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6. On the receiving Mac, double-click the ZIP file to decompress it.
7. To import the LUT file, see Import a custom camera LUT.
Note: If you copy a library that uses an imported custom camera LUT, you must copy the
custom camera LUT as a separate file. If the LUT file is missing from the Camera LUTs
folder, a yellow warning button appears next to the Camera LUT pop-up menu. Click the
warning button to reimport the custom camera LUT.
Example: Use custom camera LUTs in your workflow
If implemented correctly, custom camera LUTs offer multiple benefits to productions
shooting log footage.
In Final Cut Pro, you can:
• Access the full dynamic range of log media.
• Stylize footage with custom looks to suit your filmmaking needs.
• Play back without rendering. This is essential for directors and DPs to review takes
immediately, on the set.
• Apply custom camera LUTs directly in the browser. This makes viewing dailies quick and
easy. (In contrast, Custom LUT effects must be applied to clips in the timeline.)
Below is an outline of how you might use LUTs in your production and post-production
workflows.
1. Before shooting begins, the director of photography (DP) creates a custom camera LUT
on the set of a production that is using cameras with a log recording option.
2. The digital imaging technician (DIT) imports the DP’s custom camera LUT.
3. As the footage is downloaded from the camera, the DIT selects the relevant shots in the
browser and applies the DP’s custom camera LUT.
4. The director and DP conduct the on-set review with the custom camera LUT applied.
Clips are played back directly from the browser.
The organizational capabilities of Final Cut Pro (such as Keyword Collections) make it
easy to quickly find the best parts of each “circle take” (a take the director considers
noteworthy).
Because camera LUTs are applied nondestructively, the DP can replace the custom
camera LUT with an adjusted one at any time.
5. The DIT sends out dailies (generating them directly from the browser) with the custom
camera LUT applied. See
Batch sharing in Final Cut Pro.
6. During the editing and finishing phases, editors and colorists may replace the DP’s
custom camera LUT—for example, they might augment the LUT by adding one or
more color correction effects. See
Intro to color correction effects in Final Cut Pro and
Final Cut Pro manual color correction workflow.
If a more stylized look is required (such as Summer, Old Timey, Sci-Fi, and so on), editors
or colorists can add Custom LUT effects to the same footage. See Import and apply a
Custom LUT effect.
Stylized Custom LUT effects are available from a variety of third-party sources.