photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/film-emulation-for-digital-video-explained--cms-26144 ▶ In this lesson we examine film emulators, reviewing their common features and suggested uses. Film emulation is the process of converting digital footage to appear as if it was shot on film. This process works by matching the color values of digital footage to different film stocks. Film emulation can be achieved through stand-alone software, with plugins, or by using color look-up tables (often called LUTs).