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The lane you promised yourself you'd remember. With the Chrome Film preset applied.The lane you promised yourself you'd remember. Photographed without a preset.
Chrome Film applied to The lane you promised yourself you'd remember.

Muted Chrome System

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  • Presets30
  • Stylefilm, slide, street
  • Works inLightroom desktop and mobile
  • Format.xmp and .dng

Chrome Film · film

Chrome Film makes one kind of light.

The complete muted chrome: desaturated colour, cool shadows and held reds from gentle portrait to hardest city.

Muted Chrome System is 30 presets for film photography. Every one of them is below, before you pay for any of it.

About this pack

Muted chrome is one idea, desaturation with weight, and this system runs it across everything. At one end the gentle documentary portrait with skin held and blacks open; in the middle the street look with cool shadows and a single red; at the far end the city mute where glass and concrete lose nearly all their colour and the blacks go hard. Every preset keeps the cool cast and the held reds. It is the look that defines the brand and it nests the Street, Portrait and City 10-packs. Thirty presets organised as a system, named by scene and strength, with a one-page guide to which preset suits which light. XMP for Lightroom Classic and desktop, DNG for the free Lightroom mobile app. Chrome Film is for photographs that belong on a light box or in an album, never on a screen.

  • Light mute to near-monochrome
  • Cool shadows, held reds
  • Portrait-gentle to city-hard
  • Nests three muted chrome 10s

Street and travel photographers who want the muted chrome look as their signature.

The look is inspired by the muted, cool-shadow rendering of Fujifilm's Classic Chrome simulation. This product is not made, licensed or endorsed by Fujifilm. Inspired by the look of classic film. Not made, licensed or endorsed by the film's maker.

See the light change

drag the line

The same frame, one tap apart. Drag any handle and the scene goes back to the way it looked before Chrome Film touched it.

A candid street portrait of a fictional Black man in a wool coat on an overcast city sidewalk, shallow depth of field. With the Chrome Film preset applied.A candid street portrait of a fictional Black man in a wool coat on an overcast city sidewalk, shallow depth of field. Photographed without a preset.
Chrome Film applied to A candid street portrait of a fictional Black man in a wool coat on an overcast city sidewalk, shallow depth of field
A candid street portrait of a fictional Black man in a wool coat on an overcast city sidewalk, shallow depth of field
Motorcycle pass. With the Chrome Film preset applied.Motorcycle pass. Photographed without a preset.
Chrome Film applied to Motorcycle pass
Motorcycle pass
The alley says more in ink. With the Chrome Film preset applied.The alley says more in ink. Photographed without a preset.
Chrome Film applied to The alley says more in ink
The alley says more in ink

Explore every preset in this pack

30 presets · 4 scenes

30 of the 100 presets in this library, on the same four photographs. Nothing below is a sample. Open one and drag.

