Guides on color grading, LUT workflows, and getting cinematic results.
some grading steps give the same result whichever order you run them in. others change completely. here is which is which, and why it matters for your grade.
turn on advanced mode, open the node graph, and drag a stage earlier or later. how reordering works, what bypass does, and what carries through to export.
luttie's grading engine is rebuilt: ten reorderable stages, a node graph, per-stage previews and 16-bit float processing. the simple editor is unchanged.
nodes let you see your grade as a chain of separate steps you can reorder, switch off and inspect. here is what that means and why colourists work that way.
a .cube lut maps colour to colour and knows nothing about where a pixel sits in the frame. that is why vignettes and grain can never be baked into one.
luttie's grading engine has always been a single fixed chain of adjustments. i'm rebuilding it into something you can rearrange, branch, and mask — and that changes what luttie is.
most browser-based video tools upload your footage to a server first. here's how local, in-browser grading works, how to verify a tool isn't uploading, and where the limits are.
luttie's mcp server gives claude, codex, and any mcp-compatible agent tools to browse luts, generate ai grades, and apply luts — no browser required.
skin is the first thing viewers notice when a grade is wrong. fix white balance first, use reference values, then isolate skin with hsl — in your browser.
a deadline-friendly grading workflow: grade one frame in the browser, export a lut, batch the timeline. no resolve session required.
color grade a photo in your browser in five minutes — curves, color wheels, hsl, and film effects. no install, no adobe subscription.
rescue bright, washed-out footage in your browser: pull whites down, rebuild contrast with curves, and know when highlights are truly gone.
the five color moves that make footage read as 'film': correction, contrast shape, split-toning, controlled saturation, and film texture — all in the browser.
two cameras, two days, or a reshoot that doesn't cut together — match clip colors in the browser and export the fix as a lut.
kill the green cast from fluorescent and led lighting in your browser — tint slider first, curves for stubborn casts, hsl for mixed lighting.
a practical way to test whether a lut is accurate: run a colorchecker through it and measure the δe. the full workflow, and how to read the numbers.
grade chat lets you refine a color grade conversationally — type what you want changed and the ai adjusts the live settings. no more hunting for sliders.
what a .3dl lut file is, which apps support it (flame, avid, premiere), how it differs from .cube, and which format to pick for your editor.
ai color grading uses machine learning to generate, match, or adjust grades. how it actually works, what it can't do, and where it fits a real workflow.
dehancer costs $79+/year and needs a host app like resolve. get film grain, halation, and bloom in your browser instead — no plugin, no install.
complete film simulation — grain, halation, and bloom — runs directly in your browser. no plugins, no davinci resolve, no after effects.
adding film grain to video used to mean premiere plugins or a resolve node. now you can do it in your browser with grain that behaves like real film.
open and color grade heic and heif images from iphone directly in your browser. no lightroom, no conversion tools, no install needed.
no lightroom or vsco needed for a cinematic film look. here's how to do grain, halation, bloom, and lut export entirely in your browser — for free.
halation is the red-orange glow around highlights on real film. what causes it, why digital footage lacks it, and how to recreate it online.
describe a cinematic look in plain text and get three ready-to-export .cube luts in seconds. here's how luttie's ai grade works and why it matters.
lightroom wasn't built for video. grade footage and stills in one browser tab — raw support, film effects, lut export — and skip the adobe subscription.
c-log3 is canon's widest dynamic range profile. the complete grading workflow — technical correction, creative grade, and lut export for resolve and premiere.
the fastest way to get a cinematic look is to match one you already like. here's how color matching works and how to do it in under a minute.
you don't need resolve's 2 gb install to make a lut. build your grade in the browser and export it as a .cube file in minutes — here's the workflow.
skip the 2 gb install and the node graphs. color grade video and raw photos in a browser tab — curves, wheels, hsl, film effects, and lut support.
d-log m looks flat and washed out straight out of the camera. here's how to correct it and build a cinematic grade — no davinci resolve needed.
you don't need davinci resolve to color grade drone footage. complete workflow for grading d-log m and d-log in the browser and exporting a lut for your nle.
iphone 15 pro and 16 pro shoot prores log — a true log format with real dynamic range headroom. here's how to correct and grade it without a mac-only workflow.
n-log is nikon's flattest, most latitude-rich gamma profile. here's how to grade it correctly — from the technical base transform to your creative look.
s-log3 gives up to 15 stops of dynamic range but looks flat out of camera. here's the full grading workflow — technical correction and creative grade.
you don't need premiere or resolve to color grade video footage. how to extract a frame, grade it, and export the look as a lut — all in the browser.
turn a grade you love into a reusable .cube lut and apply it in resolve, premiere, final cut, or capcut — the fastest workflow, right in your browser.
most editors want the same lut at 50%, 75%, and 100% strength. here's how to export all three in one click — no resolve, no plugins.
capcut applies luts but can't create or export them. build your own .cube lut online and import it into capcut mobile or desktop — step by step.
lightroom is great for photographers. but if you're editing video, want lut export, or don't want to pay adobe every month, luttie is worth a look.
a practical comparison of the best browser-based color grading tools in 2026. what each one does, what it costs, and when to use it.
match the color grade of any reference photo in seconds. upload a still, hit match, adjust strength — luttie handles the rest.
create a custom lut in your browser: build the grade, then export it as a .cube file for premiere, resolve, final cut, or capcut. no installs, no nodes.
open and grade canon raw files from eos r, eos 5d, 6d, and rebel series cameras directly in your browser. no software install needed.
grade dji drone raw files in your browser. works with dng files from mavic, air, mini, and inspire series. no lightroom or dji software needed.
open and grade nikon nef files from z series and dslr cameras directly in your browser. full grading tools, no software required.
open and grade sony arw raw files directly in your browser. works with a7, a9, a1, zv, and fx series cameras. no software required.
use color matching to pull the palette of any film, photo, or reference image onto your own footage. no manual color theory required.
white balance affects every color in your photo. here's how it works, why raw files give you real control over it, and how to fix it in post.
open and edit cr2, arw, nef, dng, and raf files directly in your browser with luttie. no lightroom, no downloads — just upload and grade.
is dng a raw file? what's the difference between cr2, arw, and nef? every major raw format explained — and how to edit each one without lightroom.
import .cube luts in capcut on iphone, android, and desktop — step by step, no capcut pro needed. plus free cinematic .cube luts to download.
import, apply, and manage luts in davinci resolve — color page, edit timeline, and lut folders. plus free .cube luts that work in resolve.
apply .cube luts in final cut pro with the custom lut effect — log footage, adjustment layers, and export. includes free luts that work in fcp.
import and apply .cube luts in premiere pro with lumetri color — adjustment layers, log footage, a reusable lut library. free luts included.
lut stands for lookup table — a file that remaps color. what luts actually do, .cube vs .3dl formats, and how to apply or create your own.
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