Db LUTs Installation Guide

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The LUTs have been developed for different major camera brands, and will work with Davinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut. Find your preferred software and how to install below.

Adobe Premiere Pro

(1)

Download the LUTs from the confirmation email or from the provided link.

(2)

Depending on your operating system, the following installation step might look a bit different:

Mac OS

Open Finder and go to the following folder:

/Users/<user_name>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/LUTs/Creative

Drag all wanted LUTs into this folder.

Windows

Open Folders and go to the following folder:

C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\LUTs\Creative

Drag all wanted LUTs into this folder.

(3)

- Open Adobe Premiere Pro

- Go to the Lumetri tab

- Select your baseline LUT

- Click on creative look

- Select the wanted Db LUT from the folder

Davinci Resolve

(1)

Download the LUTs from the confirmation email or from the provided link.

Unzip the LUT Collection and put them in a designated folder.

(2)

Launch DaVinci Resolve and open your project.

On the menubar, select DaVinci Resolve > Preferences > General.

In the General tab, within LUT Locations, click the Add button and navigate to where you saved your LUTs.

Restart DaVinci Resolve for the LUTs directory to refresh.

(3)

Open your timeline, and head to the Color tab to start coloring your footage.

For the node layout we suggest the following for the coloring (you may want to add more for masking, sharpening etc.):

Node 1: We use this as an adjustment node, to make sure you can bring back details, if needed.

Node 2: This is where you add your baseline LUT (if wanted)

Node 3: Add the Db LUT by selecting it from the folder in the top left corner

Final Cut

(1)

Download the LUTs from the confirmation email or from the provided link.

Unzip the file.

(2)

To install the LUT Collection, open Final Cut Pro and your project.

- Navigate to your Effects Browser and select the Color category in the left tab.

- Either double click on the Custom LUT effect or drag it onto your clip or adjustment layer.

- In the Video Inspector Window, click the Custom LUT drop-down section, and select Reveal in Finder/folder.

- Drag your Db LUTs into the Finder/folder that is called Custom LUTs (this will ensure that the LUTs are easy accessible for everytime you need them).

- Restart Final Cut Pro.

(3)

We like to work in the Color Workspace when color grading, so:

- Open your project and head to the Color Workspace (Window > Workspaces > Color and Effects).

- Navigate to your Effects Browser and select the Color category in the left tab.

- Either double click on the Custom LUT effect or drag it onto your clip or adjustment layer.

- In the Video Inspector Window, click the Custom LUT drop-down section, and find your preferred LUT.

Some notes about the Db LUT Collection