  1. No. 01Water Tower
    Water Tower applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Water Tower applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Water Tower applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Water Tower applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Water Tower. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  2. No. 02Cantilever Slab
    Cantilever Slab applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Cantilever Slab applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Cantilever Slab applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Cantilever Slab applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Cantilever Slab. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  3. No. 03Lip Line
    Lip Line applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Lip Line applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Lip Line applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Lip Line applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Lip Line. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  4. No. 04Privet Flower
    Privet Flower applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Privet Flower applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Privet Flower applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Privet Flower applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Privet Flower. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  5. No. 05One Tone
    One Tone applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    One Tone applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    One Tone applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    One Tone applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is One Tone. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  6. No. 06Feather Gap
    Feather Gap applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Feather Gap applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Feather Gap applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Feather Gap applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Feather Gap. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  7. No. 07Fixture Clash
    Fixture Clash applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Fixture Clash applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Fixture Clash applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Fixture Clash applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Fixture Clash. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  8. No. 08Plane Edge
    Plane Edge applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Plane Edge applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Plane Edge applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Plane Edge applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Plane Edge. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  9. No. 09Steel Rim
    Steel Rim applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Steel Rim applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Steel Rim applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Steel Rim applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Steel Rim. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  10. No. 10Rough Light
    Rough Light applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Rough Light applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Rough Light applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Rough Light applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Rough Light. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  11. No. 11Blast Cabinet
    Blast Cabinet applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Blast Cabinet applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Blast Cabinet applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Blast Cabinet applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Blast Cabinet. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  12. No. 12Borax Rim
    Borax Rim applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Borax Rim applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Borax Rim applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Borax Rim applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Borax Rim. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  13. No. 13Treadmill Glow
    Treadmill Glow applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Treadmill Glow applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Treadmill Glow applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Treadmill Glow applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Treadmill Glow. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  14. No. 14Torch Beam
    Torch Beam applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Torch Beam applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Torch Beam applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Torch Beam applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Torch Beam. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  15. No. 15Thunder Ridge
    Thunder Ridge applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Thunder Ridge applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Thunder Ridge applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Thunder Ridge applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Thunder Ridge. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  16. No. 16Stack Seam
    Stack Seam applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Stack Seam applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Stack Seam applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Stack Seam applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Stack Seam. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  17. No. 17Toe Anchor
    Toe Anchor applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Toe Anchor applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Toe Anchor applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Toe Anchor applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Toe Anchor. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  18. No. 18Sober Account
    Sober Account applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Sober Account applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Sober Account applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Sober Account applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Sober Account. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  19. No. 19Phone Restraint
    Phone Restraint applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Phone Restraint applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Phone Restraint applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Phone Restraint applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Phone Restraint. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  20. No. 20Watering Can
    Watering Can applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Watering Can applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Watering Can applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Watering Can applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Watering Can. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  21. No. 21Ghost Trim
    Ghost Trim applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Ghost Trim applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Ghost Trim applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Ghost Trim applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Ghost Trim. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  22. No. 22Panel Line
    Panel Line applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Panel Line applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Panel Line applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Panel Line applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Panel Line. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  23. No. 23Old Growth
    Old Growth applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Old Growth applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Old Growth applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Old Growth applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Old Growth. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  24. No. 24Rooftop Parapet
    Rooftop Parapet applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Rooftop Parapet applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Rooftop Parapet applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Rooftop Parapet applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Rooftop Parapet. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  25. No. 25Plain Evidence
    Plain Evidence applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Plain Evidence applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Plain Evidence applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Plain Evidence applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Plain Evidence. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  26. No. 26Rail Grime
    Rail Grime applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Rail Grime applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Rail Grime applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Rail Grime applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Rail Grime. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  27. No. 27Glory Hole
    Glory Hole applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Glory Hole applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Glory Hole applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Glory Hole applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Glory Hole. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  28. No. 28Peak Glare
    Peak Glare applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Peak Glare applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Peak Glare applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Peak Glare applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Peak Glare. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  29. No. 29Diamond Grit
    Diamond Grit applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Diamond Grit applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Diamond Grit applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Diamond Grit applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Diamond Grit. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  30. No. 30Sill Stone
    Sill Stone applied to Alley lines Before: Alley lines
    Alley lines
    Sill Stone applied to Coast village Before: Coast village
    Coast village
    Sill Stone applied to Snow street couple Before: Snow street couple
    Snow street couple
    Sill Stone applied to Street portrait black man Before: Street portrait black man
    Street portrait black man

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Sill Stone. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

Chrome Film is the transparency on the light box and the print it turned into thirty years later. Slide film had dense blacks, reds that held, cool shadows and colour that was either vivid or muted but never soft. The dialect is documentary, reportage, the projector, the slide tray, the seventies road trip, the magazine page, and then the album where those pictures faded: milky blacks, a colour shift, dust. Every pack says which end of that story it belongs to and what it does to blacks, reds and shadows that a colour negative would not.

