There are many approaches to translating an analog film with a preset into the digital world. VSCO, ReallyNiceImages, Mastin Labs, they all have their own idea of what a Kodak Portra 400 should look like. But we analog enthusiasts know it’s all a matter of interpretation. There is no ‘film looks like this’. If a negative film is scanned, it still has to be converted into a positive and here you quickly notice that there are many possible interpretations. Silverfast isn’t as neutral as Vuescan and a Lab scanner sometimes seems to be able to do magic. If you nod in agreement now, then you are probably either Team Frontier SP-3000 or Team Noritsu HS-1800. But maybe you don’t feel like a 3F-Scan from a Flextight X5? The Classic Lab does not only emulate the film, but also the scanner.
THE SCANNER
A profile emulates the scanner. Here the colors and tonal values are moved to the correct starting position to provide a perfect basis for the preset. This is where the magic of the Lab Scanner happens. First we start with the Fujifilm Frontier SP-3000.
THE FILM
The preset emulates the film and moves within the frame allowed by the scanner profile. All presets are optimized to offer the greatest possible analog charm with the best dynamic range.
This product will work with Adobe Lightroom CC (cloud based Version), CameraRAW (10.3 and above) and Classic CC (7.3 and above).
The following films are included in the Classic Lab:
Agfa Optima 100
Agfa Precisia CT 100 XP
Agfa Vista 100
Agfa Vista 400
Agfa Vista 800
Agfa XPS 160
CineStill 50D
CineStill 800T
Fuji 160C
Fuji 160S
Fuji 400h
Fuji 800Z
Fuji Astia 100
Fuji Fortia SP
Fuji Provia 100 XP
Fuji Provia 100F
Fuji Provia 400X
Fuji Sensia 100
Fuji Sensia 100 XP
Fuji Superia 100
Fuji Superia 400
Fuji Superia 800
Fuji Superia 1600
Fuji T64
Fuji Velvia 50
Fuji Velvia 100
Fuji Velvia 100F
Ilford HP5 400
Kodak E100G
Kodak E100VS
Kodak E200
Kodak E200 XP
Kodak Ektachrome 64
Kodak Ektachrome 64T
Kodak Ektar 100
Kodak EliteChrome 160T
Kodak Gold 100
Kodak Gold 200
Kodak Max 800
Kodak Portra 100T
Kodak Portra 160
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Royal Gold 400
Kodak Tri-X 400
Kodak Ultra Max 400
Kodak Ultra Max 800