Parchment: A Fujifilm X100V Film Recipe (In-Camera JPEG + Lightroom/RAW Guide)

Golden Hour in Rome: Captured through a dreamy, sepia-toned lens, the majestic dome emerges against the soft cream skies, embraced by muted olive greens. A serene tribute to Italy's timeless beauty in 2026.

Comparison of the Torre del Mangia in Siena's Piazza del Campo, showcasing the effects of the Fujifilm "Parchment" recipe, with a warmer and vintage tone in the "After" image.

"Transformation of the Leaning Tower of Pisa: A striking before-and-after comparison using Fujifilm's 'Parchment' recipe, enhancing the iconic structure's warmth and detail in Piazza dei Miracoli."

Before and after comparison of St. Peter's Dome in Rome, showcasing the "Parchment" Fujifilm recipe effect, transforming the image's tone and atmosphere.

Parchment is a hazy, golden-sepia Fujifilm X100V recipe: cream-gold highlights that almost melt into the sky, muted olive greens, suppressed blues and soft, warm-black shadows. Think aged paper. Tested on frames from Siena, Pisa and Rome.

Fujifilm X100V Film Recipe (In-Camera JPEG)

• Film Simulation: Classic Chrome

• Dynamic Range: DR200

• Highlight Tone: -1

• Shadow Tone: +1

• Color: -2

• Sharpness: -2

• Clarity: -2

• Noise Reduction: -2

• Grain Effect: Weak, Small

• Color Chrome Effect: Weak

• Color Chrome FX Blue: Off

• White Balance: Daylight, R +3, B -4

• ISO: Auto (160-6400)

• Exposure Compensation: 0 to +1/3

Classic Chrome gives the muted, aged base. The warm WB shift and Color pullback do the sepia work, and turning Color Chrome FX Blue off lets blue skies drift pale and cream-leaning instead of cyan.

Lightroom / RAW Settings

• Profile: Adobe Color

• Exposure: +0.10

• Contrast: +10

• Highlights: -22

• Shadows: -10

• Whites: +8

• Blacks: -10

• Temperature: +14

• Tint: +4

• Vibrance: -18

• Saturation: -10

• Clarity: -8

• Dehaze: -12

• Vignette: -22

Tone Curve

A soft curve: slightly lifted top end so highlights glow, slightly deepened shadows.

HSL / Color Mixer

• Orange Saturation +5

• Yellow Hue -5, Saturation -5

• Green Hue +25, Saturation -25, Luminance -15

• Aqua Saturation -30

• Blue Saturation -35, Luminance +5

• Purple Saturation -15, Magenta Saturation -10

Split Toning

• Highlights: Hue 42, Saturation 22 (cream-gold glow)

• Shadows: Hue 70, Saturation 10 (olive in the darks)

• Balance: +10

Detail and Calibration

• Sharpening: Amount 30, Radius 1.0, Detail 25, Masking 15

• Noise Reduction: Luminance 15, Detail 50, Color 20

• Calibration: Red Primary Hue +4; Green Primary Hue +10, Saturation -10; Blue Primary Saturation -15

These settings are a starting point for further adjustment. White balance is left as-shot in the preset, so warm it per scene or match the camera recipe's R +3 / B -4 shift.

Parchment Lightroom Preset.zip

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