Kodak Ektar 100 Presets

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» 8 Kodak Ektar 100 Presets
» 20 Clean Edit Presets
» 1x Instruction Guide (PDF)
» File formats: XMP, DNG
» 8 DNG Files
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Clean Edit Presets

Use the Clean Edit Presets to make basic adjustments and set the foundation for your image. They also speed-up your workflow and offer you endless style combinations.

You receive this presets as digital download
immediately after purchase.

Desktop
» Adobe® Lightroom® 7.5 or later
» Adobe® Camera Raw 10.5 or later
Mobile
» Adobe® Lightroom Mobile
» Android & iPhone

Kodak first introduced an Ektar film in the late 1980s as part of its professional film range. That version was discontinued in the early 1990s as film technology moved on. In 2008, Kodak brought the Ektar name back with a fully reformulated emulsion and a specific claim: the world’s finest grain color negative film at ISO 100.

The 2008 Ektar 100 is still in production. You can buy it today in 35mm and 120 medium format, it’s one of the few professional color negative films Kodak still manufactures.

What the reformulated Ektar did differently was push color saturation far beyond what Kodak’s other negative films offered. Portra was designed for restraint and accuracy. Ektar was designed for impact. The result was a film that dominated in landscape, nature, travel, and architecture work, anywhere the goal was vivid, punchy color with maximum sharpness and minimum grain.

The trade-off is portraits. Ektar’s red channel is strong enough that skin tones regularly shift orange when the film is used on people. It’s not a flaw, it’s the same bias that makes landscapes look spectacular. You just need to correct for it in post if you’re using it on faces.

Key facts:

• Film type: Color negative (C-41 process)
• ISO rating: 100
• Format: 35mm and 120 medium format
• Grain: Ultra-fine, finest grain of any color negative film at ISO 100
  Exposure latitude: Wide for a negative film
• Color character: Ultra-high saturation, strong reds and greens, vivid blues
• Best for: Landscape, nature, travel, architecture
• Use caution for: Portraits, high red saturation pushes skin tones orange
• Status: Still in production, relaunched 2008, available today
• Kodak Ektar 100 spec sheet (PDF)

These Kodak Ektar 100 Presets recreate the look of the world’s finest-grain color negative film. Here’s what to know:

• They work in Lightroom Desktop and Lightroom Mobile for Android and iPhone.
• RAW files give the best results. Ektar’s saturation and tonal character come through more accurately on RAW than JPEG.
• Ektar 100 has wide exposure latitude for a negative film, but it still rewards correct exposure. Images overexposed by more than a stop will clip highlights, check them before applying.
• The film is not designed for portraits. If you apply the Base or Vivid preset to a portrait and the skin looks orange, drop the orange and red saturation sliders in the HSL panel. That’s the Ektar behavior, it’s how the film behaved on skin in real use too.
• The Vivid variant can be intense on images that already have strong color. If it’s too much, try Base first and adjust contrast manually.
• Pulled works well in direct sun where the Base contrast reads too harsh. Pushed works well on flat, overcast images that need more tonal separation.

For a step-by-step workflow using these presets on high-saturation scenes, see the Lightroom Workflow for High-Saturation Film Looks.

With our Clean Edit Presets you can set the perfect foundation of your image by adjusting for example white balance, exposure, whites, tones, etc. Each clean edit preset changes only one value, without overwriting other adjustments and values.

You can use the Presets in XMP format also in Adobe Photoshop

Installing Presets in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) 10.3+ (Windows & Mac)

1. Open your image in Adobe Photoshop.
2. At the top menue click on Filter and select “Camera Raw Filter”.
3. On the right you see the word “Basic” click the small burger next to it. Then, click “Load Settings”.
4. Choose the .xmp file(s) from downloaded and unzipped folder. Then click on “Load” button.
5. To apply a preset, click on OK button.

As soon as your payment went through, you receive the download link direct by email.

Just follow the easy instructions at How to install Lightroom Presets and start using them on your desktop or mobile device.

License Terms
The Presets are licensed for individual use only. Resale or redistribution is strictly prohibited. This non-transferable license is limited to the original purchaser and does not extend to companies or partnerships.

No Refunds
All sales of these digital products are final with no refunds, returns, or exchanges permitted due to their downloadable nature.

By purchasing, you agree to these terms.