CineGrain vs Mextures
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| Figure | CineGrain | Mextures |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $7.42/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 5 |
| Spec score · Texture Libraries | 7.9 (#10) | 8.2 (#5) |
| Audience | CineGrain describes the Indie Master Series as intended to give low-budget filmmakers an affordable option. | The maker describes the collection as suitable for photographers, filmmakers, and designers, including landscape, portrait, macro, album art, matte painting, social media, and blogs. |
| Integrations | The workflow page lists DaVinci Resolve, Photoshop, After Effects, Baselight, Flame, Nuke, Premiere, and Final Cut among compatible tools. | The maker says Film Presets are compatible with Console, Lightroom CC 2021/2022, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Premiere, with software-specific versions required for separate purchases. |
| Product | CineGrain sells film texture clips and color LUTs and grades for adding cinematic texture and color to digital footage. | Mextures offers photo editing textures, overlays, film presets, and apps for creating film-like effects. |
| Support | CineGrain invites customers to email [email protected] with workflow questions and lists the phone number 888.217.9040 on its homepage. | The Console page directs questions to [email protected]. |
Plans
CineGrain
- Indie 8mm Collection$76, paid once
- City$96, paid once
- Indie 16mm Collection$96, paid once
- Indie 35mm Collection$96, paid once
- Apollo$148, paid once
- Artifacts - Indie Master Series$164, paid once
- Era - 1970s$198, paid once
- Grain - Indie Master Series$246, paid once
- FILM Pipeline$999, paid once
- Professional Collection$999, paid once
Mextures
- X-Film Overlay Pack$10 a month
- Mextures Yearly Membership$89 a year
- ConsoleFree
- Mextures Photo Editor$1.99, paid once
- Mextures Lifetime Membership$139, paid once
In their own words
Mextures
Mextures offers photo-editing textures, overlays, film presets, and apps for creating film-like effects. Its iOS editor supports unlimited layers that can be moved, hidden, rotated, and adjusted for opacity. The product page lists more than 200 stackable textures, including grain, dust, light leaks, and color gradients, along with 30 film presets and more than 300 Formulas. Formula Manager lets users import Formulas from others and export their own to share. Console is a free Photoshop plugin in beta; it works with Photoshop CC 2016–2023 on Windows 10 or newer and macOS 11 or newer. The maker warns that the current Console version crashes with the latest Photoshop and macOS Sonoma. Film Presets are compatible with Console, Lightroom CC 2021/2022, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Premiere, with separate software-specific versions required for separate purchases. They are not conversion LUTs, so RAW or LOG footage needs to be normalized first. Listed options include the iOS app at 1.99 USD once and the X-Film Overlay Pack at $10 a month.