Film emulation Lightroom presets recreate the color, contrast, and grain of classic analog film stocks inspired by Kodak Portra, Ektachrome, Fuji Velvia, Agfa, Polaroid, and more with a single click. Every look in this library is inspired by a real stock and color checked against real film. This guide walks the whole library, family by family: what each film looked like, why photographers loved it, and when to reach for it.
Key Takeaways
| The library | Six film families: FE (116 presets), Kodak (109), Fuji (99), Agfa (45), Polaroid (27), and B&W (30), every preset with a matching or Chroma profile |
| The FE series | Classic stocks pre-blended with Chroma Fade profiles, dial the mood with one slider |
| The finishing kit | Lab Tools ships in the collection, too, 52 presets for AI film grain by ISO, classic tones, fades, and vignettes |
| Authenticity | Every look is inspired by a real film stock and color checked against real film |
| The workflow | Any profile can be applied to any preset. Preset sets the character, profile sets the color underneath, and the combos are practically unlimited |
| Compatibility | Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Camera Raw · RAW & JPEG · Mac & PC |
| Where to get it | The Film Emulation Collection, or everything at once inside The Creative Flow |
Why Film Emulation?
Digital sensors are accurate. Film was opinionated, and that’s exactly why we still love it. Every classic stock made choices for you: Portra decided skin should glow, Velvia decided landscapes should sing, Kodachrome decided reds should run deep. Film emulation presets bring those opinions back to your digital files, so a RAW photo stops looking like data and starts looking like a photograph.
A quick word on the names: every look in this library is inspired by the classic stock it’s named for, we’re chasing the character, not claiming the chemistry. And the chase is serious: each emulation has been color checked against real film, so the palette you get is the one photographers actually fell in love with. Presetpro has been building film looks for over a decade, and it shows in the small stuff: how highlights roll off, how grain sits at each ISO, how each stock treats skin.
Every stock below gets its own full showcase over the coming weeks, including a video, before-and-afters, and the story behind the film. Bookmark this page; links appear under each stock as showcases go live.
The Library at a Glance
| Inspired by | Film type | Signature look |
|---|---|---|
| Kodak Portra 400 | Color negative | Warm, flattering skin tones |
| Kodak Portra 160 | Color negative | Soft, fine-grained subtlety |
| Kodak Portra 800 | Color negative | Moody low-light warmth |
| Kodak Gold 200 | Color negative | Nostalgic golden warmth |
| Kodak Ektachrome | Color slide | Clean, cool precision |
| Kodak Ektar 100 | Color negative | Fine grain, bold saturation |
| Kodachrome 64 | Color slide | Deep reds, archival contrast |
| Fuji Velvia 100 | Color slide | Maximum landscape drama |
| Fuji Provia 100F | Color slide | Balanced professional color |
| Fuji Astia 100F | Color slide | Soft portrait pastels |
| Fuji Fortia 50 | Color slide | Ultra-saturated cult classic |
| Fuji Superia 100–800 | Color negative | Cool everyday snapshot charm |
| Fuji XPro | Cross-process | Shifted color, crushed shadows |
| Fuji Pro 400H (FE) | Color negative | Airy wedding pastels |
| Fuji FP-100C (FE) | Instant | Creamy peel-apart softness |
| Agfa Vista Plus | Color negative | Warm European everyday |
| Agfa Ultra 100 | Color negative | Bold, glowing reds |
| Polaroid Color 600 | Instant | Lifted, dreamy instant color |
| Kodak Tri-X 400 | B&W negative | Gritty photojournalism |
The FE Series – Film, Pre-Blended with Chroma
The FE family is the newest idea in the library, and it exists to prove a point: presets and profiles aren’t separate tools. They’re ingredients.
Every FE preset takes a classic stock like Portra, Velvia, Kodachrome, or Polaroid 600 and pre-blends it with a Chroma profile underneath, so a moody, faded film base is already built into the look. From there, the profile’s Amount slider becomes your mood dial. Ease it back for a whisper of fade. Push it up until the shadows go milky and nostalgic. Same preset, a dozen different photographs.
