Film recipes using the Eterna Cinema film simulation
Eterna was developed for video and cinema use, and it shows — a soft, low-contrast profile with gentle tones, lifted shadows and a quality of light that feels more like a film frame than a still photograph. In the hands of the right recipe, it produces some of the most cinematic results possible straight out of camera.
The simulation rewards thoughtful tuning. On its own it can look flat, but with the right white balance, clarity and grain settings it becomes something quite special. These recipes span the full range from gentle everyday looks to strongly cinematic treatments.
These 60 Eterna recipes are drawn from both the site and the Film Recipes App and ranked by user popularity. Eterna is the foundation for a large number of the app’s exclusive cinematic recipes — app-only entries are flagged throughout.
Eterna Cinema Film Simulation Recipes
These are the highest-rated recipes from the site and app combined. There are a further 33 recipes in this category exclusively in the Film Recipes App — browse them alongside the full library of 800+ recipes on iOS and Android.