{free download} My 3 favorite combos from X-Chrome

Hey! Thanks for checking out this little sneak peak. Inside the free download, I've included three of my favorite X-Chrome combos for you to try out...

#1 - "Ansel Adams" mix

Settings in X-CHROME: Polaroid Type 55 x Kodak HC110 x Selenium #1 x Red Filter

#2 - "Paul Strand" mix

Settings in X-CHROME: Fuji Neopan 100 x Agfa Rodinal x Selenium #3

#3 - "Vivian Maier" mix

Settings in X-CHROME: Kodak Tri-X @ 800 x Agfa Rodinal

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X-CHROME for Lightroom- $89

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What's Inside

X-CHROME includes film emulations, chemical developer emulations, toner emulations & paper emulations, as well as additional tools for development. And they all work together to give you total control over the way you develop your black and white photos.

0. PREMIXED Presets
To get you started, I've included 15 premixed presets:
X1 // X2 // X3 // X4 // X5 // X6 // X7 // X8 // X9 // X10 // X11 // X12 // X13 // X14 // X15

1. FILM Presets
[GRAIN ON] [GRAIN OFF] Polaroid Type 55 // push // pull Fuji Neopan Acros 100 // push Kodak TRI-X @ 400 Kodak TRI-X @ 800 Kodak TRI-X @ 1600 Kodak TRI-X @ 3200 Kodak TRI-X @ 6400 Ilford HP5 @ 400 Ilford HP5 @ 800 Ilford HP5 @ 1600 Ilford HP5 @ 3200

2. DEVELOPER Presets:
Kodak HC-110 // [-] Kodak XTOL // [-] Rodinal // [-]

3. TONER/PAPER Presets:
COOLTONE // matte // [-] Copper & Iron Toner // [-] WARMTONE // matte // [-] Museum Cotton Natural // White Photo Rag Satin Natural // White Fomatone // matte // [-] Kodak Brown Toner // [-] Neutral // glossy // matte // matte + ScanTone Selenium #1 // #2 // #3

4. Black & White Toolki Presetst
[filter] Color Contrast [filter] Orange - YA3 [filter] Red - 25A [filter] Yellow - K2 [color] Kodachrome-fy [color] Default [color] Portra-fy [color] Fuji-fy B+W Film Fade 01 - 10 Grain Size -- // - // + // ++

5. JPEG Presets
If you are editing a JPEG file (or a RAW file from a camera which is not yet supported with PureTone profiles), you should use the presets in this folder to select the Film settings and Developer settings.

Gallery

Bruno Militelli – Ilford HP5+ @ 1600, Kodak XTOL Bright, Neutral Matte Paper

Kodak Tri-X @ 6400, Kodak HC-110, Neutral – Glossy

Polaroid Type-55 // HC-110 1/2 // Fine Art Photo Rag Natural

Tri-X 400, Kodak XTOL developer, Photo Rag Natural White paper

Thomas Heban Tri-X @ 800, HC-110, Neutral – matte +

Kinga Karpati – X9 + Ilford Warmtone Matte

Tri-X 1600 // HC-110 // Copper & Iron

Tri-X @ 3200, Kodak XTOL, Toner – Cooper & Iron [-]

See Full Gallery Here ->

“Loving X-Chrome! These presets have opened up a new world of possibilities for my photography. With them, I'm able to really exercise my creativity in black and white photography in Lightroom. I'd recommend these presets to any photographer, but especially to beginners, because working with these presets with help you stimulate creativity and you get amazing black-and-white photos with a few clicks.”

- Bruno Militelli
@brunomili brunomilitelli.com

“NATE - I LOVE the tones I'm getting from this pack, especially for portraits (X-Chrome really works wonders on them!). I'm THRILLED with the results I'm getting. It gives me almost limitless possibilities, so my photos can express many different mood with just a click! It's almost too easy!”

- Kinga Karpati
www.kingakarpati.com

"Really enjoying X-Chrome, the new set of black and white Lightroom processes from @firstnate - not only has he captured the look of some classic films, he’s also emulated specific developers, papers and toners! Now I can pretend I’m back in the darkroom, only without the smell of chemicals and developer stains all over my clothes - thanks Nate!"

- Andrew Maybury
www.andrewmaybury.co.uk

"X-Chrome has been an AMAZING tool to enhance my images. I love finding those combos that work perfectly with my photos – there are just so many wonderful possibilities. I'm totally happy with how everything works."

- Birka Wiedmaier
www.birkawiedmaier.com

"Loving X-Chrome! There's so much to explore in this pack, and I love all the possible combinations you can create. For any photographers who think black and white is just about desaturating an image (I used to be that guy), you just need to see what this pack can do!"

- Thomas Heban
thomasheban.com

Ready to see how good your photos can really look in black and white?

$89 - Download X-CHROME for Lightroom (71.5 MB)

Common Questions

"Do I need to convert a photo to black and white before I use X-CHROME?"

"This looks great, but I don't know much about traditional darkrooms... is this still for me?"

Absolutely – if you want to get better results in your black and white Lightroom processing, this is for you.

There are three things I would say if you don't know anything about a darkroom:

You'll be getting some free videos and guides to walk you through each step.
I'm including a few "pre-mixed" options of popular combinations, with explanations on when/how to use each.
It's super-fun to experiment for yourself!

"Will this work on both RAW and JPEG files?"

Yes, I've included a folder a JPEG-calibrated presets.

However, it is HIGHLY recommended that you shoot RAW and use the RAW presets.

The reason for this is that presets for RAW include my all new RAW PureTone camera calibrations, which gives you access to the full, linear dynamic range of your camera sensor. This is the secret to maintaining pure, even black and white tones throughout the editing process, and isn't possible with JPEG.

"Is my camera model be supported?"

"Will this work on Mac & PC?"

"Can I use this in Adobe Photoshop?"

Short answer: not really.

While it would be possible for me to provide the individual presets for use in Photoshop, it would not really work as intended because of the way each group of presets interacts with each other.

For some reason, Adobe does not give presets the same level of granular control in Adobe Camera RAW as they do for Lightroom. So the presets would not interact with each other in the way they should to simulate a darkroom.

"Will this work in Lightroom Classic & the new Lightroom CC (2018)?"

How would this compare vs Silver Efex Pro?

There are a number of major differences between Silver Efex Pro vs X-CHROME.

The biggest difference is image quality. X-CHROME works directly with your RAW photos. It will produce more even tones and higher image quality. Silver Efex Pro does not work directly on RAW images. Because of this, it is not able to access the full dynamic range your camera is capable of. It is also a destructive editor, which means that the when you make changes, they are changing (and degrading) the quality of the underlying image.
The versatility of Film + Developer + Paper – X-CHROME is set up to produce beautifully finished black and white images, by allowing you to combine Films, Developers & Paper. While Silver Efex Pro does offer some toning options, it does not offer developer or paper combinations.
Reproduction accuracy – having spent thousands of hours analyzing films, in my opinion, Silver Efex Pro does not produce very accurate reproductions.