Apply a specialist film treatment
Choose a compatible installed plugin for the effect your project needs.
Use your photo effects
Use a favourite effect on a photo.
Apply a compatible photo plugin when a shoot needs a particular film or colour treatment. Adjust the effect in Lighthouse and continue finishing the photograph.
Use your photo effects
Keep a specialist treatment with the photo edit.
If you already use a compatible OpenFX effect, open its controls alongside your photo adjustments and tune the result for the image.
Fine-tune the effect
Adjust the plugin’s own controls while checking the photograph.
Reuse a successful treatment
Save the plugin settings as a preset for related images and revisit the settings as needed.
Make a start
Try it with your own files.
- Install a compatible effect
Use the maker’s installer and complete its licence setup. - Apply it to the photograph
Select the effect in Lighthouse and adjust its parameters. - Check the finished image
Review the treatment and export the result.
Made for your workflow
Keep a specialist treatment with the photo edit.
If you already use a compatible OpenFX effect, open its controls alongside your photo adjustments and tune the result for the image.
Apply a compatible specialist photo effect and reuse its settings on related images.
A useful detail
Are third-party plugins included with Lighthouse?
No. Install them separately and obtain any licence required by their maker. The built-in film looks are available without those plugins.
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Will every OpenFX plugin work?
Compatibility and performance depend on the plugin, its version and your Mac. Check the effect in your workflow before relying on it for a project.
Continue with the files you found.
Preview the document, finish the photograph or prepare the selection to share.
Try film looks
Compare film-inspired looks, add grain and give portraits or travel photos a consistent finish.
See how →Match colours across photos
Refine a portrait’s contrast or give a travel series a consistent colour treatment.
See how →Export finished photos
Export a TIFF for retouching or an HDR image for compatible viewing, while keeping the RAW edit.
See how →Use a favourite effect on a photo.
Apply a compatible specialist photo effect and reuse its settings on related images.
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