Is Polaroid Time Zero Expired still made?

No. Polaroid Time Zero Expired was discontinued around 2006 (expired stock), which is why its look is now reproduced digitally. The 10 renderings on this page emulate it, free, with no film to buy.

Can I use Polaroid Time Zero Expired 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 Polaroid Time Zero Expired 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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Polaroid Time Zero Expired

Expired SX-70 Time Zero film — degraded colour, heavy casts and blotchy shadows.

The same reference photo before any film look is applied

Drag to compare. 10 renderings of Polaroid Time Zero Expired are included.

Try it on your own photo → Download .cube

What this look does

Colour has collapsed toward yellow-green or cold blue depending on variant, contrast is uneven, and shadows carry an uneven stain. The most damaged-looking rendering in this collection.

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About Polaroid Time Zero Expired

Time Zero was the manipulable SX-70 film that artists like Lucas Samaras pushed around with a stylus before it set. Expired stock is now valuable precisely because the decay is unrepeatable — which makes it a reasonable thing to emulate.

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
Breezy Birthday	-3 stops	.cube
Lovely Popsicle	-2 stops	.cube
Sweet Carnival	-1 stop	.cube
Merry Party	base	.cube
Giddy Polaroid	+1 stop	.cube
Cozy Picnic	+2 stops	.cube
Sunny Beach Day	-3 stops, cold	.cube
Cheerful Backyard	-2 stops, cold	.cube
Candy Camera Roll	-1 stop, cold	.cube
Playful Sleepover	cold	.cube

Polaroid Time Zero Expired is no longer made — what to use instead

Polaroid Time Zero Expired went out of production around 2006 (expired stock). 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 10 renderings here reproduce Polaroid Time Zero Expired on any photograph, free.

If you would rather shoot film, the closest options in this library are Polaroid Px-70, Polaroid 669 — check each for whether it is still in production.

Apply Polaroid Time Zero Expired 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 Polaroid Time Zero Expired still made?: No. Polaroid Time Zero Expired was discontinued around 2006 (expired stock), which is why its look is now reproduced digitally. The 10 renderings on this page emulate it, free, with no film to buy.
Can I use Polaroid Time Zero Expired 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 Polaroid Time Zero Expired 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.