Fuji Pro 400H is one of the most beloved modern negative films, with a timeless, balanced look that flatters almost any subject. It’s a little cooler-toned than its Kodak competitor, and wedding and portrait photographers love to push it a stop or two for beautiful pastel colours and soft skintones.
We’ve built a versatile emulation package for Capture One Pro, doing our best to capture its beautiful subtle colours. As with all Digistock products these aren’t cheesy ‘film filters’ but a complete toolkit equally suited to both accurate emulation and general colour grading. With 18 variants in three versions (clean, 35mm and medium format) for a total of 54 unique styles, you can dial in the the look you want – whether it’s pushed, pulled or at box speed. Like the real thing, we’ve designed our film styles to be versatile for everyday use, with looks natural and subtle enough to work for any photo while staying true to the character of the film. It was a tricky balancing act to create, but we hope the results are worth it!
All our Capture One film styles are designed from the ground up to be compatible with the C1 layer system, so you’re not stuck with our idea of what looks good, either. You can tweak the opacity to blend looks and make them as bold or subtle as you like!
For analog junkies we’ve also included tools to get your photos looking as close to real film scans as possible. Every one of the 36 ‘analog‘ styles comes with custom film grain, as well as a realistic-looking reduction in acutance to emulate the lower resolution of film. There’s even my unique workflow to simulate halation effects, where the bright light sources hit the back of the negative and scatter causing a nice bloom effect.
Most preset makers don’t bother going to this level of detail, and we’re hitting the limits of what C1 can do (for example, if you’re a grain geek you’ll notice that C1’s grain engine, though lovely, is monochrome, which never looks quite right for colour films).
So there you have it – emulate the look of real scanned film, or use them to lightly sweeten and grade a digital image, it’s up to you.
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