The Everyday LUT

Solving My #1 Problem

Matching colors and tone across various scenes and lighting scenarios is no easy task - not to mention the enormous amount of time it takes to make sure your brand is carrying a cohesive, professional look across video projects.

The Everyday LUT is my solution to spending hours color grading videos and trying to achieve a uniform, professional, and natural look across projects.

It’s what allows me to get crisp mid-tone contrast, warm, soft highlights, and accurate skin tones, and now you can get the same look as me.

This is the LUT I use across all of my videos. I’ve been refining this specific look for nearly two years and I’ve finally gotten it to a place of consistency and high versatility across scenes.

How It Was Developed

The Everyday LUT was developed around 10-bit 422 as well as 8-bit footage, and is designed to be non-destructive to your colors / luma values.

I've tested this LUT on log (after rec 709 conversion), hlg (after rec 709 conversion), and standard profile footage from various Sony, DJI, Canon, and even iPhone cameras.

My primary uses for this LUT has been content creation, real estate, and weddings and as a result, it is remarkably versatile across indoor, outdoor, daylight, and lowlight footage.

This is a creative LUT and is meant to apply a stylistic grade to your footage after proper color correction and log transformation.

When to Apply

• Apply this LUT after your conversion LUT (log to rec 709) for the best results. Each example image shown has The Everyday LUT applied after a factory log to rec 709 conversion LUT (example: footage shot in Sony SLOG 3 -> SLOG 3 to rec 709 conversion LUT -> The Everyday LUT).
• Follow color grading best practices when using this LUT (Base corrections -> Conversion LUT -> The Everyday LUT -> Finishing grade / style adjustments).
• In many scenarios, this LUT is a 'one-and-done'. In others, this LUT will act as an excellent base look for you to make stylistic adjustments on top of.
• Be sure to read the included PDF "How To Use The Everyday LUT" for further information on how to use and adjust this LUT - including answers to popular questions!

How to Install

(FCPX)

1. In Final Cut Pro, navigate to your video effects window and search for 'Custom LUT'.
2. Drag and drop the 'Custom LUT' directly onto your timeline clip, or onto your adjustment layer.
3. In the 'Video Inspector' window, navigate to the 'Custom LUT' effect you applied, and select 'Choose Custom LUT' in the dropdown menu.
4. Select the 'The Everyday LUT.cube' file. Now, the LUT is saved as a useable look for all future videos.

(DaVinci Resolve)

1. Open up 'Project Settings' and select 'Color Management' on the left hand side.
2. Select 'Open LUT Folder'. This opens the DaVinci LUT library into which you place your LUT or LUT packs.
3. Drag and drop the 'The Everyday LUT.cube' file into your DaVinci LUT library and choose 'Update Lists'.
4. Tip: Change '3D lookup table interpolation' to 'tetrahedral' for best results and choose 'Save'.
5. Head over to the 'LUTs' panel and drag and drop 'The Everyday LUT' onto your video node.

(Premier Pro)

1. Select the 'Color' tab and choose 'Color Workspace'.
2. Choose the clip you'd like to work with, open the 'Basic Correction' tab in the 'Lumetri' panel.
3. Select the 'Input LUT' dropdown menu and choose 'Browse'.
4. Navigate to the 'The Everyday LUT.cube' file and select it for use.