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Kodak 2383 Print

The standard cinema print stock — what a film actually looked like projected in a cinema.

Kodak 2383 Print film emulation applied to a reference photo The same reference photo before any film look is applied Original Kodak 2383 Print

Drag to compare. 3 renderings of Kodak 2383 Print are included.

Try it on your own photo → Download .cube

What this look does

Rich, dense blacks with a slight teal lean, warm highlights and the characteristic S-curve contrast of a projected release print. Colour separation is strong but never garish.

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About Kodak 2383 Print

Print stocks are the last step in the photochemical chain: the negative is printed onto them for projection, and they impose the contrast curve audiences associate with cinema. Emulating 2383 is the foundation of most "film look" grades in Resolve and Premiere. The three variants differ in how out-of-gamut colour is handled — constant-luminance clip and map preserve brightness differently, cusp clip trades saturation for detail.

Included renderings

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

Filmgrid nameRenderingLUT
Wide Scene constant-luminance clip .cube
Dramatic Backlot constant-luminance map .cube
Regal Overture cusp clip .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 Kodak 2383 Print still made?
Yes, Kodak 2383 Print 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 Kodak 2383 Print 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 Kodak 2383 Print 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.

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