STOP using the Camera LUT - Here is why

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00:00 - The Problem with the Camera LUT
00:55 - The Reason Why - Part 1
03:13 - The Reason Why - Part 2
07:47 - Recap

[nisflix]

Your teaching style is second to none, Eric. Thank you for continuing to upload some of the best educational videos on FCPX & color theory!

[rdSalimo]

Serge sent me here. Amazing content. I have learned so much in these 9 minutes I was here. Subscribed!

[jessandrykew]

Why do I feel like the game just changed for all my work going forward? Thanks so much dude!

[fotosvond_]

0:47 Yes, right. This fault is basically the reason why I avoid Log shooting at all even though I have watched a lot of informational videos and articles on the topic.

You explained everything exceptionally well and I will 100% try this out. However, I am really surprised that this is a factor. I would have expected smarter design by Apple here: By using Camera LUT, Final Cut is being told "this is Log footage, there is a conversion LUT used". In a time where we talk about dozens of AI stuff that are not really useful or needed, it just cannot be too much of an expectation that a 350€ application is able to set the correct order itself, understanding "ah there is a conversion going on and edits, I have to change their order".

[ProduktFilm]

Watched the whole thing as always. So insightful and so clearly explained. And yes I’ve been there applying the LUT first😆 Thank you Eric

[veronemani]

Eric you bring so much knowledge and freshness, the fact that this channel is free is wonderful thank you 😀

[TomKaszuba]

This is the most important, ground breaking video on this topic I have ever seen. This changes everything. I can’t thank you enough.

[MotionWithJames]

Awesome video! I used to use the camera LUT dropdown because it was convenient, but I ran into the issue you described. Nowadays I put the RAW footage in a compound clip first before I do any editing. That way, I can always put the camera LUT along with any color grading adjustments and audio mixing inside the compound clip and have all the effects appear on any timeline/multicam clip where I use the compound clip. It's an extra step before editing but I find the benefits later on to be huge!

[EugenBrinzoiu]

This is going to revolutionize all the editing workflows in FCP. I did it wrong, also. Thank you

[JaroslavBengl]

Thanks a lot for the explanation, Eric! ✨ I really enjoyed your Signal Chain course⭐And made sure that conversion LUTs were now at the end! 👍🏻

[Andy-gzwj]

a video for prores raw footage in fcp and the signal chain would be nice (color space overide)

[joematiacio]

So glad I came across your channel. Your LUTS available for download are great too!

[mikhailanisimov]

yo wtf that's great video and amazing LUTs!
Thank you
gl hf

[Ramansahni]

i am here after watching Serge Video, you are amazing and helpful. (Subscribed) :)

[MrExel]

I am a total noob in color grading and was a true revelation. Thanks so much!

[jedrulakw]

You can use "Camera LUT" if correction LUT also corrects exposure, for example Alister-V-Look-V3-S-Log3. It is always better to use LUT for this than Color Wheels.

[runliftuk]

Enjoying watching your videos! Have you thought about creating a longer form video on color grading from start to finish?

I’d love to see it and it’d be great to direct viewers to at the end of a video ✅✅

[blockbusterlatefees]

Thank you for making this!

By the way mate, do we leave both in and out as Rec709? I used Rec2020 for in and Rec709 for out for my first video, is that incorrect?

Also, do we need to apply the HDR to Rec709 video effect when shooting in Flog2? I added it to my timeline but not sure i needed it. Thanks mate!

[oddbirds]

What I've read online that disagrees with your point: "The Camera LUT applied in FCP’s Inspector (Extended Settings) acts as an interpretation layer and doesn’t bake into the footage. It’s more like a "view transform". This is very different from how it works in Resolves node based grading where subsequent adjustment won't have access to the original LOG signal. In FCP, even if adjustments are made after a LUT, they’re still calculated in the context of the original LOG data due to its 32-bit floating-point processing. This makes the workflow inherently more forgiving. So the conventional way is to do a camera LUT first (in the inspector) and a creative LUT late in the signal chain".

[snakeytales]

Thanks for the vid Eric! Quick one. I have log videos from iphone pro 15, does it make sense then to disable auto applied Camera LUT in FCP and then add the Custom LUT effect to each video with AppleLogToRec709-v1.0.cube (made by Apple) manually after any color correction adjustments (I would like to lower exposure and tweak WB for example)?