backstage colorGuides: a cinematic look, whatever your editing app
Pick your editing app or your camera: each guide gives you the steps, with links to the official help.
Your editing app
How to add a LUT in CapCut (desktop and phone)Import a .cube LUT into CapCut on desktop, apply it to your clip, set the intensity. And on your phone: what…How to add a LUT in Premiere Pro (Lumetri Color)Where to put a .cube LUT in Premiere Pro: Creative › Look for style, Input LUT to convert log, and the trap…How to add a LUT in Final Cut Pro (Custom LUT)Apply a .cube LUT in Final Cut Pro with the Custom LUT effect, set Input and Output, and let the camera LUT…How to color grade S-Log3 in DaVinci Resolve: the simple methodHow to grade Sony S-Log3 footage in DaVinci Resolve: Color Space Transform, exposure, balance, skin, then the…
Your camera
How to use a LUT on iPhone video (and shoot Apple Log)iPhone Pro in Apple Log or a regular iPhone: which LUT to use, which apps take .cube files (Blackmagic…Canon Log (C-Log 3): which LUT, and how to apply itYour Canon shoots Canon Log 3? Why the image looks flat, Canon's official LUT to get back to Rec.709, and…DJI D-Log M: convert to Rec.709 and get a cinematic lookDJI drone, Osmo Pocket or Osmo Action in D-Log M: DJI's official LUT to get back to Rec.709, the order of…Which LUT for the Sony FX3 (and A7S III)?How to pick and use a LUT with the Sony FX3 or A7S III in S-Log3: conversion LUT, creative LUT, and the order…
The basics
Why does my S-Log3 look grey and washed out? (How to fix it)Your S-Log3 footage looks grey and washed out? That's normal: log keeps the light in reserve. How to convert…PowerGrade vs LUT: what's the difference, and which to pick?LUT or PowerGrade in DaVinci Resolve: what each one does, their limits, and when to use which.
Practice
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