CS800T, a free CineStill 800T style night filter
Neon nights and glowing lights: CS800T is inspired by CineStill 800T, the night film famous for red halos around bright lights.
About CineStill 800T and CS800T
CineStill 800T is Kodak's Vision3 500T motion picture film with the remjet anti-halation backing removed so it can be developed in standard photo chemistry. Without that layer, bright light reflects back through the film and creates a red-orange glow, called halation, around highlights. It's tungsten-balanced, so daylight scenes turn cool.
CS800T recreates both parts: a cool, cinematic color balance and a red glow around bright lights. It's made for city lights, neon, street lamps and car headlights at night.
Color at a glance
Each pair shows a color before (left) and after (right) CS800T.
Best for
- City streets at night
- Neon signs and bars
- Car lights and traffic
- Concerts and stage light
Tips
- Adjust the glow on the Adjust tab under Halation: Radius makes it bigger, Threshold decides which lights glow.
- Use the Halation color pad to make the glow more orange or more red.
- Try V500T for the same film without the glow.
How to use CS800T
- Click Try CS800T on your photo. The editor opens with CS800T ready.
- Choose a photo, RAW files included. The look is applied as soon as it opens.
- Adjust Filter strength on the Filters tab, and fine-tune with the Adjust tab.
- Save it as JPEG, PNG, WebP or TIFF on the Save tab.
Use CS800T on video and in Lightroom
You can take this look into other apps. Open it, then on the Save tab download it as a LUT (.cube) for Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut or CapCut, with versions for log footage, or as a Lightroom profile with an Amount slider. Both carry the look's color; add grain and glow in the other app.
Open CS800T to make a LUT · Open CS800T to make a Lightroom profile
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