Looks are organized into Families that share common characteristics. Families with the “II” prefix are general-purpose emulations sorted by “filmicness.” At the top of this range the looks have minimal texture, halation, and filmic color distortion; these traits intensify as you move down, culminating in 8mm, which exhibits the most pronounced photochemical characteristics.

Clean & Commercial

Contains looks designed for product work, advertising, or any project that needs just a hint of filminess. They feature accurate colors, neutral whites, minimal grain and halation, and no gate weave or dust.

Each profile is based on cinema or photo negatives prepared in the most neutral and objective way possible. “Pop” variants enhance color and local contrast for extra clarity. A “Beauty” option softens detail for smooth skin rendering. The “Video” look has no film processing—only a display transform and serves as a baseline reference.

Idealized 35mm

Offers a more filmic aesthetic than Commercial but stops short of the heavier character found in Full 35mm emulations, making it suitable for a wide range of projects. It provides film-like color with slightly more permissive and neutral tonality, uses lower-grain stocks, and avoids dust or gate weave.

Full 35mm

Aims for maximum authenticity, replicating printed or scanned film with all its organic behavior intact. Color reproduction is true to photochemical processes, with accurate gate weave, dust, grain, and halation.

16mm

Evokes the texture and tone of gritty indie cinema, educational films, music videos. The smaller gauge introduces stronger grain, larger halation, more visible gate weave, and a rougher, handmade vibe.

8mm

Captures the nostalgia of amateur movies. Its tiny frame produces dramatic halation, gritty grain, strong gate weave, heavy dust smudges, and flicker.

Aesthetic Families

Pastel & Low-Contrast

Soft, airy palettes with restrained contrast—think Wes Anderson.

Photography

Looks derived from popular still-film negatives, including “Halo” looks based on CineStill with characteristic giant halation.

Iconic

Homages to specific movies with distinctive visual identities.

Vintage Cinema

Period-evocative looks modeled on various (often expired) motion-picture stocks.

Black & White

A broad range of monochrome looks tuned for distinct tonal and spectral response, grain, and spatial character—covering different eras and intents.

Extreme

Our boldest experiments, largely based on unconventional still-photo emulsions that push color and style to the edge.