K83 Cinematic PowerGrade | Kodak 2383 Film Emulation

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THE FAMOUS KODAK 2383 AESTHETIC IN ONE POWERFUL POWERGRADE.

- Fully Customizable Kodak 2383 Film Emulation
- For Use in DaVinci Resolve Free or Studio
- Professional Node Tree Workflow
- Compatible with Any Camera via the Color Space Transform OFX.
- Use With All Types Of Video Project

- Digital Download
- Free Lifetime Updates

Features

Kodak 2383 Film Look
Elevate your projects with the iconic characteristics of the Kodak 2383 Film Print look built into this Powergrade. This PowerGrade empowers users to seamlessly recreate the cinematic charm of this classic film stock, breathing life into every frame. From capturing the nuanced color palette to replicating a filmic texture, this PowerGrade ensures an immersive emulation that transports your audience to the golden age of cinema. Unleash your creativity and infuse your projects with the magic of Kodak 2383 Film Print Stock.

Craft Your Cinematic Signature

The K83 Cinematic Powergrade features six pre-built looks designed to complement the Kodak 2383 film aesthetic. From the warmth of golden hour to the coolness of blue tones, each look is engineered to maintain excellent color separation and harmony, enhancing the natural beauty of your footage. If you would like to craft your own look, the Look Lab compound node within this Powergrade serves as a comprehensive toolkit for look development. Whether you're finalizing a look or laying the groundwork for further refinement, the K83 Powergrade ensures your footage achieves cinematic perfection with ease.

Realistic Filmic Texture.
Drawing inspiration from classical film printing techniques, the K83 Powergrade artfully incorporates film grain and texture, evoking the captivating aesthetics of traditional cinematic prints. This meticulous crafting lends a remarkable effect akin to the result of transferring negative film stock onto positive film stock, yielding an authentic image structure. This sophisticated approach conjures an image quality that resonates with the gentle yet distinct sharpness characteristic of motion picture film, achieving a level of authenticity that's both soft and vivid.

Optimized Node Tree for Quality and Efficiency

This Powergrade ensures a seamless flow through an optimized node tree pipeline, maintaining the integrity of your color grade across various footage types. Designed for versatility, the K83’s node structure is not only pre-built to deliver its signature aesthetic but also flexible enough to cater to a broad spectrum of projects - from feature films to documentaries, ensuring your visuals remain pristine and impactful.

From Modern Cinematic to Classic Film

Beyond their core aesthetics, these Power Grades are designed with the versatility to span the spectrum of cinematic expression. Whether you're aiming to capture the sharp, contemporary feel of today's Hollywood blockbusters or seeking to infuse your project with the nostalgic essence of classic film, these Power Grades offer the flexibility to achieve both. With just a few simple adjustments, toggling nodes on or off, you can transition from a modern cinematic appearance to a vintage film look, embodying the timeless charm of analog cinema.

Blackmagic Ursa Mini 4.6K Rec.709 Base

Modern cinematic film emulation

Classic film emulation

Bit-Depth Sensitive Skintone Lab
The K83 Cinematic Powergrade encapsulates a simple and potent compound node, designed for finetuning your skintones. This allows you to make sure they are color-accurate for clean looks or enriched with hues to complement your creative color grading ambitions. The Powergrade integrates two node pipelines optimized for 8-bit footage alongside a dedicated pipeline for 10-bit footage, guaranteeing a robust, technically sound adjustment across various video bit depths.

Preserve Entire Image Detail & Forget About Camera Matching.
The K83 Cinematic PowerGrade integrates the innovative DaVinci Wide Gamut as its internal working color space. This feature propels your post-production experience to new heights by harnessing the incredible advantages of DaVinci WG. With a color space surpassing even BT.2020, ARRI Wide Gamut, and ACES, you'll effortlessly preserve every iota of image data, regardless of your media's origin. This carefully crafted PowerGrade ensures accuracy in mapping diverse camera sources, while the DaVinci Intermediate gamma setting maintains unparalleled precision in luminance mapping. This dynamic duo guarantees not only consistent results across varying cameras but also opens the door to effortless HDR or SDR mastering.

