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Portra 400 LUT for LUMIX

A Kodak Portra 400 style look for LUMIX Real Time LUT. Load one .cube and every JPEG comes out with warm neutrals and soft skin tones, no editing.

Short answer

The closest way to shoot a Portra 400 look on a LUMIX is a .cube LUT loaded through Real Time LUT. Our Everyday 400 look emulates the warm neutrals, gentle contrast and soft skin tones people associate with Kodak Portra 400, and it bakes that look into every JPEG as you shoot while your RAW is saved untouched.

Everyday 400 is $9, loads in about a minute, and is tuned to LUMIX colour so it holds skin and highlights shot after shot on bodies like the S9, S5II and L10.

Emulates
Portra 400
Our look
Everyday 400
Format
.cube
From
$9

What the Portra 400 look is

Portra 400 is the colour negative film most people picture when they say they want a film look. It is known for warm but natural skin tones, soft and forgiving highlights, gentle contrast and a muted, slightly warm palette that flatters people and daylight alike. It is the reason so many portrait and wedding photographers reached for it for years.

Translated into a LUT, that means lifted shadows, restrained saturation, a touch of warmth in the neutrals and skin that stays believable rather than orange. That is exactly what Everyday 400 is built to do in-camera on LUMIX.

Everyday 400: our Portra 400 style for LUMIX

Everyday 400 carries that warm neutral base and soft skin rendering across daylight, shade and mixed light, so you get the Portra feeling without a Lightroom step. Every look ships with same-scene before and after frames shot in-camera on a LUMIX, so you can see the rendering before you buy. Pair it with two more if you want a shelf of moods on your card.

How to load it on your LUMIX

There are two ways in, and both take about a minute. Full detail is in the install guide.

Route A · Recommended

Wireless, via LUMIX Lab

  1. Save the .cube from your email to your phone.
  2. Add it in LUMIX Lab, pair your camera, tap Transfer to Camera.
  3. Press the LUT button, pick Everyday 400, shoot. Every JPEG lands graded.
Route B · No app needed

Straight from an SD card

  1. Copy the .cube onto your SD card and insert it.
  2. Menu, Photo Style, Real Time LUT, LUT Library, then Load.
  3. Set opacity to taste and save to a My Photo Style slot.

Which LUMIX cameras does it work on?

Everyday 400 is a standard .cube LUT for LUMIX Real Time LUT, so it loads on every LUMIX body that supports the feature: the S9, S5II, S5IIX, S1II, S1RII, G9II, GH7 and the new L10. It also works in desktop editors like DaVinci Resolve, Premiere and Lightroom. Shooting a specific body? See our guides for the S9, S5II and L10.

Get the Portra 400 look

Everyday 400 is $9, delivered instantly, and loads onto your LUMIX in about a minute.

See Everyday 400

More film looks for LUMIX

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Portra 400 LUT FAQ

Is this the real Kodak Portra 400?

No. Everyday 400 is an independent colour emulation inspired by the look of Kodak Portra 400. It is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Kodak. It recreates the character of that film as a LUT you can shoot with in-camera on LUMIX.

Which LumiLUTs look is closest to Portra 400?

Everyday 400. It is built around Portra 400's warm neutrals, gentle contrast and soft, believable skin tones.

Does the Portra 400 look work in-camera on LUMIX?

Yes. It is a .cube LUT for LUMIX Real Time LUT, so the look is previewed live and baked into the JPEG as you shoot, with the RAW saved untouched.

Will it work on my LUMIX S9 or S5II?

Yes. It works on the S9, S5II, S5IIX, S1II, S1RII, G9II, GH7 and L10, and in desktop editors like DaVinci Resolve, Premiere and Lightroom.

Can I use it in Lightroom or DaVinci Resolve?

Yes. Everyday 400 is a standard .cube file, so it loads in most editors as well as in-camera on LUMIX. Read more about what a Real Time LUT is.