Lazy Composer 2 adds one-click film emulation to Blender
Prolific add-on developer Lazy3D has released Lazy Composer 2, a new version of its add-on for recreating real-world cinematic looks inside Blender.
Inspired by color grading and editing software DaVinci Resolve, the add-on makes it possible to mimic the color balance, grain and lens effects of real film in Blender’s compositor.
An intuitive tool for adding cinematic looks for VFX, motion graphics and visualization work
Lazy Composer 2 is an “all-in-one, reusable post-processing stack” for recreating classic cinematic looks inside Blender’s built-in compositor.
It provides simple slider controls for a wide range of color adjustments, including exposure, balance, contrast, temperature, tint, vibrance, saturation, three-way grading, and gamma.
Additional controls recreate real-world film grain; lens distortion and chromatic aberration; lens lighting artifacts like blooms, glows and Bokeh; and glint and halation.
The add-on comes with a set of over 20 built-in presets to use as starting points for looks.
According to Lazy 3D, it’s performant enough to make adjustments in real time, adding around two seconds per frame on a mid-range NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU when using the full post-processing stack.
If you want to try before you buy, the free edition contains most of the core tools, and the original version of the add-on is also a free download.
Price and system requirements
Lazy Composer 2 is compatible with Blender 5.0+.
The Free edition provides the essential controls for creating film looks, including film grain, chromatic aberration, vignette, glow and halation effects.
The Pro version adds advanced controls and presets, and has a MSRP of $25.
Read an overview of Lazy Composer 2 on Superhive
Read more about Lazy Composer 2 in the online documentation
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