X Equals Cold Storage Presets volume 1 : A Review

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Last week I took a look at the X Equals Creative Production presets for Lightroom. This is not the only preset collection by X-Equals however and so today I’ll give you an overview of another set – Cold Storage volume 1.

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Volume 1 of the Cold Storage presets includes almost 50 different film emulations, with three different versions for each film stock. There’s a mixture of black & white and color films included, so no matter what your preference, you’ll find something you love.

Color films included are :

• Fuji Velvia
• Fuji Velvia 50
• Fuji Velvia 100
• Fuji Velvia 100F
• Fuji Provia 100F
• Kodachrome 25
• Kodachrome 64
• Kodak Ektachrome 100 VS
• Kodak Portra 160NC
• Kodak Portra 160VC
• Kodak Portra 160 VC Bleach Bypass
• Kodak Gold 100
• Kodak Gold 200
• Polaroid 669
• Polaroid 669 Warm
• Polaroid 669 Cool

Kodachrome 64 Curve

Fuji Provia 100F - XPro Curve. This is a little cooler than I remember the film being but then again, I haven't shot any chromes since 2004.

Black and white emulations make up the bulk of the collection. There’s a wide variety of different film stocks to choose from including

• Adox CHS 50
• Adox CHS 100
• Adox CHS 100 PL
• Adox CMS 20
• Agfa APX
• Agfa Scala
• Fuji Neopan 100 Acros
• Fuji Neopan 400
• Fuji Neopan 1600
• Ilford Delta
• Ilford FP4+
• Ilford HP5+
• Ilford Ortho +
• Ilford Pan F+
• Ilford XP2 Super
• Kodak BW CN
• Kodak Copy Film
• Kodak Panatomic X
• Kodak Panatomic X 1977
• Kodak Panatomic X 1986
• Kodak Plus X
• Kodak Porta BW
• Kodak Technical Pan
• Kodak T-Max
• Kodak Tri-X
• Polaroid 54
• Polaroid 55

Kodak Tri-X with a tone curve.

Also included are a few infrared film emulations including

• Ilford SFX
• Kodak HIE
• Konica IR

Kodak HIE

Once again, I’ve created a slideshow to give you an idea of every preset included. As with the Creative Production presets I reviewed last week, I can recommend you add these ones to your workflow. They save time, give an authentic look and provide professional results.

X-Equals Cold Storage Presets volume 1 are available from the X-Equals store for $9.99. I’ll be taking a look at volume 2 of the Cold Storage presets next week.

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