Is Kodak BW400CN still made?

No. Kodak BW400CN was discontinued around 2014, which is why its look is now reproduced digitally. The 1 renderings on this page emulate it, free, with no film to buy.

Can I use Kodak BW400CN 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 BW400CN 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 · Kodak · ISO 400

Kodak BW400CN

Kodak's chromogenic black and white film, with a warm sepia-leaning base.

The same reference photo before any film look is applied

Drag to compare. One rendering of Kodak BW400CN is included.

Try it on your own photo → Download .cube

What this look does

Smooth dye grain, low contrast and a distinctly warm neutral — closer to a very desaturated sepia than to pure monochrome.

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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
Silent Rain	base	.cube

Kodak BW400CN is no longer made — what to use instead

Kodak BW400CN went out of production around 2014. Remaining stock, where it exists at all, sells for several times its original price, and expired rolls do not render the way fresh film did.

The practical substitute is to shoot something current and apply the look afterwards, which is what this page is for — the 1 rendering here reproduce Kodak BW400CN on any photograph, free.

If you would rather shoot film, the closest options in this library are Ilford XP2, Fuji X-Trans III Sepia — check each for whether it is still in production.

Apply Kodak BW400CN to your photo →

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 BW400CN still made?: No. Kodak BW400CN was discontinued around 2014, which is why its look is now reproduced digitally. The 1 renderings on this page emulate it, free, with no film to buy.
Can I use Kodak BW400CN 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 BW400CN 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

Ilford XP2

Fuji X-Trans III Sepia

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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