Chromatica

What Chromatica is

Chromatica is color science software for filmmakers, offered as plugins for Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve. Its engine provides camera-accurate transforms, look development, and output mapping. The Chromatica plan costs €99, paid once as a one-time purchase, excluding VAT, and covers two machines. Chromatica + Film costs €119, paid once, also excluding VAT, and adds physically modelled grain, halation, and bloom calibrated to real stock. Both licenses have no subscription or expiry date and permit commercial, client, broadcast, cinema, and advertising work without royalties or reporting. The software requires macOS 13 or newer and Apple silicon; Windows is listed as coming soon. Plugins process footage on the user's machine, and the maker says footage is not uploaded and plugin telemetry is absent. Payments are handled by Stripe, and the maker says card numbers never reach its servers. Email support comes from the author, with replies expected in days. A separate standalone grading environment called Studio, described with nodes, scopes, and delivery, is marked as coming in 2026.

Who it suits

Chromatica suits filmmakers working in supported editing hosts on an Apple silicon Mac running macOS 13 or newer. The Film option is for those who want physically modelled grain, halation, and bloom.

Limits

The Chromatica plan covers two machines and includes transforms, look development and output mapping. The €119.00 Chromatica + Film plan covers two machines and adds grain, halation and bloom; prices exclude VAT.

Getting started

1. Open the Chromatica website.
2. Use a Mac with macOS 13 or newer and Apple silicon.
3. Choose Chromatica or Chromatica + Film.
4. Purchase the selected plan as a one-time license.
5. Use the plugin in Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve.

Verdict

Chromatica offers color transforms, look development, and output mapping through plugins for supported hosts. The Film version adds grain, halation, and bloom, with both options sold as one-time purchases.