With the addition of Lumetri Scopes in After Effects, color correcting and grading footage is easier than ever for AE users. The update provides the four essential scopes: histogram, vectorscope, parade, and waveform. After Effects users can now accurately match light levels and color information in their shots. Lumetri Color effect After Effects provides you professional-quality Lumetri Color grading and color correction tools that let you grade your footage directly on your timeline. You can access the Lumetri Color effect from the Color Correction category of the Effects menu and the Effects & Presets panel.

Lumetri Color After Effects

LUTs are much more versatile than you think. With a little help from Lumetri Color, you can get your footage looking just the way you want it.

When first starting out with LUTs, you may think they are a “band-aid” solution for your color grading woes. Applying one might either make your footage great or turn it into a saturated mess — so you end up going through your entire catalog of LUTs just trying to see what works.

Instead, think of LUTs as a starting point for color grading and correction. They’re not “one size fits all” — most videos will need correction to get the desired look. So, let’s dive into how you can customize your LUTs in the Lumetri Color panel with PremiumBeat’s Charles Yeager.

2 Types of LUTs: Corrective and Creative

There are two types of LUTs that you should be aware of — corrective and creative. Corrective LUTs transform one picture profile into another, such as turning LOG footage into a REC.709 color space. This accurately converts color information to the true-to-form color from the original capture. Documentaries and corporate videos usually stick to this space.

Creative LUTs transform footage into a stylistic color palette. Films and narrative videos tend to stylize the color of their projects to fit the mood of the story. This is usually the last step in the color correction and grading phase – it is to be applied after you have corrected your footage and transformed it into a REC.709 color space. Some Creative LUTs can actually both correct and stylize – transforming footage from a LOG space, while stylizing the color at the same time.

Getting Better Results From LUTs

LUTs will never be a cure-all. I got into a pretty lazy rut with my color grading for a while — I would take my LOG footage, slap a LUT on there, and if it didn’t work, I would move right over to the next one to see if that one worked. I wasn’t correcting my footage after applying the LUT.

The best way to do that is to place your LUT in the Creative tab of Lumetri Color. Compared to the Insert LUT tab of the Basic Correction section of Lumetri, the Creative tab allows you to either intensify or reduce the power of your LUT. You will probably have to adjust the intensity of the LUT for every clip, since the color space for each individual one will always be different.

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After you settle on a nice LUT for your clip, head into the Basic Correction section of Lumetri Color and adjust some of the settings that will correct your footage to the right specifications.

This includes shifting the White Balance, Tint, Temperature, and Exposure of the clip. These three settings can completely change the feel and context of your clip. For example, if you apply a M31 LUT on top of your clip, it’s going to change the color space to a heavy teal-orange tint. If the clip is too orange-heavy, you can adjust the temperature of your clip to add more teal back to the clip.

Exporting Your LUTs

If you are happy with the small adjustments you’ve made to your clip and want to save those settings for future similar clips, you can export them into their own individual LUT. To export, go to the top right of the Lumetri Color panel, and click the three dashed lines next to the title. From there, you can export a .cube file, which you can import at any time on any other clip. It’s pretty handy when you’ve put a lot of work into a grade you really like and want to save it for later.

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This download has 9 useful Lumetri Looks that will make your video look more appealing. Of course that's my opinion! I made these presets from scratch and took my time doing so just so you can have something new to work with! Also get my other Lumetri Presets here! https://creative.adobe.com/addons/products/13138

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The file will download to your local Downloads folder on C drive.
Assuming your using Premiere in the default layout.
1) Open Premiere Pro CC. Make a new project or open an existing project.
2) Click the Color tab usually located at the top with Assembly - Editing - ”Color” - Affect - Audio.
3) Locate and click on the Effects tab. Usually at the bottom left hand side of the screen. You will notice there are all the effects listed in different drop down menus such as Presets - Audio Effects - Audio Transitions - Video Effects - Video Transitions and Lumetri Presets.
4) Right click the one that says ”Presets” and click ”Import Presets”
5) Locate the ”Premiere Pro - Lumetri Looks (GMB) v.1” file you downloaded (your local Downloads folder) and click open.
6) Enjoy!!! You now have a few more great looks to work with and you also now how to import them!

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