Point Curve Presets
Point Curve Presets, are radical edits to the Tone Curve. In order to subvert Lightroom’s parametric Tone Curve, you must either edit the Tone Curve in Adobe Camera Raw or edit the Preset by hand.
Click the Lightroom icon to Download the Presets, they are zipped for easy transfer. Previews are shown to see the range of effects, but bear in mind that they are a starting point for your own investigations!
To install these presets, use this guide.
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Kodak 160 Negative
Author: Holger Hill
Description: Convert your color negatives just copied with your digital camera for a Kodak VC 160 film. Previews show before and after.

Medium Contrast
Author: Joe Doolittle
Description: Point Curve Medium Contrast

Strong Contrast
Author: Joe Doolittle
Description: Point Curve Strong Contrast

Mild M
Author: Joe Doolittle
Description: Point Curve Mild M shaped curve.

Strong M
Author: Joe Doolittle
Description: Point Curve Strong M shaped curve.

Colour Polarize
Author: Roy Nuzzo
Description: Point Curve Negative Effects.

Colour Deep Negative
Author: Roy Nuzzo
Description: Point Curve Negative Effects.

Lightroom Adventure Solarize
Author: Mikkel Aaland
Description: As described on the O’Reilly blog a solarize effect created by hand coding the Tone Curve values

Colour Negative
Author: Richard Earney
Description: A point curve translation making 0=100 and 100=0 as discovered by John Beardsworth.




