Velvia50

(Velvia50_UNIVERSAL)

Recipe:

  • Base Picture Control: Pop

  • Effect Level: 90

  • Quick Sharp: 0

  • Sharpening: +2.0

  • Mid-range Sharpening: 0

  • Clarity: +1.0

  • Contrast: +3.0

  • Saturation: +1.0

Other settings 1:

  • Use this for sunny days

  • White Balance: Direct Sunlight (oapprox. 5200K)

  • WB Shift: B 1.0, M 0.5

  • Active D-Lighting: Off

  • Exposure compensation: -0.3 or -0.7

  • High ISO NR: off

Other settings 2:

  • Use this for living rooms, restaurants, or anywhere with yellow-toned bulbs

  • White Balance: Incandescent

  • WB Shift: A 2.0, G 0.5

  • Active D-Lighting: Off

  • Exposure compensation: 0

  • High ISO NR: off

Other settings 3:

  • Use this for supermarkets, hospitals, or modern offices with "cool" white tubes.

  • White Balance: Fluorescent (Choose "Cool-white fluorescent")

  • WB Shift: A 1.0, M 1.0

  • Active D-Lighting: Off

  • Exposure compensation: -0.3 or -0.7

  • High ISO NR: off

Other settings 4:

  • If you are in a room with a window (daylight) and indoor lamps (yellow), the manual settings will look weird.

  • White Balance: Auto WB (Keep Warm Lighting) — labeled as AUTO2

  • WB Shift: A 1.0, M 0.5

  • Active D-Lighting: Off

  • Exposure compensation: -0.3 or -0.7

  • High ISO NR: off

This recipe recreates the bold, unmistakable look of Fujichrome Velvia 50—cool-leaning, ultra-saturated, and high in contrast. Designed as the opposite of warm Kodak negative film, it delivers electric greens, deep blues, and heavily crushed shadows with almost no forgiveness, just like real slide film.

Using a Pop-based profile, strong contrast, and restrained exposure, this recipe produces vivid, punchy images with sharp detail and dramatic color density. Blues lean cool and slightly magenta, greens stay intense without turning yellow, and shadows fall quickly to black. Best suited for landscapes and daylight scenes, this preset captures Velvia’s iconic “calendar photo” look with unmistakable slide-film character.