LuttieThe Kodachrome look
Kodachrome was Kodak's legendary slide film, and its look is rich and vintage: deep blacks, warm, saturated reds and yellows, and contrast that makes colour glow. Luttie's Slide 64 is shaped after Kodachrome 64, scanned straight, as a slide is.
Where it comes from
For most of the 20th century, Kodachrome was the colour of magazines, family slide shows and National Geographic. It was a slide film: the frame that came back from the lab was the finished picture, with nothing to correct it, so it had to look right on its own. Kodak stopped making it in 2009 and the last lab stopped processing it in 2010, which is why the look now lives on as an effect.
How to grade it
In order. Every control below exists in the Luttie editor, free to use in your browser.
Film panel → Slide 64
Pick Slide 64 as the negative. Slides are scanned, not printed, so the print choice doesn't apply: the panel says so.
Exposure
-0.3 to 0 EV. Slides are exposed for the highlights, and their colour deepens a touch under.
Scan balance
Blue +2 for the warmer, older look of faded slides; leave it for fresh ones.
Film Effects → Grain
Very little (Amount 10 to 15): Kodachrome was famously fine-grained.
Export
Export a .cube (Luttie Pro) for Resolve, Premiere or Final Cut, or a graded image straight from the editor.
When it works
Travel and street photos with strong colour
Anything that should feel like a mid-century magazine or slide show
Sunny scenes with reds and yellows to make glow
Vintage-styled video and photo series
When to avoid it
Low-contrast, soft or pastel work: slide film is contrasty and blocks up shadows. Dark, underexposed shots lose their shadows; Portrait 400 is far more forgiving.
Frequently asked
You can put the Kodachrome look on your own photos and footage free in Luttie's browser editor, and download the graded image. Exporting it as a .cube LUT to use in other apps is part of Luttie Pro.
No. Kodak discontinued it in 2009 and the last lab that could develop it stopped in 2010. Its look is now recreated with presets, LUTs and film emulation.
It was a slide film, so contrast stayed high and blacks deep, and its dyes gave especially rich reds and yellows. Slide 64 models the slide's contrast and the warm, saturated colour.
No. Slide 64 follows Kodachrome's general published character, with its colour chosen by eye. It hasn't been measured against real film, and Luttie isn't affiliated with Kodak.
Build it on your own footage
Drop in a photo or pull a frame from a video, grade it in the browser, and export a .cube LUT for DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or CapCut.
Kodak and Kodachrome are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. Luttie isn't affiliated with Kodak; its film stocks are inspired by published data about real films, not copies of them.