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Vintage Fade

Lifted blacks and low contrast for a faded, printed feel.

Forest path used to preview the Vintage Fade look, before applying Vintage Fade
Before
Forest path used to preview the Vintage Fade look, after applying Vintage Fade
After

Original: Forest path used to preview the Vintage Fade look. Result rendered from the same 33-point .cube that the download below produces. Photo credit: Unsplash under the Unsplash License.

What this look actually does

  • Lifts the black point so shadows never reach true black.
  • Reduces contrast and desaturates slightly, which is what creates the faded read.
  • Contains no film grain and no vignette. Those are spatial effects that a 3D colour LUT cannot represent.

Best for

Travel, lifestyle and documentary material where a softer print look fits.

Watch out for

Deep blacks in the source will not return. Very dark footage will look washed out rather than faded.

How to use it

  • Apply after a correct camera profile so the lift does not fight a bad one.
  • Add grain in your editor afterwards if you want the analogue feel.
Full .cube import guide

File details

Format
.cube 3D LUT
Grid
33³ (35,937 samples)
Colour space
sRGB → sRGB
Domain
0 0 0 – 1 1 1
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This is the file produced by pnpm lut:assets at build time from the same engine that runs in your browser.

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