GA — 000 / PFree
Color FilmContrasty grain
House style
A generic color film look, contrasty, with pronounced grain.
Film looks for real photos.
Presets for darktable, built from the curves and spectral sensitivities that film manufacturers publish, then checked by measurement on real RAW files.
- darktable 5.6+
- Native modules
- No LUTs
- 67 presets
- 67 films on file
The archive
67 presets, one per film, filed by family as they are in darktable: Pellicules › Couleur, Cinéma, Diapo, N&B, Instantané and Effets. Hover or tap a frame to see the photo before the preset.
Color negative
GA — 005 / P
KodakPortra 160
Color negative
Quieter than the 400: muted colors, neutral highlights, very fine grain.
- ISO
- 160
- Process
- C-41
GA — 004 / P
KodakPortra 400
Color negative
Soft and pastel, with warm skin tones that stay natural.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- C-41
GA — 006 / P
KodakPortra 800
Color negative
Warmer and richer than the 400: golden skin, full reds and yellows.
- ISO
- 800
- Process
- C-41
GA — 007 / P
KodakEktar 100
Color negative
Saturated reds and blues, skin that leans red, firm shadows.
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- C-41
GA — 008 / P
KodakGold 200
Color negative
Warm and golden, with grain you notice without it taking over.
- ISO
- 200
- Process
- C-41
GA — 009 / P
KodakUltraMax 400
Color negative
Consumer warmth with clear, cyan-leaning skies and firm contrast.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- C-41
GA — 010 / P
FujifilmSuperia X-TRA 400
Color negative
A cool palette: cyan-leaning blues, clean greens, a touch of magenta.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- C-41
GA — 002 / P
FujifilmPro 400H
Color negative
Soft and slightly cool: pinker skin, greens that lean cyan.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- C-41
GA — 011 / P
HarmanPhoenix 200
Color negative
Hard contrast, coarse grain and a red halo around bright edges.
- ISO
- 200
- Process
- C-41
GA — 029 / P
KodakColorPlus 200
Color negative
Warm, slightly muted color with orange-leaning reds, discreet blues and moderate contrast.
- ISO
- 200
- Process
- C-41
No published datasheet
GA — 034 / P
FujifilmReala 100
Color negative
Faithful color with deeper blues, natural skin and moderate contrast, in the spirit of a portrait film.
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- C-41
GA — 035 / P
ORWOWolfen NC500
Color negative
Muted colors, a green-yellow cast, shadows that fall off fast and coarse grain.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- C-41
No published datasheet
GA — 036 / P
LuckyC200
Color negative
Saturated reds and greens, restrained blues, a faint magenta drift and firm contrast.
- ISO
- 200
- Process
- C-41
No published datasheet
GA — 037 / P
LomographyColor Negative 400
Color negative
Firm contrast, fuller blues and greens, a light warm cast and visible grain, between vivid and muted.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- C-41
No published datasheet
GA — 049 / P
FujifilmNatura 1600
Color negative
Natural, lively color with raised blacks, a light green cast in the shadows and marked grain.
- ISO
- 1600
- Process
- C-41
GA — 050 / P
FujifilmPro 160NS
Color negative
Soft, slightly restrained pastel palette with natural skin, fresh greens and very fine grain.
- ISO
- 160
- Process
- C-41
GA — 051 / P
FujifilmSuperia 200
Color negative
Vivid reds and blues, blue-green shadows, slightly pink skin and moderate grain.
- ISO
- 200
- Process
- C-41
GA — 052 / P
KodakRoyal Gold 200
Color negative
Warm skin, reds toward orange, a light golden cast and fine grain.
- ISO
- 200
- Process
- C-41
GA — 053 / P
KodakPro Image 100
Color negative
Warm, saturated ISO 100 negative look with marked reds, discreet blues and fine grain.
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- C-41
No published datasheet
GA — 054 / P
HarmanPhoenix II 200
Color negative
Toned-down Phoenix: firm contrast, pastel-leaning color, faint halation, marked but finer grain.
