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Instructions

Load films onto your SD card

A film library file is made for one camera. Copy it to the SD card after downloading and swap films from the camera’s GRLife Pro menu.

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Flash the firmware first, then download the film library file

Only a GR III (2.10 / 2.20 / 2.21) or GR IIIx (1.60 / 1.70 / 1.71) / GR IV (1.20 / 1.21, Beta) running custom firmware with GRLife Pro can use film library files. If you have no firmware yet, build and flash it with the custom firmware guide first.

Read the custom firmware guide

Download and load

  1. Device code

    Press MENU on the camera, go to the GRLife Pro menu under Still Image Settings, open Info and note the 8-character code on the line that starts with ID. The film library file is bound to this code and works only on this camera.

  2. Choose films

    Everything is selected by default; the five built-in films are always included, and you can deselect the rest.

  3. Download

    After reading and agreeing to the disclaimer and terms of use, download the film library package (ZIP).

  4. Put it in the camera

    • Unzip the download. If the card has no GRLIFE folder yet, copy the whole GRLIFE folder from the SD folder to the root of the SD card.
    • If the card already has a GRLIFE folder, copy only FILMS.GRF into it and replace the old file. Do not replace the whole GRLIFE folder: the camera may keep other files in it.
    • Put the SD card back in the camera, turn it on and wait a few seconds: the camera stores a copy of the card’s film library inside (GRLife Pro → Info, the fourth line starts with IN). After that, removing, swapping or formatting the card does not affect your films. (Firmware v1.20 or later)
    • Press MENU, go to the GRLife Pro menu under Still Image Settings, choose Change film, then pick a slot and press OK.
    • On the Film library screen, flick the ADJ lever left or right to switch between the groups of the film library; choose a film and press OK to load it.
    • When shooting, pick a film slot after Custom2 in Image Control (MENU or ADJ). (Firmware v1.20 or later)

Common situations

Works without the card

From firmware v1.20, after you start the camera once with the card in, it keeps its own copy of the film library: you can use and change films without the card. When you download a new film library, put it on the card and start the camera once; the camera’s copy is replaced automatically.

Films shown grey with a lock

A film shown in grey with a padlock means the file was issued for another camera; download it again with this camera’s device code.

Adding or removing films

To add or remove films later, come back here, choose again, download again, replace the file on the card and start the camera once with the card in.

Add your own films

You can turn your own LUT or a processed colour chart into a film that sits at the top of the My LUT+Classic group; see the “My films” guide.

Read the “My films” guide

Where the film data comes from

The built-in films come from gr3-film-mods, fitted with spektrafilm and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. The other groups are style imitations fitted to community LUTs, not manufacturer data.

Curious how this works?

The article explains where the files are made, why nothing needs to be uploaded, and the risks and limits of each path.

Read how it works →