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703Final Cut Pro User Guide
Apply a camera LUT
Some cameras embed metadata in the media file, enabling Final Cut Pro to turn on the
appropriate log processing setting automatically. Many cameras do not embed this
metadata, and sometimes the metadata may simply be lost if the material is transcoded.
You can apply a camera LUT to one or more video clips, or switch to a different camera
LUT, using the Info inspector.
Note:
Final Cut Pro preserves the full dynamic range of the log media as long as color
processing for the library is set to Wide Gamut HDR. If the library is set to either Standard
or Wide Gamut (Deprecated) when you apply a camera LUT, the media is tone mapped
(downgraded) to the narrower standard dynamic range (SDR). See Intro to wide color
gamut and HDR in Final Cut Pro.
1. In Final Cut Pro, select one or more video clips recorded with the log option.
2. If the inspector isn’t already shown, do one of the following:
• Choose Window > Show in Workspace > Inspector (or press Command-4).
• Click the Inspector button on the right side of the toolbar.
3. Click the Info button at the top of the inspector.
4. Click the Metadata View pop-up menu in the bottom-left corner of the Info inspector
and choose General, Extended, or Settings.
5. Click the Camera LUT pop-up menu and choose an option for converting the
appearance of your footage:
• None: Turns off log processing.
• ARRI Log C: Applies ARRI Log C linearization with a default tone mapping.
• ARRI Log C (3D LUT): Uses the 3D LUTs embedded in the media to apply a custom
look.
• Blackmagic Design Film: Applies the appropriate linearization and a tone mapping for
the Blackmagic Cinema Camera and the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.
• Blackmagic Design Film 4K: Applies the appropriate linearization and a tone mapping
for the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K.
• Canon Log: Applies the appropriate linearization for Canon Log.