

We’re going to add a parallel node to blend at this point. Horror Film Grades 02 works well because it’s brighter overall and is different enough to blend in an interesting way. You want to hide the LUT for the moment while you re-open the LUT browser and find the second LUT you want to blend with.

Sometimes you may love the look of a LUT, but the result is too intense and the results need to be blended. In order to see clips on the Color page, content must be on the Edit page first. Part 2: Apply and Blend LUTs Step 1: Choose a Shot to Gradeīefore we can get to work, create a new timeline in Resolve and load the footage you want to start working with. Rather than using a custom directory location, you can use a preset location within DaVinci Resolve’s library. There is an alternate way to install LUTs as well. Now your LUTs are installed and ready to use. Restart DaVinci Resolve for the LUTs directory to refresh.In the General tab, within LUT Locations, click the Add button and navigate to where you saved your LUTs.

On the menubar, select DaVinci Resolve > Preferences > General.Launch DaVinci Resolve and open your project.Create a folder called DaVinci_LUTs inside your Videos folder (Windows) or Movies folder (Mac), or any folder you would like, and move the LUT pack here. Find a LUT pack you want to install from Motion Array.

We’re using the Videos folder on Windows (or Movies folder on Mac), but you can also save these anywhere you’d like. For the custom location method, you need to know where you want to save the LUTs on your system. Any LUT pack will work with this tutorial so long as the LUTs are. In this example, we’ll be using Horror Film Color Grades for some edgy looks to use on a music video. Motion Array has a massive library of great content available to download. To start, you will need to install some LUTs on your system. Part 1: Install LUTs to a Custom Location
