
and so the Basic tab is your 'corrective' spot for clipping/crushing/neutralization of tonality. To get proper workflows, running log-producing cameras, you have to use the log-correction LUT in the Creative tab. And this all shows how unfortunately Lumetri was designed on a limited basis. The film-stock/print-stock workflow is the next part of the process if used. First step in getting to someplace better is always to neutralize. Then you have a properly neutralized clip. to see from your scopes and image if you have corrected things properly. You have to feed them that corrective media.

The log-corrective LUTs are built on correcting an already perfectly exposed/perfectly color-balanced image. If you're running a straight log correction LUT, the engineers all along have insisted those are all "supposed" to be in the Technical folder. That's if you're using film-stock type LUTs, Jim. Watching your scopes of course for clipping/crushing and levels of your various sections of the image. I've found that applying tech-style corrective LUTs, the best practices is to access them in the Creative tab as noted above, then go back to the Basic tab and correct the clip through the LUT as Van Hurkman et all suggest.

In my experience, that creates a LUT that does the same thing but seems to work better with the current version.Īs to best LUTs for Sony a7s and FS7. My suggestion, if you like any of the Obsolete LUTs/Looks, is to apply them via either the Technical or Creative tab to a clip with no other corrections, and then go to the little three-line 'hamburger' menu at the top of the Lumetri tab, and save as a. They're still included because some users really really wanted them still available, but. The Obsolete LUTs/Looks are ones that may work, but can have problems with certain other effects or media types. Not as slick as viewing them in the little preview window. wrong LUTs/Looks used on export, even crashes.įor using LUTs/Looks separate from the ones in the Creative folder as supplied by Adobe, it's best to have a custom folder-set on your computer, and access that via the option, which tends to remember the folder you were last in. adding to that folder, even with subfolders, can cause all sorts of bad things to start happening. However, with the 2015.3 version (10.x build series), they made some changes, and it seems like the Creative tab navigates to the items in that folder as much by 'relative' position as name. The Creative folder is the more "Look" style of LUTs, found next to the above, and we used to be able to even group our own LUTs/Looks in there with subfolders and all. And you can add to it without causing issues. You can find it in the programs folder tree for the app, under Lumetri.

Technically speaking, they're in the wrong spot as they get applied before the corrections of the Basic tab, and according to everyone from Van Hurkman to all the camera manufacturers and other major apps. The Technical LUTs are the ones used in the Basic tab Input slot, the ones used for "technical" work like correcting to LOG use.
