Why I NEVER use LUTs - Color Grading

This video is for everyone asking for my LUTs. I never use LUTs to color grade my videos, and today I'm showing you the tool I use to achieve a similar effect.

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[justit]

"You're killing my LUT sales!" 😂

[jonathanblanckaert]

Color grade and chill is a good example of having fun color grading!

[projectorange]

absolutely murdering once again my man. your 2019 style is distinct and literally the best i’ve seen in the filmmaking community on this platform

[nikolajchristensen]

If you don't shoot LOG footage there is no reason to use a LUT. It isn't just a preset or filter for your image. It is actually math, bringing your LOG footage into REC709 colorspace. Sure people misuse it like an Instagram filter, but it is very useful for many cameras.

[tobiasschumacher]

This is the best Filmmaking Youtube Channel !

[mg]

Dude, this is the most straightforward color grading video I've ever seen. Color grading has always been my weakest point in filmmaking. Now I'm stoked to get in there and give it another try. Thanks brotha. You got another sub! 🔔

[dordly]

color grading is the fun part for me as well, glad I'm not alone. I love getting a good shot, but not so much the act of shooting. I like working with a good shot in post.

[usmanmajid]

Nice insights Aidin.

It's a matter of personal preference at the end of the day. Using a LUT does not make someone any less of a professional than someone who doesn't use them, provided that they use them for a reason within their workflow and understand what they're doing. For example, speed and convenience.

Many creators individually colour CORRECT their footage manually, but then stylise their clips with an overall look by colour GRADING with LUTs to keep a consistent look throughout. Being able to understand colour science and manually colour grade without a LUT is an essential skill - no doubt. But using a LUT to save time, especially when you have a tonne of clips and videos to pump out is perfectly fine in my opinion.

LUTs are never meant to be a one-click solution, they're supposed to be used as a starting point and then customised to work on the footage you've shot.

In the end, the person watching the footage won't care if it was a LUT or not, so long as it looks amazing. This is also why I don't care much for "hardcore rules" in film making. Like, who cares if you followed a textbook and used precise shutter speed / frame rate ratios, when in the end, your video looks exactly the same after getting creative and breaking some rules?

There are 100 ways to achieve the same solution. What matters is having fun and making the end product look dope :-)

[MrInsider]

Already knew the techniques but still enjoyed the video haha. Just to add something: You can also pull down saturation of highlights and shadows for a more realistic look. (luminance vs saturation and then the very left and very right end of the line)

[utunnelindia]

Most helpful and short color grading tutorial I have seen. Thank.

[ChandraPivo]

I agree so much! Half the enjoyment of editing is the color grading!

[WyvernApalis]

I use luts on video that's got a really tight deadline usually, but I agree the turning on and off of the grading layers is satisfying

[VadimID]

Very good tutorial. A bright light in this dark world of LUTs. Really I'm tired of these videos where they tell what LUTs better to use what color space and absolutely lose the creative part.

[CrowClouds]

Nice. Yeah I think those curves can seem a bit intimidating, but a good teacher can make them seem easy and fun to use! Thanks

[chriss]

EXCELLENT sound. Like it.
And thx for this insight, sir.

[JaredPruett]

couldn't agree with this method more, it makes the color grading look so nice, great tutorial !

[leafofficial]

I love it I've really started getting more into color grading and it gets more and more fun

[ZebVisuals]

Great tutorial! Color grading is definitely one of those you have to sit down and take your time with.

[LukeHumphlett]

Man I never knew how it easy was to color grade your shots without LUTS, definitely gonna try this one out!

[Abtech]

Nice Video Bru I think using Adjustments it's greater than Using Luts !! Keep up the Good Content Bru !!