
I used a LUT that normalises LOG down to REC.709, but the principles apply to LUT usage in general.Can someone guide me in using a commercial film emulation LUT as a Look Management Transform? In this tutorial, I covered the basics of how to properly use LUTs for whatever purpose. While DaVinci Resolve is a powerhouse of a software package, it does not hold your hand in any way and it’s easy to make mistakes that can mess up your work big time. I don’t particularly like using LUTs - mainly because they “throw away” image information as you will see in der video - but sometimes it’s unavoidable or convenient. Since the advent of cameras that shoot LOG gamma many filmmakers very often employ LUTs to normalise their footage to REC.709 or REC.2020, convert colourspaces and to creatively style their productions. :-) To LOG or not to LOGīecause I would have loved to know what’s in this first Quick Tip Video when I began using Resolve, I have decided to start with a tip about LUTs. Oh, and one last thing: I did some teaching in the past, but it’s the first time I’m talking directly on camera - like most camera people I don’t fancy being in front of the lens, but I bit the bullet for you guys. I find it exciting to learn a new little trick that speeds up my workflow, improves quality or lets me do some cool new stuff.īecause I think you might also be interested in such little nuggets of knowledge, I‘ll share what I have collected over the years.

I love comprehensive, hours-long step-by-step tutorials that walk you through whole software packages. But what I love even more are those small ones that focus around one specific piece of knowledge. Some better than others but with time and effort, it‘s possible to learn just about anything including post-production software and filmmaking techniques.

There are lots of free and paid tutorials out there on the internet.


Much of what I learned about software and techniques, for the last decade or so, I have learned online.