The FE series also carries stocks you won’t find anywhere else in the library: Fuji Pro 400H, FP-100C peel-apart instant, Kodak Elite 50 and Max 800, and an Expired Polaroid, for when perfect color is the last thing you want.
Once the FE idea clicks, the whole library opens up: any profile can be applied to any preset. Chroma Glow over Portra 400. Chroma Retro over Tri-X. Chroma Fade over Velvia. With six Chroma series to blend, Pro, Film, Fade, Glow, Retro, and Color, you’ll run out of photos before you run out of looks.
How the Presets Are Named
Each film stock isn’t one preset; it’s a small family. The base preset gives you the honest stock. The + through ++++ versions step the intensity up in stages, so you can pick your strength instead of wrestling sliders. Then come the flavors: + film adds extra analog character, + cool and + warm shift the light, and + boost brings the punch. One stock, every mood.
Presets, Profiles, and Lab Tools: The Three Layers
Every stock in this library ships as a preset and a matching profile, and that’s not redundancy; it’s flexibility. Three ways to work:
Preset alone. The full recipe: tone curve, color, grain, and character in one click. Done.
Preset + profile. Stack the matching profile underneath, and the Amount slider intensifies or softens the whole look without touching a single develop slider.
Profile alone. Sometimes you only want the color. Maybe your image already has grain, or the full treatment is more than the photo needs. Apply just the profile, set the amount, and you get the stock’s palette with none of the rest.
Then Lab Tools finishes the job: 52 presets covering AI film grain matched to ISO (from a whisper at ISO 10 to full 3200 texture), classic tone treatments, fades, sharpening, lens effects, and vignettes. Preset first, profile first, film stock first: there’s no wrong way in. Note the correct order for a custom pairing: apply the preset, then the profile. A preset applied after a profile will reset to its own bundled profile. The Creative Flow deep dive breaks down the whole system.
The Kodak Family 109 Presets & Profiles
Warmth is the Kodak signature: golden skin, honeyed highlights, and that unmistakable “remembered summer” feeling. This is the biggest family in the library, because Kodak made the most beloved color films ever produced.
Kodak Portra 400
The look: the world’s most popular professional color negative film. Fine grain, wide exposure latitude, and highlights that roll off smoothly rather than clipping. Skin stays warm, natural, and flattering in almost any light.
Best for: weddings, portraits, editorial, lifestyle, if people are in the frame, Portra 400 is the answer.
Try a free taste: the Portra Color free Lightroom profile.
Kodak Portra 160
The look: Portra 400’s quieter sibling. Lower contrast, a softer palette, and the finest grain in the Portra line. Where 400 glows, 160 whispers: clean, controlled color built for good light.
Best for: studio portraits, bright daylight, fine art work where subtlety wins.
Kodak Portra 800
The look: Portra warmth with the volume turned up: more contrast, more saturation, more visible grain, and a mood that thrives after sunset.
Best for: low light, receptions, evening street work, anywhere the light gets moody.
Kodak Gold 200
The look: the people’s film. A nostalgic golden cast, friendly saturation, and the exact warmth of every family photo album shot in the ’90s.
Best for: golden hour, travel, everyday memories that should feel like memories.
Kodak Ektachrome
The look: slide film discipline. Clean, neutral color with cooler blues and crisp contrast, Ektachrome is Kodak at its most precise. The library covers the whole Echrome range, from the fine-grained 64 up through 100 and 200.
Best for: product, architecture, travel, and anyone who wants a film character without film warmth.
Try a free taste: the Chrome Fade free preset.
Kodak Ektar 100
The look: the world’s finest-grain color negative film, with saturation that leans toward slide-film drama. Reds and blues pop; skies go deep.
Best for: landscape, travel, and street work that want color-negative flexibility with slide-film punch.
Kodachrome 64
The look: the legend. Deep reds, stark contrast, and the archival color that defined National Geographic’s golden era, a rendering no other film ever matched.
Best for: documentary, street, and images that deserve to look historic.
