Analogue - BW Darkroom Взлом 7.0 + Чит Коды

“Analogue” is a unique software. No one of the other photo software provided an interface of a real large (or medium) film format camera, like “Analogue”. This is as well true about a precise emulation of the processing of real film negatives in a real photo darkroom.

My review is common for “Analogue” and “Darkr”, the other photo software of the same developer. The only difference there is the price model: “Analogue” is fully payable, while “Darkr” has a free core with in-app purchases which unlock some advanced features.

When opening “Analogue”, you are invited to choose one of the 4 options:
- a 4x5” format camera;
- a 6x6 twin-lens reflex camera;
- a 24x36 point-and-shot camera;
- a digital darkroom, which emulates the processes of film development and printing.

This software is accompanied with detailed tutorials, which are available in various languages. To access the tutorials, click on the small gear in the right corner on bottom, then choose Tutorials in Settings that open.

1. The 4x5” format camera.
- It has a focusing screen (with a grid), in which the image is vertically reflected as should be in the focusing glass screen of a real large format film camera;
- Focusing spot looks as a magnifying glass, and can be moved along all the screen. It has both manual and auto focus options;
- Shutter speed and ISO are set up manually, and the chosen parameters are always visible for better control;
- The following 3 features are available via 3 small pictograms in the upper right corner:
(a) Film presets to emulate the most popular B&W photo films. I note that correct film presets are a problem in digital photography. For example, “FilmBorn” - another camera and darkroom emulation software - provides film presets which do not meet the real photo films (in couple with its “digital interface”, this is why I do not recommend “FilmBorn” for use). The film presets accessed in “Analogue” match the tonal and contrast look of the real B&W films very precise. This is a great advantage of “Analogue” along with “I Love Film” (of the same developer);
(b) The second pictogram opens a tilt-and-shift correction tool. Scrolling the image border, you are able to tilt/shift the image as in a real large format camera;
(c) The third pictogram allows to pre-install a red/green/yellow filter. This option is very useful when shooting foliage, dynamic sky and other scenes;
- After you shot the chosen frame, you are able to continue the photo session or to go to the darkroom (by clicking on the pictogram of the shot image in the left corner on bottom).

2. The 6x6 twin-lens reflex camera.
- It has a horizontally reflected viewfinder as should be in a real TLR camera;
- All other features are the same there as in the 4x5” camera except of the tilt/shift tool just because it is not presented in a real TLR camera.

3. The 24x36 point-and-shot camera is very simple. I would suggest to transform it into a pro-grade “digital rangefinder” camera like Leica or Contax (in the further versions of “Analogue”).

4. The darkroom. It is fantastic, because repeats the real photo darkroom process in detail:
- The images you shot are stored as real photo negatives placed on desk of a real light box. I never seen such a realistic representation of digital negatives before. Just select a desired negative then choose how to develop it;
- You can then apply the same B&W film presets as those in the camera application (just click on the last right button on bottom);
- The preview is possible in the form either a film negative or a printed paper positive;
- The pictogram Enlarger opens image editing tools, thus meaning the “digital printing” of the chosen negative;
- At first you are invited to choose one of the printed paper strips pre-generated from the chosen digital negative. This looks exact as the sample strips printed with a real photo enlarger. Once you chosen the right exposure strip, click on Ready: the editing tools become accessed;
- The cropping tool allows to change the image aspect ratio;
- The next tools allow to lighten/darken or blur both the entire image or any its fragment if drawing a mask (I like the masking option very much; it is highly professional);
- You can also tint the final image (but I did not find Platinum and Palladium which are very popular in B&W printing);
- In the end, you can export the “final print” to your device or everywhere as you choose on the export manager.

While working with “Analogue”, I felt the same great pleasure as working with a real large format film camera or a real Rolleiflex TLR camera. The digital darkroom is perfect in all its parts: I felt myself as in a real photo darkroom, but without smelling chemicals :-)

Meanwhile, besides all the above compliments “Analogue” has one drawback: it does export work into JPEG format only. JPEG is a compressed file format where neighbouring pixels are averaged. As a result JPEG images take a very little of the disc space, but have a huge loss of image quality. Also, JPEG images have a 8-bit depth. So they contain only visible details. While a photographer needs invisible details hidden in the “higher bits” for further editing: the hidden details appear in the image when lifting shadows or lowering highlights therein. This is why RAW negatives have 12 or 14-bit depth, while the edited work is usually exported into the 16-bit lossless TIF format (16-bit PNG is also allowed but it does not contain EXIF). Export into a 16-bit lossless format should be added.

“Analogue” is a unique software. With the aforementioned improvements, it could be my main photo camera and darkroom application. Surely any professional or advanced amateur photographer would say the same.

P.S. I also found that the exported JPEGs became about 1.5 times larger in the size (and their quality increased) after the last update of “Analogue”.

Thank you!