Luttie
Your own look, built in the browser.
Dropped straight into Resolve.
Resolve grades beautifully but building a reusable LUT inside it means round-tripping through a grade you have to rebuild every project. Grade a reference frame in Luttie instead, export a .cube, and apply it on a node like any other LUT.
Exports .cube, .3dl — no plugin or extension to install.
Getting a Luttie LUT into Resolve
- 1Export your grade from Luttie as a .cube file
- 2Drop it in Resolve's LUT folder — /Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/DaVinci Resolve/LUT/ on macOS, C:\ProgramData\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\Support\LUT\ on Windows
- 3In Preferences → System → LUTs, click Update Lists
- 4On the Color page, right-click a node → LUTs → your LUT
Building the look
- 1Import a representative still or pull a frame from your footage
- 2Grade it with curves, wheels, and HSL until the look is right
- 3Export as a 33-point .cube
- 4Apply it on a node in Resolve and reuse it across the whole project
What trips people up in DaVinci Resolve
The three things worth knowing before you blame the LUT.
Convert log footage first
A creative LUT dropped straight on S-Log3 or BRAW looks flat and washed out. Put the colour-space transform on node 1 and the creative LUT after it.
Resolve caches its LUT list
New files don't appear until you hit Update Lists in Preferences → System → LUTs, or restart. It's the usual reason a LUT seems to be 'missing'.
One LUT per node keeps it non-destructive
Applying on a node rather than the clip means you can dial it back, reorder it, or disable it without rebuilding the grade.
Custom LUTs in DaVinci Resolve
Do I need DaVinci Resolve Studio to use a custom LUT?
No. LUT import and application work the same in the free version of DaVinci Resolve as in Studio. Studio adds things like noise reduction and some effects, but nothing about loading a .cube file is gated behind it.
What LUT format does DaVinci Resolve use?
Resolve reads .cube most commonly, and also supports .3dl and its own .dat and .ilut/.olut formats. Luttie exports .cube and .3dl, so either works.
Why does my LUT look too strong in Resolve?
Usually the footage hasn't been converted out of log first, or the LUT is stacked on top of a grade that already does similar work. Apply it on its own node and lower that node's Key Output Gain to dial the strength back.
Build the look once. Reuse it on every Resolve project.
Grade a frame in the browser and export a .cube that drops straight into your LUT folder.
Free to grade and export watermarked previews. Pro — from $11.99/mo or a one-time $68.99 lifetime licence — unlocks clean LUT export, and Luttie is fine to use for commercial and client work.