Bleach Bypass: Bleach Bypass, Skip Bleach, Bleach Reduction, ENR, ACE and Silver Tint are all basically the same process that result in a distinctive high contrast, harsh, faded look. This article looks at the ways of creating that look during processing; with a da Vinci hardware color corrector, Photoshop or a Digital Vision Film Master software color system.(bleach bypass)
Asia Image, April, 2007 by Shaw, Kevin
The traditional film process leaves a black and white image superimposed over the color image. The technique has been around for a long time, and is continually in vogue. Good feature film examples include Seven, Evita, 1984 and Saving Private Ryan, but of course there are numerous other examples that imitate the effect.
Traditional Film Lab
Reducing or skipping the bleach bath during color film processing, leaves some or all the silver image and couples less of the color dye. The retained silver increases the contrast and grain, while the reduced dye desaturates the picture. ...
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