Deadpool & Wolverine, But Real Film? — PhotoChemist vs Genesis

Two of the most respected film-emulation tools in DaVinci Resolve — PhotoChemist and Genesis — run head to head. I started on a locked Deadpool & Wolverine frame just to see what each would do… and then went to my own footage, where the tools actually have room to work. 🔗 PhotoChemist & all my tools: https://tools.dec18studios.com/color-... Quick honesty up front: you can't truly "regrade" a finished movie frame. A delivered Rec.709 image is already baked — the grade, the highlights, the color decisions are locked into the pixels. So the Marvel shot is a fun starting point, not a fair test. What we get into: Why a finished, display-referred image isn't something you can honestly "fix" PhotoChemist vs Genesis on the Deadpool & Wolverine frame — what each does to a locked image The same two tools on real, un-baked footage where they can actually breathe Where spectral film simulation reads differently than a film-look transform — especially on skin and natural warmth My honest take on which holds together as "real film" — and why PhotoChemist is part of my film toolkit — built by a working colorist from the actual photochemical science, priced so anyone can have it. ⏱ Chapters: 0:00 This car— wait, wrong franchise. Deadpool & Wolverine? 0:50 Why can this work in a PhotoChemist Pipeline 3:00 Playing around a little bit in PhotoChemist 5:36 How Hugh's Sweat glistens in a film simulation 8:52 Comparing with Genesis 14:10 Which one looks like real film? Leave a comment Genesis is genuinely good work from a serious team — this isn't a takedown, it's two philosophies side by side. Tell me in the comments: which one reads as real film to your eye? New here? I'm Greg — a working colorist who builds his own DaVinci Resolve tools. Honest, no-gatekeeping color. Subscribe and have a happy little node tree day. 🌳 #DaVinciResolve #ColorGrading #FilmEmulation #PhotoChemist #DeadpoolAndWolverine #Colorist