Fujifilm’s film simulation system is the single biggest reason photographers switch from Sony or Canon. These tools help you choose the right recipe for your camera, match a real film stock, dial in a custom white-balance shift, and translate recipes across sensor generations. Pick the tool that matches what you’re trying to do.
Coming from film? Use the Film Stock Matcher. Curious about a specific simulation? Try the Film Simulation Picker. Need an exact R/B shift? Use the WB Shift Visualizer. Just upgraded sensors? The Recipe Converter handles X-Trans IV → V.
Free Fujifilm tools, built for one job each.
Each tool focuses on one specific question. Pick the one that matches what you’re trying to do.
Fujifilm Film Stock Matcher
I want the Portra 400 look. Pick a film, Portra, Tri-X, CineStill 800T, Velvia, and we’ll show the recipes that get closest to it.
Open tool →FinderFujifilm Recipe Finder
Upload a photo or describe a look, and we'll rank the recipes that match it, each with a fit score and a one-line reason.
Open tool →PickerFujifilm Film Simulation Picker
Which Fujifilm film simulation should I use? Five quick questions about your shoot, get the right simulation with three recipes built on it.
Open tool →VisualizerFujifilm WB Shift Visualizer
Drag a dot on the R/B grid. See the colour cast live on skin, sky and foliage swatches. 25+ popular recipes pre-loaded.
Open tool →ConverterFujifilm Recipe Converter
X-Trans IV → V (and back). Paste any recipe, get the equivalent for the target sensor, with Color Chrome FX Blue handled automatically.
Open tool →LibraryFujifilm Film Stock Library
Every Fujifilm Kodak Portra 400 recipe in one place, with verified settings, per-sensor compatibility, history and shooting tips.
Open tool →Which tool should I use?
Pick the row that describes your situation. Tap the tool name to jump straight in.
| If your situation is | Use this tool |
|---|---|
| I want my Fuji JPEGs to look like Kodak Portra / Tri-X / a specific film | Film Stock Matcher → |
| I have a photo (or a look in mind) and want the recipe that matches it | Recipe Finder → |
| I'm not sure which film simulation to use for my scene | Film Simulation Picker → |
| A recipe says '+2R / -4B' and I don't know what that looks like | WB Shift Visualizer → |
| I have an X-Trans IV recipe and an X-Trans V body (or vice versa) | Recipe Converter → |
| I want every Fuji recipe that emulates one specific film | Film Stock Library → |
What is a Fujifilm recipe?
Five terms you'll hit on every tool page. Save this for your first week with a Fujifilm body.
- Film simulation
- Fujifilm's in-camera colour profiles, modelled on the company's analogue film stocks (Provia, Velvia, Astia, Acros, Classic Chrome, Classic Negative, Reala Ace, Nostalgic Neg., Eterna, Eterna Bleach Bypass). 20 are available across the current lineup.
- Recipe
- A saved set of JPEG-rendering parameters, including film simulation, dynamic range, highlight/shadow/color, grain, color chrome, clarity, and white balance with R/B shift. Stored in a Custom Setting slot (C1-C7) or, on newer bodies, on the Film Dial.
- Custom Setting (C1-C7)
- Memory slots on the camera that store a full recipe. The X-T5, X-T50, X-E5, X100VI all have C1-C7; the X-S10, X-S20, X-M5 have only C1-C4.
- White balance shift
- A 2D R/B grid (-9 to +9 on each axis) that nudges the camera's white balance away from its default. Fujifilm's grid is rotated ~45° from Lightroom's Kelvin/tint, so a pure 'warmer' shift means moving diagonally. See the WB Shift Visualizer.
- X-Trans sensor
- Fujifilm's proprietary 6×6 colour-filter array (most APS-C bodies). Generations I-V have shipped since 2012; each generation adds simulations and changes how blue renders. See the Recipe Converter.
- Color Chrome FX Blue
- A JPEG parameter added on X-Pro3 (2019) that deepens blue tones in Classic Chrome, Classic Negative, Eterna and Eterna Bleach Bypass. The single setting most commonly adjusted when porting recipes between X-Trans IV and V.
Fujifilm recipes by sensor generation.
Every Fujifilm sensor renders simulations slightly differently. Pick yours to see only compatible recipes.
Fujifilm recipes by film simulation.
Pick a Fujifilm film simulation to read its reference page in the Film Simulation Picker.
Frequently asked questions.
A 'recipe' is a saved set of JPEG-rendering parameters on a Fujifilm camera: film simulation, dynamic range, highlight, shadow, color, noise reduction, sharpening, clarity, grain, color chrome effect, color chrome FX blue, and white balance with R/B shift. Loaded into a Custom Setting (C1-C7), it gives every photo you take a deliberate, repeatable look without post-processing.
X-Trans V cameras (X-H2, X-H2S, X-T5, X100VI, X-T50, X-E5) render Classic Chrome, Classic Negative, Eterna and Eterna Bleach Bypass with deeper blue than X-Trans IV. Use the Recipe Converter to translate recipes between generations automatically. The X-S20, X-M5 and X-T30 III pair an X-Trans IV sensor with X-Processor 5, so they render closer to V, and the converter handles that.
No. The recipe is baked into the JPEG only. The RAW (.RAF) file stores the raw sensor data plus a simulation tag, so you can re-process any RAW with any recipe later in Fujifilm X RAW Studio or Capture One.
On X-T3, X-T30 original, X-T2, X-Pro2, X-H1 and earlier bodies, WB shift is stored globally per WB type rather than per C-slot. Assign each recipe a different underlying WB type (Auto, Daylight, Kelvin, etc.) to work around it. From X-Pro3, X100V, X-T4 (2019/2020) onward, the shift saves inside each C-slot.
Any Fuji body since 2014 will render film simulation recipes. For maximum simulation availability (all 20 sims plus Reala Ace and the Film Dial), the X100VI, X-T50, X-E5 or X-T30 III are the strongest 2024-2025 picks. The X-T5 and X-S20 are the best all-rounders for video + stills.
Recipes are made by individual photographers in the Fujifilm community. Notable creators include Reggie Ballesteros (Reggie's Portra), Anders Lindborg (Acros B&W recipes) and Thomas Schwab. Every recipe credits its creator.