About the Kodak 2383 Film Print Stock

Dunkirk (2017)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Colorist: Walter Volpatto

Kodak 2383 film print stock, created by Eastman Kodak, made its debut in the world of cinema in the late 1980s. This iconic film stock quickly became a preferred choice for cinematographers due to its remarkable color characteristics. Known for its warm and rich colors, Kodak 2383 had a unique ability to capture the essence of the scenes it was used to film. The film stock's exceptional color rendition and neutral handling of shadows and highlights allowed filmmakers to achieve a distinct and captivating visual aesthetic that became synonymous with the era.

Joker (2019)
Director: Todd Phillips
Colorist: Jill Bogdanowicz

One of the defining features of Kodak 2383 was its capacity to infuse scenes with an evocative and nostalgic quality, enhancing the emotional impact of the storytelling. The film stock's warm color palette lent a timeless and cinematic appeal to a wide range of projects, making it highly sought after for feature films, television shows, music videos, and advertisements alike.

Suicide Squad (2016)
Director: David Ayer
Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld

Even with the advent of digital cinema in the 2000s, the legacy of Kodak 2383 film print stock endures. Filmmakers and enthusiasts continue to recreate its nostalgic and captivating look using LUT packs and film emulations, paying homage to the era when this legendary film stock reigned supreme in the world of cinematography.

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Director: George Miller
Colorist: Eric Whipp

FAQ

WHAT IS A POWERGRADE?
A Powergrade is a node structure that is used to create a color grade look or effect. DaVinci Resolve Powergrades are fully customizable and non-destructive so are prefered by colorists who are looking for flexibility and customizability. If you apply a PowerGrade to an image, you can see the complete node structure and then change every single parameter of a node.

WILL THIS POWERGRADE WORK WITH THE IPAD VERSION OF DAVINCI RESOLVE?

Please note that this PowerGrade had not been tested or optimized for the iPad version of DaVinci Resolve. Therefore, functionality cannot be guaranteed on the iPad, and it is highly recommended to use this PowerGrade with the full desktop version for best results.

CAN I USE POWERGRADES WITH PREMIERE PRO OR FINAL CUT?
No. PowerGrades are node tree structures that are created in DaVinci Resolve meant for use in DaVinci Resolve only.

WHAT RESOLVE COLOR MANAGEMENT SETTING DO I USE?
In your Resolve Project Settings, set your Color Science to DaVinci YRGB. The color management is done in the node tree via the Color Space Transform (CST) node. Just input the color space settings you used in your camera when shooting and your footage will be ready for adjustments.

CAN I USE THIS FOR COMMERCIAL WORK?
Absolutely. This PowerGrade is free to use on all of your projects and jobs including but not limited to Films, Commercials & Ads, Wedding Videos, Social Media Content and anything else that requires color grading.

DO I NEED ANY THIRD-PARTY PLUGINS?
No. The effects used in this powergrade are native DaVinci Resolve OFX plugins so you do not need to install any third party plugins. While you can use this PowerGrade with the Free version of DaVinci Resolve, you will need the Studio version of Resolve to be able to use effects like Film Grain, Noise Reduction, and others that are not available to the Free version users.

WILL THIS POWERGRADE WORK WITH OLDER VERSIONS OF DAVINCI RESOLVE?
The PowerGrade is designed to be compatible with the latest version of DaVinci Resolve. Compatibility with older versions of DaVinci Resolve is not guaranteed and may result in functionality issues. For the best performance and to ensure full compatibility, I recommend using the latest version of DaVinci Resolve.

DO YOU OFFER REFUNDS?
Please note that all sales on PowerGrades, LUTs, and all other digital products are final. If you have any questions or concerns about your purchase, please don't hesitate to reach out to me via the contact page. I am committed to providing you with the best possible service and will do everything we can to resolve any issues.

Note: This PowerGrade is a valuable tool that'll aid in achieving a refined color grade, enhancing your videos' color palette to resemble cinematic films. However, it is essential to note that PowerGrades are not instant fixes or magical filters for achieving a Hollywood-caliber look with a single click. While well-developed PowerGrades are designed to bring you closer to your desired final look, they may not precisely replicate the exact aesthetics of the Hollywood films mentioned above. Achieving a 1:1 identical look of a certain scene in a hollywood film will depend on the subject matter and lighting conditions of your footage. This PowerGrade will serve as a catalyst and aid in elevating your footage to achieve a professional and cinematic appearance.