What do the letters in VSCO preset names like C, F, L, N, O, and S mean?
Asked 10/19/2017
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In VSCO Camera Raw presets, some film presets appear multiple times with different letter prefixes, for example:
- C – Agfa Scala 200
- F – Agfa Scala 200
- L – Agfa Scala 200
- N – Agfa Scala 200
- O – Agfa Scala 200
- S – Agfa Scala 200
What do these letters stand for, and why are there separate versions of the same preset?
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From the website help 
it looks like these match my first guess: names of camera makers.
C = Canon
F = Fujifilm
L = Leica
N = Nikon
O = Olympus
S = Sony
... and are you sure that last SO isn't SC for "Standard Cameras"?
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The letter prefixes identify camera-brand-specific versions of the VSCO preset. Based on the community answers, they stand for:
- C = Canon
- F = Fujifilm
- L = Leica
- N = Nikon
- O = Olympus
- S = Sony
These separate versions exist because different camera makers render color and tones differently, so VSCO tuned the same film simulation for each camera family.
If two versions look very similar on your file, that can happen—especially with some images or black-and-white film presets—but they are intended to be matched to the camera brand the photo was taken with.
One answer also suggests the last item may have been misread: “SO” may actually be “SC,” which likely means “Standard Cameras.”
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