{"id":53796,"date":"2015-03-26T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=53796"},"modified":"2015-03-26T11:53:09","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T16:53:09","slug":"final-cut-pro-x-tutorial-applying-luts-to-log-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/final-cut-pro-x-tutorial-applying-luts-to-log-footage\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Cut Pro X Tutorial: Applying LUTs to Log Footage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"learn-how-to-make-log-footage-pop-using-built-in-luts-with-this-final-cut-pro-x-tutorial\">Learn how to make Log footage pop using built-in LUTs with this Final Cut Pro X\u00a0tutorial.<\/h2>\n<p>If you work with Log footage often, you probably know that it\u2019s not advisable to edit without a Lookup Table (or LUT). By itself, Log footage is incredibly desaturated and lacking in visual appeal. This is because <strong>Log footage holds much more color information <\/strong>than your average image. However, when it comes to editing, you don\u2019t want to work with muddy footage. This is where a LUT comes into play.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re aren\u2019t already familiar, a LUT is an algorithm that tells your computer, monitor, or editing software <strong>to process pixel information<\/strong> in a certain way. By using a LUT, you can accurately convert the color of your image to reflect what\u00a0the filmmaker intended. LUTs aren\u2019t just limited to color corrections, they can also be used to stylize footage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-53802 size-full\" title=\"Log LUTs in FCPX Before and After\" src=\"https:\/\/pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Log-LUTs-in-FCPX-Before-and-After.jpg\" alt=\"Log LUTs in FCPX Before and After\" width=\"986\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Log-LUTs-in-FCPX-Before-and-After.jpg 986w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Log-LUTs-in-FCPX-Before-and-After.jpg?resize=300,121 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Log-LUTs-in-FCPX-Before-and-After.jpg?resize=768,310 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Log-LUTs-in-FCPX-Before-and-After.jpg?resize=277,112 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Log-LUTs-in-FCPX-Before-and-After.jpg?resize=359,145 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Log-LUTs-in-FCPX-Before-and-After.jpg?resize=543,219 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Log-LUTs-in-FCPX-Before-and-After.jpg?resize=865,349 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Log-LUTs-in-FCPX-Before-and-After.jpg?resize=560,226 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Log-LUTs-in-FCPX-Before-and-After.jpg?resize=150,61 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Up until recently, FCPX didn\u2019t have the tools necessary to natively convert Log footage from Log to <a title=\"R709 Wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rec._709\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">R 709 <\/a>(broadcast standard colors). That was , until <strong>a recent update that allowed users to convert Log footage using built-in LUTs f<\/strong>or most popular camera brands.<\/p>\n<p>In the following Final Cut Pro X tutorial, we&#8217;ll take a look at how this process is performed in FCPX, using a variety of <strong>different videos from multiple cameras<\/strong> to show you how FCPX converts each Log clip differently.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/123232920<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about LUTs in FCPX? Check out a few of the following resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"LUTs and FCPX\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalfilms.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/09\/luts-and-fcp-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">LUTs and FCPX<\/a> &#8211; DigitalFilms<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"LUTs in FCPX\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.domisljije.si\/2014\/07\/03\/luts-in-final-cut-pro-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">LUTs in Final Cut Pro X<\/a> &#8211; Too Much Imagination<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Blockbuster LUTs \" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/blockbuster-luts-video-editors-colorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Blockbuster LUTs for Video Editors and Colorists<\/a> &#8211; PremiumBeat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And, just for kicks, <a title=\"PremiumBeat LUTS Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/lut-explained-cats\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">here&#8217;s a video that explains LUTS using cats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Want to see more tutorials from me? Check out <a title=\"Ben Consoli\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/author\/benconsoli\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">my author page<\/a> here on the PremiumBeat blog.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Have any tips for applying LUTs or working with Log footage in FCPX?<\/strong>\u00a0Please share in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to make Log footage pop using built-in LUTs with this Final Cut Pro X tutorial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":53803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[40,108,21,39,92],"tags":[3879,3880,154,3887,3886,3878,1934,31],"class_list":["post-class-post-53796","post-class-post","post-class-type-post","post-class-status-publish","post-class-format-standard","post-class-has-post-thumbnail","post-class-hentry","post-class-category-final-cut-pro","post-class-category-final-cut-pro-x","post-class-category-tutorials","post-class-category-video-editing","post-class-category-video-tutorials-2","post-class-tag-arri-luts","post-class-tag-canon-c300-luts","post-class-tag-fcpx","post-class-tag-fcpx-tutorial","post-class-tag-final-cut-pro-x-tutorial","post-class-tag-log-processing","post-class-tag-luts","post-class-tag-tutorial"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v21.5) - 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