LEIGH:chrome Typ. 007

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LEIGH:chrome Typ. 007 is a "film simluation" that is not modelled on any analog film from the past or present. Typ. 007 is a high contrast general purpose color simulation intended for a wide range of conditions and subjects. It supports any modern sensor providing at least 12-bits of color and is suitable for both photographic and video use. It is well suited to HDR and evaluation between 200 and 1,000 nits.

Most film simulations available today are either reproductions of the nostalgic look of classic color negative or slide films such as Kodachrome or Fuji Provia, or attempts to copy the creative color decisions of popular movies.

LEIGH:chrome Typ. 007 is an entirely fresh look at the problem of creating captivating color reproduction from modern digital sensors.

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Downloads

For Adobe products (including Raw, Photoshop and Lightroom) download the XMP file and copy it into the settings folder. For MacOS, this folder is /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Camera Raw /Settings.  For Windows, this directory is %HOMEPATH%\Application Data\Adobe\Camera Raw\Settings. After installing the file, restart the application.

For Premiere, Davinci Resolve, and other applications, consult the software documentation for more information on how to install 3D LUTs.

The LUT may be installed directly onto some hardware including cameras and display monitors.

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Characteristics

LEIGH:chrome Typ. 007 introduces a very strong color saturation rolloff. Initially at low luminance levels (shadows and low mids), color saturation is increased over baseline. This tapers off through about middle to upper-middle tones, and then the saturation falls off sharply. This creates a rich color effect with an extremly smooth highlight response that avoids clipping colors. The rolloff introduces a major component of the filmic feel common with Arri digital color science and sometimes referred to as the "Arri Look".

Typ. 007 provides deep colors and a mostly neutral chroma rendition which is slightly yellow-forward. The introduction of a yellow push is to help to control skin tones and foliage colors, without appearing overly "video". This brings a slight, controlled warmth to the image without the colorist having to resort to white-balance or tinting effects which can effect the entire image. Typ. 007 avoids overly reddish or ruddy skin tones tones and provides excellent reproduction for non-caucasian skin tones.

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Tips

Although every colorist has their own workflow and style, we recommend the following approach for getting started with LEIGH:chrome:

  • Start with a high quality image that is well exposed with at least 12-bits of color.
  • Correct the image using a neutral profile like Rec. 509 or Adobe Color. Apply only gross exposure compensation at this stage. Do not auto-level or especially perform contrast or luminance adjustments.
  • It is important that the white balance be neutral and not artistic or an effect during this step. If you want to use white balance or color tints for a creative effect, do so at the end of the process.     
  • Apply the Typ. 007 LUT to the image.
  • If the highlights are clipping in the source image at this stage, decrease the overall exposure until the clipping is resolved (assuming there is detail in the file). If the highlights are totally blown with no detail at any exposure, a creative decision will have to be made.
  • Correct the shadows by decreasing blacks until they begin to clip.
  • Increase the highlights until they just begin to clip. The highlights should really "push" or "pop".

Following the above steps will result in a "base" grade conforming to the intentions of Typ. 007. From this point of course any additional changes can be made to support the colorists individual style and creativitiy.

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