Deeper Kodak cuts in the library: Elite 100 consumer slide and the E200 push-friendly chrome, plus Elite 50 and Max 800 inside the FE series.
The Fuji Family – 99 Presets & Profiles
Where Kodak is warm, Fuji is alive. Cooler greens, cleaner whites, and a modern elegance that made Fuji the landscape and wedding favorite of the film era’s final act.
Fuji Velvia 100
The look: the most saturated slide film family ever made. Punchy greens, electric reds, deep skies, Velvia doesn’t record a landscape, it performs it.
Best for: landscape, nature, and travel photos that need to stop a scroll.
Fuji Provia 100F
The look: the balanced professional slide. Accurate but never sterile: clean color, gentle contrast, and Fuji’s signature cool clarity.
Best for: travel and editorial work that needs polish without exaggeration.
Fuji Astia 100F
The look: the soft one. Muted saturation, delicate contrast, and skin handling gentle enough for portrait slide film.
Best for: fashion, portraits, and pastel-leaning editorial.
Fuji Fortia 50
The look: Velvia’s wilder cousin, an ultra-saturated slide film Fuji released only in Japan, in limited runs, built to make autumn color look radioactive. A true cult stock.
Best for: fall foliage, flowers, and any frame where restraint was never the plan.
Fuji Superia 100, 400 & 800
The look: Fuji’s everyday negative film, covered here across the full speed range. Cooler greens, punchy consumer color, and an honest snapshot charm that’s having a serious revival.
Best for: street, casual portraits, and the disposable-camera nostalgia look. Reach for 800 when the light drops.
Try a free taste: the Superia 100 free preset.
Fuji XPro
The look: the cross-process effect, slide film run through the wrong chemistry on purpose. Shifted colors, crushed shadows, and a rebellious edge straight out of the 2000s Lomography scene.
Best for: fashion, music, and creative work that wants attitude over accuracy.
Fuji Pro 400H (FE series)
The look: airy pastels, minty greens, and creamy skin, the film that defined the light-and-airy wedding aesthetic, discontinued in 2021 and mourned ever since.
Best for: weddings, lifestyle, and bright natural-light portraits.
Try a free taste: the Olive & Earth free preset.
Fuji FP-100C (FE series)
The look: peel-apart instant film, soft cyan shadows, creamy highlights, and a dreamy analog imperfection digital can’t fake without help.
Best for: portraits and stills with a vintage instant soul.
Try a free taste: the Instant 100 free preset.
Deeper Fuji cuts in the library: Pro 160 portrait negative, Sensia 100 consumer slide, Fujicolor 100, and a classic Fuji Negative look.
The Agfa Family 45 Presets & Profiles
The European voice. Agfa stocks lean earthy and romantic: rich reds, muted mid-tones, and a warmth that feels more like autumn than summer. If Kodak is a California golden hour, Agfa is a café in Vienna.
Agfa Vista Plus
The look: Europe’s answer to Kodak Gold, friendly consumer color with warm reds and an easygoing, nostalgic charm.
Best for: travel, street, and everyday film-diary photos.
Agfa Ultra 100
The look: the saturation monster of the Agfa line, bold reds that verge on glowing, deep contrast, unapologetic color.
Best for: bold street photography, markets, architecture, anything red.
Also in the Agfa family: Optima 100’s balanced, everyday color; Portrait 160’s gentle, skin-first rendering; and the Chrome RSX slide look.
The Polaroid Family 27 Presets & Profiles
Instant film is a feeling more than a formula: lifted blacks, milky shadows, soft casts that drift warm or cool, and edges that glow instead of bite. This family covers the Color 600 classic, a clean Color Instant look, and a Cinematic instant grade, with PX 680, FX 70, and a gloriously imperfect Expired look waiting in the FE series. No shaking required.
The Black & White Family 30 Presets & Profiles
Great black-and-white is never just desaturation; it’s a tonal opinion, and every stock here has one.
Kodak Tri-X 400
The look: the most famous black-and-white film ever made. Gritty grain, punchy contrast, and sixty years of photojournalism in its DNA.
