely be integrated in Exposure.

Hi James,

There isn’t an option to view the images side by side. You can toggle between the applied preset with the spacebar, or you can use one of the preview split screen options in the drop down at the bottom of the preview panel.

Hi Vincent,

I would try it…especially if you are using PSE 11 or 12. Both of those apps should have some of the latest APIs found in PS CS6 or CC. I would venture a strong guess that it will work. Perhaps not every feature at 100%, but certainly enough to benefit from the upgrade.

If you use any plugin within PS, including Exposure, you can use different filters on different layers. This at least gives you the ability to blend your filters and adjust opacity, etc.

I would like to have a layered workflow built into Exposure. I often save multiple looks under different file names to see which one I like. It’s a pain point for me.

So to be clear on this Joe, will you be discontinuing upgrades to Bokeh in the future since you have rolled in into Exposure or will their still be a Bokeh 3 at some point?

I would further add that not ALL film grain is desirable. In the film days, shooting a film such as an ASA 1000 or faster in low light situations would produce significant amounts of grain that could be distracting to a viewer.

Some film grain added in post now is ironically considered desirable when we are attempting to create an analog film look. I say that I find it ironic because in the film days we tried to extremely hard to avoid grain.

At any rate, use creative grain judiciously. Too much of it is NOT a good thing…even when creating analog looks.

Thanks Kenny! I love it too!

Cheers,

Joe

Hi Greg,

Thanks for the question. It’s difficult to manipulate the light leak colours as those images are brought in as is. That being said, there are a lot of new ones in E6 and there are many different hues/temperatures available. You can also import your own light effects too, so hopefully that will help alleviate the pain! You can also share them, so maybe we can set up a place for users to create and share? Just something to think about…

Thanks again!

Cheers,

Joe

Hi Jason,

The upgrade price to Exposure 6 is $69. Bokeh 2 is almost 4 years old now, so we’re basically combining both solutions to streamline things so you get the best of both worlds plus all the great new features of Exposure 6: faster processing, enhanced UI, the basic control panel, more borders, textures and light effects, etc.

There’s definitely a lot more to Exposure 6 than Bokeh – the improved speed alone is worth the upgrade for me!

Cheers,

Joe

Hi Matt,

You can run the light effects overlays on a black or dark grey layer, then set the blend mode of the layer to lighten or screen. That will give you more freedom to manipulate and customize it. If you do customize the overlay, I recommend saving out a png and importing it to your own light effects library in Exposure 6.

Thanks Kate! We’re excited, too!

Thanks for any advice.

Does the integration of Bokeh in Exposure mean that Bokeh is now a dead product? if so, is there a good-guy upgrade discount for owners of both Exposure 5 and Bokeh 2?

Thanks,
Greg

Nice

Thanks

Hi Don,

Yes! You will be able to import your own custom overlays in Exposure 6. If you import them as a texture, you can use the Protect Location feature to make a hole around the subject.

Will you be able to add a background texture, then mask out the subject?