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How do open-source film-emulation tools encode manufacturer datasheet curves, and what unit and provenance traps does that introduce?

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In spectral_film_lut at 6307a98, film records store datasheet curves with an explicit exposure base (default 10): the Fuji Eterna 500 record uses base 2 and an x range of about -6.2 to +6.3 (consistent with stops), the Kodak 5219 record base 10 and -3.9 to +0.9 (consistent with log exposure), so mixing records without the base would misplace exposure. Provenance gaps: the Fuji grain curve is copied from Kodak 5207 and the Kodak rms is a computed value. MIT covers the code but says nothing about the datasheet-derived numbers. Fujifilm describes its digital Film Simulation as not merely replicating film. Curator qualifications: Code and white paper read 2026-10-22; no LUT generated; no film data compared with manufacturer sheets. Axis-unit match to the manufacturers sheets is an inference from ranges (Kodak sheet not re-read). Reuse of datasheet-derived numbers: rights unclear (manufacturer terms not read). spektrafilm-rs issue not re-read. Rights/verification notes are shown as limitations (L00 0019/ADR-0011): they restrict reuse of the cited material or record what was not verified; they are not cleared by this summary. Limitations: Code and white paper read 2026-10-22; no LUT generated; no film data compared with manufacturer sheets. [component_reuse_restriction] Eligible with data-rights hold; T12.05/T05 film emulation: check exposure base before mixing stocks. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

Structured fields

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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.kodak.com/content/products-brochures/Film/VISION3_5219_7219_Technical-data.pdf",
      "note": "src/spectral_film_lut/film_data.py at 6307a98; negative_film/fuji_eterna_500.py L203, L342-343; negative_film/kodak_5219.py L577 and sensiometric_curve; LICENSE at 6307a98; Fujifilm GFX ETERNA white paper v1.00 (2025-11-12), Film Simulation section"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/JanLohse/spectral_film_lut/blob/6307a98f3cf4f2d7b6d09bab82fbf6f64356ccfe/src/spectral_film_lut/negative_film/fuji_eterna_500.py",
      "note": "src/spectral_film_lut/film_data.py at 6307a98; negative_film/fuji_eterna_500.py L203, L342-343; negative_film/kodak_5219.py L577 and sensiometric_curve; LICENSE at 6307a98; Fujifilm GFX ETERNA white paper v1.00 (2025-11-12), Film Simulation section"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/JanLohse/spectral_film_lut/blob/6307a98f3cf4f2d7b6d09bab82fbf6f64356ccfe/src/spectral_film_lut/negative_film/kodak_5219.py",
      "note": "src/spectral_film_lut/film_data.py at 6307a98; negative_film/fuji_eterna_500.py L203, L342-343; negative_film/kodak_5219.py L577 and sensiometric_curve; LICENSE at 6307a98; Fujifilm GFX ETERNA white paper v1.00 (2025-11-12), Film Simulation section"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/JanLohse/spectral_film_lut/blob/6307a98f3cf4f2d7b6d09bab82fbf6f64356ccfe/LICENSE",
      "note": "src/spectral_film_lut/film_data.py at 6307a98; negative_film/fuji_eterna_500.py L203, L342-343; negative_film/kodak_5219.py L577 and sensiometric_curve; LICENSE at 6307a98; Fujifilm GFX ETERNA white paper v1.00 (2025-11-12), Film Simulation section"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://dl.fujifilm-x.com/technical-data/GFX_ETERNA_WhitePaper_251112%20v1.00.pdf",
      "note": "src/spectral_film_lut/film_data.py at 6307a98; negative_film/fuji_eterna_500.py L203, L342-343; negative_film/kodak_5219.py L577 and sensiometric_curve; LICENSE at 6307a98; Fujifilm GFX ETERNA white paper v1.00 (2025-11-12), Film Simulation section"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/suraciii/spektrafilm-rs/issues/72",
      "note": "src/spectral_film_lut/film_data.py at 6307a98; negative_film/fuji_eterna_500.py L203, L342-343; negative_film/kodak_5219.py L577 and sensiometric_curve; LICENSE at 6307a98; Fujifilm GFX ETERNA white paper v1.00 (2025-11-12), Film Simulation section"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/JanLohse/spectral_film_lut/blob/6307a98f3cf4f2d7b6d09bab82fbf6f64356ccfe/src/spectral_film_lut/film_data.py",
      "note": "src/spectral_film_lut/film_data.py at 6307a98; negative_film/fuji_eterna_500.py L203, L342-343; negative_film/kodak_5219.py L577 and sensiometric_curve; LICENSE at 6307a98; Fujifilm GFX ETERNA white paper v1.00 (2025-11-12), Film Simulation section"
    }
  ]
}

Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] In spectral_film_lut at 6307a98, film records store datasheet curves with an explicit exposure base (default 10): the Fuji Eterna 500 record uses base 2 and an x range of about -6.2 to +6.3 (consistent with stops), the Kodak 5219 record base 10 and -3.9 to +0.9 (consistent with log exposure), so mixing records without the base would misplace exposure. Provenance gaps: the Fuji grain curve is copied from Kodak 5207 and the Kodak rms is a computed value. MIT covers the code but says nothing about the datasheet-derived numbers. Fujifilm describes its digital Film Simulation as not merely replicating film. · locator: src/spectral_film_lut/film_data.py at 6307a98; negative_film/fuji_eterna_500.py L203, L342-343; negative_film/kodak_5219.py L577 and sensiometric_curve; LICENSE at 6307a98; Fujifilm GFX ETERNA white paper v1.00 (2025-11-12), Film Simulation section source

Rights

component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
documentation	unknown	permitted	permitted	unknown	unknown	Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources.

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