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699Final Cut Pro User Guide
Use log conversion with custom LUT effects
You can use a custom LUT effect (instead of a built-in camera LUT) to color correct ProRes
RAW video as though it were log video.
The LUT effect provides the conversion from log to the output color space. You can
purchase and download LUT effects from a variety of sources, or you can create one
yourself using inexpensive color correction software or plug-ins. You import and apply LUT
effects using the Custom LUT effect in the Final Cut Pro Effects browser.
1. In Final Cut Pro, select one or more video clips recorded with ProRes RAW.
2. If the Info inspector isn’t already shown, choose Window > Show in Workspace >
Inspector, then click the Info button at the top.
3. Click the Metadata View pop-up menu in the bottom-left corner, then choose either
General, Extended, or Settings.
4. Click the Camera LUT pop-up menu and choose None.
When Camera LUT is set to None, the color correction tools (such as color wheels and
color curves) and other effects operate on the log-encoded values. No tone mapping is
applied to the source, and no dynamic range is lost.