Every pack here is its own product with its own page, so you buy the one look you need, and a larger pack or the family collection is always one step up from it.

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how it works

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  2. Step 2

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  3. Step 3

    Import

    Add the presets to Lightroom in a minute.

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  4. Step 4

    Tap

    One tap on any photo. Every slider stays yours to adjust.

Yours to keep, for personal and client work. Please do not share the files. The license

Netzah Elad Topaz, the photographer who makes these presets

the maker

Why I Make These

I am Netzah Elad Topaz. I take photographs and I build software, and the two keep leading me back to the same problem. You were there. The light was doing something you will not see again. Then the photo comes back flat, and it is not what you were looking at.

Closing that gap is the whole job. Every preset here is built from Adobe defaults by hand, with a written note for what it should do to a picture, and it is judged on photographs before it ships. Nothing is a filter dropped on top of your work.

What I want is simple. You open a photo you almost gave up on, you tap once, and there it is: the day you remember, not the file your camera handed you. That is worth doing properly.

Questions, answered

Which Lightroom versions does this work with?

Lightroom Classic and Lightroom desktop via the XMP files, and the free Lightroom mobile app on iPhone and Android via the DNG files. Install once and the presets sync across your devices.

Is it safe on skin tones?

It is safe for people in the frame, but the scene comes first. If skin is the subject, the Muted Chrome Portrait, Documentary Chrome Portrait or Retro Chrome Portrait packs hold it more carefully.

How do I make it stronger or softer?

Use the Amount slider in Lightroom desktop and mobile to dial the whole preset up or down. To keep the colour but soften the blacks, raise Blacks a few points; to keep the density but calm the grain, lower Grain in Effects.

Do these work in the free Lightroom app?

Yes. Import the .xmp files in the free Lightroom app on iPhone or Android, no subscription needed. They also work in Lightroom Classic and Lightroom on desktop.

What exactly do I get?

All 100 presets from Chrome Film Library as .xmp files in an instant ZIP download. The link also lands in your email, and the purchase stays in your account so you can re-download any time.

How do I install them?

Two minutes: unzip, then import inside Lightroom. The step-by-step guide covers iPhone, Android, and desktop.

Can I use them for client work?

Yes. The single-user license covers personal and commercial photography. The one thing you can't do is share or resell the preset files themselves.

Can I tweak a preset after applying it?

Always. A preset is a starting point; every slider stays yours to adjust.

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A fictional couple walking under one umbrella in falling snow on a European city street at dusk, shop windows glowing. With the Japan Film preset applied.A fictional couple walking under one umbrella in falling snow on a European city street at dusk, shop windows glowing. Photographed without a preset.
Japan Film applied to A fictional couple walking under one umbrella in falling snow on a European city street at dusk, shop windows glowing

Japan Film

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A 1970s classic car parked on a night street lit by neon shop signs, wet asphalt reflections, no people. With the Night Halation preset applied.A 1970s classic car parked on a night street lit by neon shop signs, wet asphalt reflections, no people. Photographed without a preset.
Night Halation applied to A 1970s classic car parked on a night street lit by neon shop signs, wet asphalt reflections, no people

Night Halation

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A fictional newborn asleep in a wicker basket on a cream blanket beside a window, soft daylight. With the Pastel Film preset applied.A fictional newborn asleep in a wicker basket on a cream blanket beside a window, soft daylight. Photographed without a preset.
Pastel Film applied to A fictional newborn asleep in a wicker basket on a cream blanket beside a window, soft daylight

Pastel Film

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A fictional bride having her hair pinned by a window in a hotel room, white dress hanging behind, soft daylight. With the Warm Negative preset applied.A fictional bride having her hair pinned by a window in a hotel room, white dress hanging behind, soft daylight. Photographed without a preset.
Warm Negative applied to A fictional bride having her hair pinned by a window in a hotel room, white dress hanging behind, soft daylight

Warm Negative

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