The tools, built in the suite.
PixelTools are the DCTLs and pipeline assets I build for my own grades, then refine for everyone else's. From free utilities like Checker, Exposure/Chart, and the PQ Tester to full suites like Film/Emulsion™ and Prime/Grade™, every tool is engineered for one thing: signal integrity at every stage of the pipeline. They've been downloaded more than 30,000 times by colorists and editors.
Film/Emulsion™
Real color profiles — modeled, not approximated.
A node-based film emulation system covering negative, print, halation, and grain — 21 stocks meticulously shot and profiled, with halation and grain recreated as physical processes so footage reads as photochemically processed. Not a pack of looks — a film system that responds to exposure and color the way the stock did, shot after shot.
Prime/Grade™
Every primary, balanced in a single node.
An all-in-one primaries tool that brings exposure, contrast, and color into a single step — a clean, balanced image without stacking unnecessary nodes. Built for colorists who want to move fast.
Hue/Shift™
Subtractive hue & saturation control.
A subtractive saturation and hue tool built for precise control over color relationships while preserving image integrity — without the artifacts of conventional saturation tools.
Filmic/Contrast™
A signature filmic tone curve, built on a proper contrast model.
View Filmic/Contrast™ →Checker
FreeSkin, false-color, middle-gray & negative checkers for image analysis.
Get it free — Checker →Free Film Emulation PowerGrade
FreeA production-ready film emulation node tree — free.
Get it free — Free Film Emulation PowerGrade →