LUTs for LOG: Why You Should Use a LUT with LOG Footage - DaVinci Resolve 14

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If you’re new to shooting a LOG profile with your camera and are finding that the color of your footage isn’t looking as natural as you’d expect, it might be that using the camera manufacturer’s LOG LUT will make a big difference.

This was my exact situation: I started shooting with the Blackmagic Design Ursa Mini Pro using the “Film” profile (which is a LOG profile). But I found that skin tones generally looked rather too pink or magenta. I was baffled until my friend Jacob Fenn, who is a colorist, showed me this technique in DaVinci Resolve 14. Simply using the color space transform effect to apply the BMD 4.6k LUT solved the problem!

Links to gear discussed and used to record this session:
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Ursa Mini Pro Cinema Camera (body only)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2AKJOcN

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Ursa Viewfinder

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2DEhQRv

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Ursa Mini Pro SSD Recorder (allows you to record to standard, affordable 2.5” SSD drives)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2Cs5eNP

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Anton Bauer 90Wh Battery (about 2 hours of life with viewfinder and SSD recorder)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2D4z367

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V-mount Battery (Same as above but with a different mounting mechanism for cameras)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2BXgnpE

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Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 OS ART Lens (used on the single shot of Cary on my Ursa Mini Pro)

Amazon: https://geni.us/Hfw4cUB

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2kjsI2x

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Electrovoice RE20 Dynamic Microphone (This is what I used to record the voice over for this episode)

Amazon: https://geni.us/jAdH1W1

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2z4hAc2

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Antelope Audio Orion Studio Audio Interface (Thunderbolt and USB 3.0)

B&H: https://bhpho.to/2CzT1pI

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Copyright 2017 by Curtis Judd

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