LuttieThe Kodak ColorPlus 200 look
Kodak ColorPlus 200 is Kodak's least expensive colour negative, and its look is warm and slightly yellow, with gentler saturation than Gold and a vintage, holiday-snapshot feel. Luttie's Classic 200 is shaped after it, and it defaults to the scan look.
Where it comes from
ColorPlus is the budget roll: what a lot of people start with, and what ends up in cheap reloadable cameras. It doesn't have the latitude or the punch of Kodak's dearer films, and that's part of its charm: its warm, slightly faded colour looks like photos from twenty years ago, which is exactly what people buy it for.
How to grade it
In order. Every control below exists in the Luttie editor, free to use in your browser.
Film panel → Classic 200
Pick Classic 200 as the negative.
Print → Scan
Keep it on Scan, how ColorPlus is usually seen.
Exposure
+0.3 to +0.7 EV. ColorPlus has little latitude, and slight overexposure is how it looks its best.
Scan balance
Blue +2 for an even warmer, older feel. More light on a colour means less of it in the image.
Export
Export a .cube (Luttie Pro) for Resolve, Premiere or Final Cut, or a graded image straight from the editor.
When it works
Casual, everyday and travel snapshots
Anything that should feel like an old family photo
Sunny scenes with lots of warm tones
A softer, less saturated take on the Gold look
When to avoid it
High-contrast, crisp or very colourful work: ColorPlus is soft and warm by nature. Vivid 100 (shaped after Ektar) is the saturated one; Everyday 400 is punchier.
Frequently asked
ColorPlus is cheaper, a little more yellow and less saturated; Gold is more golden, punchier and has more latitude. In Luttie, Classic 200 and Warm 200 can be compared on the same photo by switching the negative.
You can put the ColorPlus look on your own photos and footage free in Luttie's browser editor, and download the graded image. Exporting it as a .cube LUT is part of Luttie Pro.
No. Classic 200 follows the general shape of Kodak's published ColorPlus curves, with its yellow lean and softer saturation 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.
Related looks
Kodak and ColorPlus 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.