1. A method for post-production replication of an optical processing for a digital camera configured to capture images, the method comprising: receiving an optical effects selection through a user interface of the digital camera, wherein the optical effects selection indicates a selected optical effect to apply to raw image data capturing the images including a light source, wherein the light source is emulated with the selected optical effect by setting characteristics of the light source within the images, the characteristics including at least one of position, intensity, and color of the light source; storing the optical effects selection as effects metadata; receiving an optical effects parameter through the user interface, wherein the optical effects parameter indicates how to apply the selected optical effect to the raw image data; storing the optical effects parameter as effects metadata; recording the raw image data using a sensor of the digital camera; marking the effects metadata with time information to associate the effects metadata with the recorded raw image data over time; applying the selected optical effect to the raw image data according to the optical effects parameter to create processed image data while preserving the recorded raw image data, wherein storing the optical effects selection and the optical effects parameter as the effects metadata for the recorded raw image data while preserving the recorded raw image data enables the selected optical effect to be applied according to the optical effects parameter to the raw image data, post production; and displaying the processed image data.