Blackmagic Design DV/RES/BBPNLMIC User Manual

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Exporting LUTs

If you find it necessary to exchange image adjustments with other grading applications, compositing

applications, or NLEs, often the easiest inter-application solution is to export a LUT. This can be done

whether your grade consists of one node or several nodes, so long as they contain only Primaries

palette adjustments, Custom Curves palette adjustments, and compatible ResolveFX plug-ins that

include Color Space Transform, ACES Transform, and Gamut Mapping. All nodes with compatible

functions will be mathematically combined and translated into a LUT.

Keep in mind that any nodes that use Qualifiers, Windows, incompatible filtering operations (such as

sharpening or blurring), or incompatible Resolve FX or Open FX will be completely ignored, as will all

other correction operations made within these nodes.

To export a LUT:

1 Right-click a clip thumbnail in the Timeline of the Color page, and choose an option from the

Generate LUT submenu:

– Generate 3D LUT (17 Point Cube): A DaVinci-developed LUT format

– Generate 3D LUT (33 Point Cube): A DaVinci-developed LUT format

– Generate 3D LUT (65 Point Cube): A DaVinci-developed LUT format

– Generate 3D LUT (Panasonic VLUT): A LUT format associated with Panasonic VariCam cameras

2 Choose a location for the resulting LUT file in the file dialog. The default file path depends on your

operating system; saving it here will make it available to DaVinci Resolve for future use.

– On OS X: Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/LUT/

– On Windows: C:\ProgramData\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\LUT

– On Linux: /home/resolve/LUT

If you like, you can create a new folder in which to save your custom LUTs.

3 Enter a name into the Save As field, and click Save. A LUT file is saved.

Once created, you can use an exported LUT from within DaVinci Resolve, applying it to a clip or

node directly, or applying it to the entire project using the settings found in the Color Management

panel of the Project Settings. You can also copy the LUT to a memory stick to give to someone for

monitoring or previewing in an onset workflow, or to someone using another grading application

that can read this LUT format.

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Blackmagic Design DV/RES/BBPNLMIC DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel with Resolve Studio Software