- ISO
- 200
- Process
- C-41
GA — 055 / P
ORWOWolfen NC200
Color negative
Warm, medium-low contrast with muted blues, present greens, visible grain and a light red halation.
- ISO
- 200
- Process
- C-41
No published datasheet
GA — 056 / P
AgfaVista 200
Color negative
Saturated, fairly contrasty color negative look with dense reds, deep blacks and fine grain.
- ISO
- 200
- Process
- C-41
GA — 057 / P
KonicaCenturia 400
Color negative
Medium contrast, frank blues and greens, natural skin and visible grain; a cautious take on a discontinued film.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- C-41
GA — 058 / P
AgfaUltra 100
Color negative
Very saturated color negative look: vivid reds and blues, deep blacks, fine grain.
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- C-41
Cinema
GA — 012 / P
CineStill800T
Cinema
Cool, restrained colors and a red-orange halo around highlights.
- ISO
- 800
- Process
- C-41
GA — 013 / P
KodakVision3 250D
Cinema
A lab scan of motion picture negative: long, flat curve, dense colors.
- ISO
- 250
- Process
- ECN-2
GA — 030 / P
KodakVision3 500T
Cinema
Deeper blacks, denser color and blue-teal shadows on a daylight scene; no halation, no tungsten balance.
- ISO
- 500
- Process
- ECN-2
GA — 031 / P
KodakVision3 50D
Cinema
Accurate daylight color and very fine grain; firmer curve than the 250D style, denser greens and blues.
- ISO
- 50
- Process
- ECN-2
GA — 032 / P
KodakVision3 200T
Cinema
Soft ECN-2 scan look: pastel cyan-leaning blues, slightly golden skin, very fine grain.
- ISO
- 200
- Process
- ECN-2
GA — 033 / P
KodakVerita 200D
Cinema
Steeper curve, deep blacks, frank colors and warm skin, with a faint magenta lean in the highlights.
- ISO
- 200
- Process
- ECN-2
GA — 027 / P
CineStill400D
Cinema
Flat curve, pastel color, warm skin and a discreet red-orange halation around bright highlights.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- C-41
No published datasheet
Slide
GA — 014 / P
FujifilmVelvia 50
Slide
Extreme saturation and blues that lean toward indigo.
- ISO
- 50
- Process
- E-6
GA — 015 / P
FujifilmProvia 100F
Slide
The neutral slide film: faithful color with slide contrast.
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- E-6
GA — 016 / P
FujifilmAstia 100F
Slide
A soft slide film for portraits: gentle contrast, natural skin.
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- E-6
GA — 017 / P
KodakEktachrome E100
Slide
Clean, neutral to slightly cool, with crisp blues.
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- E-6
GA — 038 / P
FujifilmVelvia 100
Slide
Very saturated slide look: electric blues, strong contrast, dark blacks and a faint magenta bias.
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- E-6
GA — 062 / P
KodakEktachrome E100VS
Slide
Very saturated slide look, warmer than Velvia, with strong reds and yellows and marked contrast.
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- E-6
GA — 063 / P
AgfaCT Precisa 100
Slide
Deep blues, a slight warmth and moderate slide contrast, with fine grain and less vivid greens.
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- E-6
GA — 064 / P
FujifilmProvia 400X
Slide
Saturated but realistic slide look: firm blues, denser greens, neutral grays, fine visible grain.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- E-6
Black and white
GA — 003 / PFree
KodakTri-X 400
Black and white
Documentary black and white: contrasty, with honest grain.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- B&W
GA — 019 / P
KodakT-Max 400
Black and white
Modern and sharp: a straight curve, open shadows, fine T-grain.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- B&W
GA — 001 / P
IlfordHP5 Plus
Black and white
A classic 400, softer than Tri-X, with open shadows.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- B&W
GA — 020 / P
IlfordFP4 Plus
Black and white
Fine grain and a smooth, classic tonal scale.
- ISO
- 125
- Process
- B&W
GA — 021 / P
IlfordPan F Plus 50
Black and white
Deep blacks, bright whites and almost no grain.
- ISO
- 50
- Process
- B&W
GA — 022 / P
IlfordDelta 3200 Professional
Black and white
The pushed look: heavy grain, blocked shadows, held highlights.
