HalcyonDays.jsx

HalcyonDays.jsx recreates the optical characteristics of analog film that digital sensors can't capture. The script adds customizable local halation—soft glows around individual highlights—plus an optional atmospheric global halation that wraps your entire image in a film-like veil. It boosts highlight chroma to preserve vibrant colors in bright areas and smooths chroma transitions for organic film-grain-like color blending. It's highly customizable, with 35mm and medium format presets for both color and black-and-white looks.

Requirements: Compatible with Photoshop version 27.4, for Mac OS X and Windows, in English.

Read or watch the quick start guide to get up and running, read more about why Halcyon Days exists, or have a look in the full user manual.

Halcyon Days in use

Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 1
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Preset: Halcyon Days, 35mm, color, intense warm (with preset/original).
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Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 2
Preset: Halcyon Days, 35mm, color, warm diffusion, with added global halation (with preset/original).
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 1
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 2
Preset: Halcyon Days, 35mm, color (with preset/original).
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 1
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 2
Preset: Halcyon Days, 35mm, color, intense warm (with preset/original).
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 1
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 2
Preset: Halcyon Days, 35mm, mono intense (with preset/original).
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 1
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 2
Preset: Halcyon Days, 35mm, color, intense cool (with preset/original).
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 1
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 2
Preset: Halcyon Days, 35mm, color, stronger (with preset/original).
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 1
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 2
Preset: Halcyon Days, 120, color (with preset/original).
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 1
Joakim Hertze — Poserframes recreates the look of overscanned film for your digital photos — Get Halcyon Days, image 2
Preset: Halcyon Days, 35mm, color, stronger (with preset/original).