Best for: street, documentary, and portraits with backbone.
Also in the B&W family: Kodak Plus 125’s fine-grain classic tones, Fuji Neopan 100’s smooth gradation, a moody Fuji Negative, and Polaroid Mono’s soft instant monochrome.
Which Film Stock Should You Choose?
| You mostly shoot… | Start with | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Weddings & portraits | Portra 400 or Portra 160 | Unbeatable skin tones and forgiving latitude |
| Landscape & nature | Velvia 100 or Ektar 100 | Maximum color drama, deep skies |
| Street & documentary | Kodachrome 64 or Tri-X 400 | Contrast and timeless character |
| Golden hour & travel memories | Kodak Gold 200 or Agfa Vista | Warm, nostalgic, effortless |
| Light & airy editorial | Fuji Pro 400H (FE series) | Pastel highlights, creamy skin |
| Moody, faded film, fast | Any FE preset | Chroma fade built in; one slider sets the mood |
| Creative & lo-fi | Polaroid or Fuji XPro | Dreamy instant softness or cross-process attitude |
Still torn between the two big families? We settled it (sort of) in Kodak vs Fuji Lightroom Presets: Which Film Look Is Right for You?
Try the Film Looks Free First
Want to test-drive before committing? Grab the free film emulation preset collection, every free preset there is inspired by a real stock from this library, and each ships with a matching profile.
Get the Complete Film Stock Library
Just want film? The Film Emulation Collection gives you everything on this page: all six film families with matching profiles, the FE series, all six Chroma profile series, and the full Lab Tools finishing kit.
Want everything? The Creative Flow ($139) includes this entire film library plus all 16 style collections, 1,200+ presets and profiles, 200 creative brushes, and the Lab Tools grain and ISO system, and it lets the Chroma profiles loose on every collection, not just film.
Film Emulation FAQ
What are film emulation Lightroom presets?
They’re one-click Lightroom edits inspired by classic analog films: Kodak, Fuji, Agfa, and Polaroid stocks, recreating their color, contrast, and grain on your digital RAW or JPEG photos. Every look is color checked against real film.
How accurate are these film emulations?
Each preset is inspired by the real stock and color checked against real film. We match the palette, the contrast behavior, and the grain character, then make it all adjustable, which the original films never were.
What’s the difference between a film preset and a film profile?
A preset is the full recipe: tone curve, color, grain, and character in one click. A profile is the color foundation with an Amount slider. Use them together to dial a look’s strength, or use the profile alone when you only want the stock’s color, say, when your image already has grain. And any profile can be applied to any preset.
What is the FE series?
FE presets pre-blend classic film stocks with a Chroma profile, so a moody, faded film base is built into every look. The profile’s Amount slider then acts as a mood dial, from a whisper of fade to full milky nostalgia.
How many film presets are in the library?
The film stock library spans six families: FE (116 presets), Kodak (109), Fuji (99), Agfa (45), Polaroid (27), and Black & White (30), each with matching or Chroma profiles, plus the 52-preset Lab Tools finishing kit.
Which film preset is best for skin tones?
Kodak Portra 400. It’s the most popular portrait film ever made for a reason: warm, natural, flattering skin in almost any light. Portra 160 is the softer studio alternative.
Do film emulation presets work with RAW and JPEG files?
Yes. Every preset and profile works on both RAW and JPEG images in Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Adobe Camera Raw, on Mac and PC.
Is the film library included in The Creative Flow?
Yes. The Creative Flow includes the complete film stock library plus every other Presetpro collection, and it lets the Chroma profiles work across them all.
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Film stock names mentioned above, including Kodak, Kodachrome, Ektachrome, Ektar, Portra, Tri-X, Fujifilm, Velvia, Provia, Astia, Superia, Neopan, Agfa, and Polaroid, are trademarks of their respective owners and are used only to describe the classic looks that inspired these presets. Every preset is a digital emulation inspired by the original film. Presetpro is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any film manufacturer. Adobe, Lightroom, and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Inc.