- ISO
- 1000
- Process
- B&W
GA — 023 / P
FujifilmNeopan 100 Acros II
Black and white
Very fine grain; less blue-sensitive, so blues render darker.
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- B&W
GA — 024 / P
FomaFomapan 100 Classic
Black and white
Strong contrast, crushed blacks, a look from another era.
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- B&W
GA — 042 / P
IlfordDelta 400 Professional
Black and white
Fine, even grain, deep blacks and held highlights, with slightly more contrast than HP5 Plus.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- B&W
GA — 043 / P
IlfordXP2 Super
Black and white
Soft gray black and white with gentle midtones, rolled-off highlights and very fine grain.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- C-41
GA — 044 / P
KentmerePan 400
Black and white
Soft-contrast black and white with lifted blacks, held-back whites and visible grain.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- B&W
No published datasheet
GA — 045 / P
FomaFomapan 400 Action
Black and white
Contrasty black and white with slightly lifted blacks, bright highlights and visible grain.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- B&W
GA — 046 / P
KodakDouble-X 5222
Black and white
Neutral gray with rich blacks, medium contrast and visible cubic-style grain, from a cinema negative curve.
- ISO
- 250
- Process
- B&W
GA — 047 / P
KodakT-Max 100
Black and white
Clean black and white with very fine grain, light blue skies and darker skin, in soft, open contrast.
- ISO
- 100
- Process
- B&W
GA — 048 / P
FomaFomapan 200 Creative
Black and white
Soft-contrast black and white with open shadows, rounded highlights and moderate grain.
- ISO
- 200
- Process
- B&W
GA — 067 / P
KodakPlus-X 125
Black and white
Soft-toed black and white with moderate contrast, open highlights and very fine grain.
- ISO
- 125
- Process
- B&W
Instant
GA — 025 / P
PolaroidColor 600 / i-Type
Instant
Raised blacks, creamy highlights and a warm cast.
- ISO
- 640
- Process
- instant
GA — 065 / P
FujifilmInstax Mini
Instant
High contrast, short latitude, vivid reds and greens, darker blues, near-neutral cast.
- ISO
- 800
- Process
- instant
No published datasheet
GA — 066 / P
PolaroidB&W 600 / i-Type
Instant
Contrasty instant black and white with a raised black point, highlights under white and a faint warm tint.
- ISO
- 640
- Process
- instant
No published datasheet
Effects
GA — 026 / P
LomographyLomoChrome Purple
Effects
Greens turn purple, blues turn turquoise, yellows turn pink.
- ISO
- 100-400
- Process
- C-41
No published datasheet
GA — 039 / P
LomographyLomoChrome Turquoise
Effects
False-color look: blue skies turn orange, skin and warm tones turn blue, greens turn turquoise.
- ISO
- 100-400
- Process
- C-41
No published datasheet
GA — 040 / P
LomographyLomoChrome Metropolis
Effects
Muted, low-saturation color with hard contrast, deep blacks and coarse grain; reds stay strongest.
- ISO
- 100-400
- Process
- C-41
No published datasheet
GA — 041 / P
LomographyLomoChrome Color '92
Effects
Muted pastel color, soft lifted blacks and heavy grain, for a 1990s snapshot look.
- ISO
- 400
- Process
- C-41
No published datasheet
GA — 059 / P
HarmanRed 125
Effects
Redscale look: deep red shadows, orange midtones, yellow highlights, strong contrast.
- ISO
- 125
- Process
- C-41
No published datasheet
GA — 060 / P
LomographyRedscale XR 50-200
Effects
Red-orange cast with lifted, muddy blacks, low contrast and visible grain, redder in the shadows.
- ISO
- 50-200
- Process
- C-41
No published datasheet
GA — 061 / P
KodakAerochrome III 1443
Effects
Greens turn red-magenta, skies and sea go deep blue, contrast is steep, grain is fine.
- ISO
- 40 (aerial speed)
- Process
- AR-5 (E-6 by labs)
How a look is built
Interpretations built from published data, not calibrated copies.
