While I enjoy shooting film from time to time, it is not an option most times when shooting for editors, which I expect to do more of when I am in NYC this fall.

So, what are some good resources, such as websites, for learning PS to emulate different types of film?

Do you use Alien Skin?  You like it? recommend it?

What are some alternatives to Alien Skin?

I'd like to mainly emulate BW film and various Kodak brands. 

Thanks everyone, and I am well aware of the fact that shooting film is the best way, but that wont always be practical or possible.

I use Alien Skin and highly recommend it. It does a great job on most films. I know there are sites that have Photoshop recipes for film emulation I just don't know where they are. A co-worker uses them, I'll ask when I see him.

eh... well I have tried ALL SORTS of digital film emulation

but my best results are from a high pass of REAL film grain that you take from a picture with a solid color. The high pass pulls out the details and turns it gray in photoshop. Then just overlay it on your pictures. Mask away if you want it less intense in some places. REALLY EASY and superior to digital grain.

Although these are generic (& dated), they do get you pretty decent b/w conversion similar to the said films...

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Here are several channel mixer settings to create the digital effect of several types of film.

Agfa 200X: 18,41,41
Agfapan 25: 25,39,36
Agfapan 100: 21,40,39
Agfapan 400: 20,41,39

Ilford Delta 100: 21,42,37
Ilford Delta 400: 22,42,36
Ilford Delta 400 Pro: 31,36,33

Ilford FP4: 28,41,31
Ilford HP5: 23,37,40
Ilford Pan F: 33,36,31
Ilford SFX: 36,31,33
Ilford XP2 Super: 21,42,37

Kodak Tmax 100: 24,37,39
Kodak Tmax 400: 27,36,37
Kodak Tri-X: 25,35,40

Obviously you can see there are tons of combinations for slightly different effects. Given that there are 3 sliders there are tons of variations. Try using the channel mixer and creating your own combination. You can get tons of differences in just a few minutes.

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I usually just screw around w/ a lot of junk to get my own thing going, but, that's just me. I use the b/w converter mostly these days for b/w...

Paul

wow, thanks!

I use Alien Skin's Exposure 2. I like the way it applies tones, and really like the grain settings.

I highly recommend it.