Portra 400 LUT — Free Kodak Portra-Inspired Film Look

A free .cube LUT for the Portra 400 look: soft contrast, warm and natural skin, and highlights that turn pastel instead of clipping. It's baked from Luttie's film engine, Portrait 400 negative on the scan setting, which is shaped after Kodak Portra 400's published characteristic curves. It isn't a scan of real film, and Luttie isn't affiliated with Kodak.

What it looks like

Gentle, lab-scan contrast with lifted shadows, warm mids and skin that stays believable. Greens lean slightly olive and blues soften, the way they do on a scanned colour negative. It's subtle on purpose: Portra is known for restraint, not for a heavy filter.

What it's good for

• Portraits and weddings: the stock was made for skin

• Daylight lifestyle and travel: soft, warm, film-photo colour

• Video that should feel like film photography: rather than cinema

How to use it

The LUT expects Rec.709 input: ordinary photos, phone video, or log footage that has already been converted to Rec.709. Load it in DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro (Lumetri › Creative › Look), Final Cut Pro or CapCut desktop. For the bright, pastel Portra look, raise exposure half a stop before the LUT; photographers overexpose Portra for exactly this.

Make it yours

See it on your own photo first in the free film filter, read how the look works on the Portra 400 look page, or open it in the Luttie editor, where you can push exposure, try a print stock and add grain before exporting your own LUT.