A film’s look also depends on processing, printing and scanning; a darktable preset only reproduces what can be measured on a digital image.
- 01 · datasheets
Start from the manufacturer’s data
Characteristic curves, granularity and spectral sensitivity, taken from published datasheets.
- 02 · darktable modules
Translate into native modules
Tone curve, color balance rgb, rgb primaries, color equalizer, color calibration and grain. No external LUT files.
- 03 · measurements
Verify on real RAW files
Before/after colorimetric measurements, published on each preset’s page along with its limits.
fig. 2 · spectral sensitivityKODAK TRI-X 400 · DATASHEET KODAK F-4017
Before / after measurements
| Area | Before | After | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | 55.3 · 27.5 · 274° | 52.8 · 43.3 · 280° | more saturated, toward indigo |
| Sea | 38.4 · 22.2 · 270° | 30.0 · 40.1 · 282° | deeper, toward indigo |
| Skin | 78.2 · 16.4 · 44° | 82.6 · 19.5 · 40° | pinker |
L* lightness · C* chroma · h° hue angle. Rendered with darktable-cli 5.6 from the RAW files shown on this page.
Each preset has its own page: sources, settings explained module by module, before/after measurements and known limits.
Read the public documentationCompatibility and installation
Three frames, about a minute. The full walk-through is in the installation guide.
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Download
.dtstyle files, compatible with darktable 5.6 and later.
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Import
Styles module › import. The presets are filed under Pellicules › Couleur, Cinéma, Diapo, N&B, Instantané and Effets.
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Apply
One click on the style, after your exposure and sigmoid settings.
The preset changes
- The tone curve and contrast
- The primaries and their saturation
- Grain
- The channel mix, for B&W
It leaves alone
- Your exposure
- Your sigmoid
- Your color balance settings
B&W note
B&W presets turn off the main color calibration instance to avoid a color cast. You can turn it back on in the history stack.
Two packs
Start with the free pack and its public documentation; the full pack adds every film on file and the presets to come.
Free pack
2 presets$0
Direct download · no sign-up
- Color Film | Contrasty grain
- Inspired by Kodak Tri-X 400
- Public documentation for each preset
Full pack
67 presets$20
One-time payment · yours to keep
- Everything in the free pack
- ColorInspired by Kodak Portra 160, 400 and 800, Ektar 100, Gold 200 and UltraMax 400, Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400 and Pro 400H, Harman Phoenix 200
- CinemaInspired by CineStill 800T and Kodak Vision3 250D
- SlideInspired by Fujifilm Velvia 50, Provia 100F and Astia 100F, Kodak Ektachrome E100 and Kodachrome 64
- B&WInspired by Kodak T-Max 400, Ilford HP5 Plus, FP4 Plus, Pan F Plus 50 and Delta 3200, Fujifilm Acros 100 II, Fomapan 100 Classic
- InstantInspired by Polaroid Color
- EffectInspired by LomoChrome Purple
- Upcoming presets on the roadmap: color, B&W, slide, cinema, rarer brands
Questions
Which version of darktable?
darktable 5.6 or later.
Will it overwrite my edit?
No. The preset sits on top of your development (exposure, sigmoid) without changing it, and does not overwrite your color balance settings. The only exception: B&W presets turn off the main color calibration to avoid a color cast, and you can turn it back on in the history stack.
Are these exact emulations?
No. They are interpretations based on data published by manufacturers and verified by measurement. The real look of a film also depends on exposure, chemical processing, printing or scanning. Each preset’s limits are listed on its page.
What is the license?
You can use the presets on your photos for both personal and commercial work. Reselling or redistributing the .dtstyle files is not allowed. Read the full license
Can I get a refund?
Refunds are handled by Link, our payment provider: within 60 days if the files are missing, faulty or not as described, and within 14 days for any reason if you are a consumer in the EU or the UK. Details in the terms.
Why pay when darktable is free?
darktable stays free and open source. What you pay for is the research, tuning and measurement behind each preset, plus the presets to come. The free pack and the public documentation let you judge the method before you buy.
How can I contact you?
By email: hello@thegrainarchive.com