Experimental film silmulation recipe for damaged, over exposed, expired film
Best Before
When you review some old prints, perhaps from around the 1950s or 1960s, they are a pale imitation of their former selves. In this extreme look film recipe, the washed out, discoloured look of heavily aged print is reproduced.
Although it is something of a novelty, some images do look quite interesting with it, such as simple winter images. But for the most part, this recipe is destructive, capturing instead a feeling of distant memories of handed down prints.
This recipe is based on Classic Chrome, which is pushed hard into a burned out state with an exposure compensation of +1 (or 3 stops) and a +3 highlights setting. The intention is to destroy the brighter parts of the image, so do be sure to push this firmly into brighter territory.
Best Before Film Recipe Settings
| Film Simulation | Classic Chrome |
| Grain Effect | Strong, Large |
| Col. Chr. Effect | Weak |
| Col. Chr. Blue | Off |
| White Balance | Fluorescent 3, +2 Red, +3 Blue |
| Dynamic Range | DR100 |
| Highlights | 3 |
| Shadows | ‑1 |
| Colour | ‑3 |
| Sharpness | ‑4 |
| ISO N.R. | ‑4 |
| Clarity | 3 |
| EV Comp. | +1 |
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