Portra 400 is a beautiful film stock. Lifted shadows with a subtle warmth. Skin tones that lean into the light without going orange. Greens that stay natural. A grain structure that feels organic and not overdone. It's a film that rewards correct exposure and punishes laziness - a quality worth preserving.
Most Portra 400 presets flatten all of that into a generic "filmy" look. We built this one differently. We studied the actual film and dialed in the color response, contrast curve, and grain to behave the way Portra does when you expose it correctly.
It won't replace shooting a roll, but it's the most honest digital version we could make. And a decade of shooting Portra 400 ourselves and scanning roll after roll affirm it. A mixed gallery of VGCO Portra 400 and the real thing would be mostly indistinguishable to the untrained eye.
Includes the main preset, a full set of modifiers, and a user guide. Works with any camera system.
Portra 400 is a beautiful film stock. Lifted shadows with a subtle warmth. Skin tones that lean into the light without going orange. Greens that stay natural. A grain structure that feels organic and not overdone. It's a film that rewards correct exposure and punishes laziness - a quality worth preserving.
Most Portra 400 presets flatten all of that into a generic "filmy" look. We built this one differently. We studied the actual film and dialed in the color response, contrast curve, and grain to behave the way Portra does when you expose it correctly.
It won't replace shooting a roll, but it's the most honest digital version we could make. And a decade of shooting Portra 400 ourselves and scanning roll after roll affirm it. A mixed gallery of VGCO Portra 400 and the real thing would be mostly indistinguishable to the untrained eye.
Includes the main preset, a full set of modifiers, and a user guide. Works with any camera system.
