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April 29, 2023

Kodacolor Ambience, a Pure Kodak Chrome Look

A classic chrome film recipe for a Kodachrome look for Fujifilm X-Trans IV

Kodacolor Ambience

This film simulation recipe is one of set of three that I created with a specific aim in mind. I wanted to embrace the qualities of the Kodak look in a pure form, and bring the character of the Classic Chrome film simulation out into the open.

In this recipe, you get a strongly Kodachrome look, but without it being specifically Kodachrome 64 or Kodachrome 25. It has somthing of the character of both of these, but is also definitely Fujifillm Classic Chrome at the same time.

Colours are rich, shadows and deep and luxurious, and the blues are full of nostalgic character. This simple recipe is Kodacolor in a pure form.

Kodacolor Ambience Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto (Ambience Priority), +1 Red, ‑2 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	0
Shadows	0
Colour	2
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	0

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April 7, 2023

Milestone, a Classic Chrome for 10,000

A Classic Chrome film silmulation recipe with a 10,000K colour temperature base

Milestone

It doesn’t seem long ago that I was feeling happy that 100 people had joined the Film Recipes Facebook Group and wondering if that was about as far as it would go. Well, we just passed through 10,000 members, and it’s still growing.

I started the group as a way to share the new film recipes that I added to this site, and as a place for film recipe fans to come together and ask questions and show their sample images. Bringing people together, the group is also the main place that people join in the Film Recipes challenge, that runs every couple of weeks. Details for this are in the panel below.

For this recipe, I thought it would be a fun challenge to see if I could make an everyday film recipe from the extreme 10,000K color temperature at the top of the scale in my camera. This is a very warm setting, and is almost tangerine orange without some taming, so it’s paired with heavy a correctional shift that brings it back to something more normal.

The result is a Classic Chrome with a warm toned mellow look, that is in part nostalgic and part film like. I think the look sits somewhere on the Kodak spectrum, sitting between Kodachrome and Kodak Portra. I’m really pleased with how it came out and happy to share it as a little celebration recipe as we pass the milestone of 10k members.

Milestone Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	10000K, ‑5 Red, +8 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	1
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	2
EV Comp.	+1/3

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March 27, 2023

Flatpack, Matte 35mm Film Recipe

Fujifilm simulation film recipe for a flat tone matte look like Kodak 35mm prints

Flatpack

This film recipe began life as an attempt to match a look I had seen with 35mm film photos taken on Kodak film. I had really liked the low contrast matte look, and wanted to be able to shoot with something similar on my Fujifilm camera.

Whilst this recipe does capture the flat look and colour tones I had seen, it was very specific to a single set of samples I had seen. So, rather than name it after the Kodak film stock, I decided to tweak it some more and embrace the flat matte look.

What we have then, is a general Kodak film-like look, reminiscent of some 35mm photography, with a muted tone and soft, matte like feel.

The base simulation is Classic Chrome, with a color chrome effect and small shift from the shade/cloudy colour balance. Shadows and highlights are both compressed to the -2 setting.

Like all the film recipes on this site, it was designed for recent X-Trans IV cameras, but with the exception of color chrome blue, this recipe is widely compatible with easy adaptation for older cameras too.

Flatpack Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Shade, ‑2 Red, ‑2 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+2/3

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March 5, 2023

Kodak Pro Image, Classic Chrome 35mm Film

Classic chrome film simulation recipe for X-Trans IV based on Kodak 35mm film

Kodak Pro Image

Here’s a Classic Chrome film simulation recipe that mimics a 35mm film from Kodak. The film in question is Kodak Pro Image 100, which was released into a spot somewhere between Kodak’s Portra and Gold films, sitting in the professionsal film range, but at an everyday price. It’s something of a mid-position film with 35mm qualities that I found I could mimic with Classic Chrome.

The Kodak Pro Image film recipe, keeps the colour balance close to neutral, and relies on the Color Chrome effects to deliver film like character that I observed when reviewing samples of the Pro Image 100 film stock.

Because this recipe uses Color Chrome Blue and one step of Clarity, it does mean it is designed for the later X-Trans IV cameras, although you may be able to get similar results on other models by using just the settings that your camera supports.

Kodak Pro Image Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto, +2 Red, ‑1 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑1.5
Shadows	‑0.5
Colour	1
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	1
EV Comp.	+1/3

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January 15, 2023

Kodachrome Mono, Versatile Black & White

What if Kodak had a black and white film as part of the Kodachrome family?

