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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 ResolveFX or OpenFX 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 one of the
following commands corresponding to the type of LUT you want to export:
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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