Is Ilford XP2 still made?

Yes, Ilford XP2 is still in production. This page emulates its look digitally so you can preview it before shooting a roll, or apply it to photos taken on something else.

Can I use Ilford XP2 as a Lightroom preset?

Effectively, yes. The download is a .cube LUT, and Lightroom imports those as profiles — Develop → Profile Browser → Import Profiles. A profile behaves like a preset and adds an Amount slider for strength. See LUTs versus presets for what differs.

Is the Ilford XP2 LUT free?

Yes. Every rendering downloads as a .cube file with no account, no email and no watermark, and the browser tool exports at full resolution for free as well.

black & white · Ilford · ISO 400

Ilford XP2

Black and white film developed in colour C-41 chemistry — unusually smooth and flat.

The same reference photo before any film look is applied

Drag to compare. One rendering of Ilford XP2 is included.

Try it on your own photo → Download .cube

What this look does

Very smooth dye-cloud grain rather than silver grain, with low contrast and a long, forgiving tonal range. Often carries a faint warm or cool tint rather than pure neutral grey.

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About Ilford XP2

Because it goes through the same process as colour film, XP2 could be developed at any one-hour lab — the reason it survived while other chromogenic black and white films did not.

Included renderings

In Filmgrid each rendering carries its own name. The exposure and temperature labels describe how it differs from the base look.

Filmgrid name	Rendering	LUT
Bare Silhouette	base	.cube

How to use this LUT

The download is a standard .cube 3D LUT, so it loads in almost anything: Lightroom Classic (Profile → Browse), Photoshop (Color Lookup adjustment layer), Premiere Pro (Lumetri → Creative), DaVinci Resolve (LUTs panel), Final Cut Pro (Custom LUT effect), Affinity Photo, Capture One and OBS. See the step-by-step guide if you have not loaded one before.

Photographers who work in Lightroom often call these presets. Strictly they are profiles rather than presets, and the difference matters when you want to edit the look further — that distinction is explained here.

If you only want the finished picture, skip the download: open the tool, drop a photo in and export at full resolution. Nothing leaves your device.

Questions

Is Ilford XP2 still made?: Yes, Ilford XP2 is still in production. This page emulates its look digitally so you can preview it before shooting a roll, or apply it to photos taken on something else.
Can I use Ilford XP2 as a Lightroom preset?: Effectively, yes. The download is a .cube LUT, and Lightroom imports those as profiles — Develop → Profile Browser → Import Profiles. A profile behaves like a preset and adds an Amount slider for strength. See LUTs versus presets for what differs.
Is the Ilford XP2 LUT free?: Yes. Every rendering downloads as a .cube file with no account, no email and no watermark, and the browser tool exports at full resolution for free as well.

Similar looks

Kodak BW400CN

Ilford HP5 Plus 400

Compared with

Two looks described in words is guesswork; two looks on the same photograph is not.

Ilford XP2 vs Kodak BW400CN — The two chromogenic black and white films.

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