Kodachrome Mono

In my experiments with monotone film recipes, I thought to myself … what if Kodak had stuck with early plans for Kodachrome to be a mono film? It would have a different look to Tri-X and would capture the full range of tones, being versatile, and a specific interest for me, excellent for landscape photography.

So, after a late night editing session in X RAW Studio, I settled on this film recipe to give us a this Kodachrome Mono option.

The main feature of this recipe is the soft tone curve, with a generally brighter overall image, preserving lots of shadow detail. This makes it versatile for everyday photography, without the deep impactful shadows that can sometimes limit a mono recipe for day to day use.

Kodachrome Mono Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Monochrome
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
White Balance	Auto, +2 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	1
Shadows	‑1
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3
Mono Colour	WC 1, MG +0

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December 6, 2022

Vintage Kodachrome, The Hip Classic Chrome

Kodachrome film recipe with a nostalgic 1960s Classic Chrome look

Vintage Kodachrome

Far out! This is one hip film recipe for groovy 1960’s toned images. The output is wonderfully retro with a real vintage feel, but is still completely usable all day in a wide range of situations. It’s part of my growing collection of Kodak themed recipes, and sits somewhere between my original Kodachrome recipe, and the softer Kodak Portra Daily.

The magic of this recipe lies in the tremendous tones of Classic Chrome which are enhanced here with warm colour balance and tone adjustments to give a bright look with soft shadows.

In many ways, this is Classic Chrome dialed up, giving a classic Kodachrome feel with a vintage edge. It’s great in a variety of situations, and throughout the seasons.

Vintage Kodachrome Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +2 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	0
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	‑1
EV Comp.	-1/3

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November 21, 2022

Kodak Portra Pro, Portra 400 Film Recipe

Yet another Kodak Portra 400 film recipe, this time based on PRO Neg Standard

Kodak Portra Pro

There are a good number of Kodak Portra recipes to consider when choosing one to shoot your photos with. Each recipe site seems to have at least one, and I certainly have a few interpretations as well. So why this recipe when there are already several others?

The short answer was that I became inspired. I was looking at the excellent images of expiredbren who shoots with Portra 400, Kodak Gold and Tri-X. In his Portra images, I was taken with the tone of the images and felt that even though I had made one previous attempt to mimic them with my Aged Kodak Portra film recipe, there was something different about his latest work.

In a break from tradition, I started with the PRO Neg Standard film simulation, and tweaked the white balance and colour shifts until I was happy that the tone was a close match. As is common for Portra recipes, overexposure is part of the look too, so make sure to do this when you use it. Oh, and for some softness, there is negative sharpening and a small amount of negative clarity too. It’s not a deal breaker to skip this last feature, if you get bugged out by the delay in saving images.

Kodak Portra Pro Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	PRO Neg. Std
Grain Effect	Weak, Large
Col. Chr. Effect	Strong
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Daylight, +5 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	0
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	‑3
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	‑1
EV Comp.	+1

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November 4, 2022

Kodak, Like it’s 1975, for Retro Memories

Classic Chrome film simulation recipe with warm colour balance and muted color

Kodak Like its 1975

One thing that really defines Fujifillm photos is the Classic Chrome film recipe, producing retro styled images, like classic film of the 70s. This film recipe runs with the theme, pushing the retro look hard with lashings of added warmth and an aged image fade to the colour.

In my mind when designing this were the fading memories of 1970’s summers and the nostalgic feel of old print photos from that time. The result is a simple film recipe in many ways, but for that retro 70s look, I feel that it works well and is a fun partner to carry around in my camera.

Kodak Like its 1975 Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +5 Red, ‑7 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑0.5
Shadows	0.5
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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October 11, 2022

Aerocolor, based on Rare Kodak Film

Eterna film simulation recipe to mimic the look of Kodak Aerocolor 125

Kodak Aerocolor

One of my first recipes based on photo samples from real film was the aged look of expired Kodak Aerocolor. I called it Aerocolor Lomo, and although I love the green tones it produces, it’s something of a specialist recipe.

Revisiting the little known Kodak Aerocolor samples again, I was able to find a handful from non-expired stock that helped me shape this recipe. The most important step with this exercise is choosing the base simulation, and for Aerocolor, I found that Eterna gave the best match.

Other settings include deeper shadows, a small lift to color and a fixed point white balance for a warm, but still natural look. Whilst there is no clarity in use, Chrome Blue is set, so for older cameras, that would need to be skipped.

Kodak Aerocolor Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	6450K, +4 Red, ‑2 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	1
Shadows	3
Colour	1
Sharpness	1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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