Creating Presets, LUTs, and Profiles for Video Pros
1h 30mIntermediate2019-09-20
Authors
Richard Harrington
Digital Video Expert, Educator, Speaker
Course details
Are you looking to save time and unlock new creative options in your color grading workflow? Learn how to build custom presets, LUTs, and profiles in Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and other popular video editing applications. Instructor Rich Harrington walks you through the process of creating presets in Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut, Motion, and Resolve. Then he shows how to create LUTs in Photoshop, Premiere, Resolve, 3D LUT Creator, IWLTBAP LUT Generator, and Lattice. Finally, explore advanced options for creating lens correction profiles in many of the same applications. Once built, your new presets, LUTs, and profiles will become go-to tools you’ll use time and time again—saving you valuable time and enhancing the overall quality of your productions.
Learning objectives
Creating presets in different video editors
The role of LUTs
Creating LUTs in different video editors
Using LUTs in the video editing workflow
Correcting lens issues
Learning objectives
Creating presets in different video editors
The role of LUTs
Creating LUTs in different video editors
Using LUTs in the video editing workflow
Correcting lens issues
Skills covered
Video Color GradingFinal Cut ProPremiere ProAfter EffectsAppleVideoMotion Graphics and VFXAdobeOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- LUTs, profiles, and presets for video pros
- Exercise files
Understanding Presets for Video Applications
- The role of presets
- Creating a Premiere Pro preset
- Creating an After Effects preset
- Creating a Final Cut Pro X preset
- Creating an Apple Motion preset
- Creating a DaVinci Resolve preset
Understanding lookup tables (LUTs)
- What is a LUT
- What are the limitations of a LUT
- The role of camera profile LUTs
- The role of corrective LUTs
- The role of creative LUTs
Creating LUTs
- Creating a LUT with Adobe Photoshop
- Creating a LUT or a Look with Adobe Premiere Pro
- Creating a LUT from a color reference target in Premiere Pro
- Creating a LUT with DaVinci Resolve
- Creating a LUT with 3D LUT Creator
- Creating a LUT with IWLTBAP LUT Generator
- Manipulating LUTs with Lattice
Using LUTS
- Using LUTs with Premiere Pro
- Using LUTs with After Effects
- Using LUTs with Final Cut Pro X
- Using LUTs with DaVinci Resolve
- An overview of using LUTs for photography software
Lens Correction and Lens Correction Profiles
- Using lens correction profiles in Adobe Photoshop
- Correcting lens issues with Premiere Pro
- Correcting lens issues with After Effects
- Correcting lens issues with Final Cut Pro X
- Correcting lens issues with DaVinci Resolve
Conclusion
- Next steps