LuttieLUTs for GoPro and GP-Log
GP-Log is the 10-bit log option on the HERO12 Black and HERO13 Black. GoPro publishes its own conversion LUTs for it, so this page covers where to get them and how to put a look on top. Footage shot in a GoPro's normal colour modes needs no conversion.
HERO13 Black · HERO12 Black
Convert GP-Log before you grade it
Most GoPro footage is ordinary Rec.709, so a creative LUT goes straight on with nothing before it. GP-Log is the exception: GoPro says it isn't meant to be used as it comes out of the camera and needs colour correction. Convert it with GoPro's technical LUT first, then add a look.
The workflow
Check how the clip was shot
If you didn't switch on 10-Bit Log, the footage is already normal and you can skip to the look. GP-Log clips look flat and grey.
Download GoPro's LUT for your firmware
GoPro's support site has a Log Profiles LUT Downloads article. It tells you to pick the LUTs that match your camera's firmware version.
Apply the technical LUT first
It converts GP-Log to Rec.709 with no creative look. GoPro notes the result is likely to look dark at first, so expect to lift exposure after it.
Add a look on top
Once the footage is normal Rec.709, any creative .cube works. The Luttie free library downloads without an account.
Or build your own look
In the Luttie editor, drop GoPro's technical LUT into the Creative panel as a custom LUT, which is free, then grade with the other panels. Exporting the result as a .cube needs Luttie Pro.
No GoPro pack yet
There is no paid GoPro pack. The free LUT library downloads without an account, and the editor runs in the browser with no install, so you can convert and grade GoPro footage without buying anything.
Questions
GoPro publishes official GP-Log LUTs in the Log Profiles LUT Downloads article on its support site. Download the set that matches your camera's firmware version. For creative looks to go on top, the Luttie free library downloads without an account.
The HERO12 Black and HERO13 Black, through the 10-Bit Log setting. Earlier models don't have it; their footage is normal Rec.709 and needs no conversion.
GoPro says its technical LUT converts to Rec.709 without any creative adjustment and that the image will likely appear dark at first. Treat it as a starting point and raise the exposure after it.
GoPro advises against it. ISO is limited to 400 when Log Encoding is on, so darker scenes are better shot in a normal colour mode.
Not yet. GoPro's own LUTs cover the conversion, and the Luttie editor doesn't decode GP-Log directly, so this page points you to GoPro for the conversion and to the free library and the editor for the look.
Yes. Footage from the standard colour modes is ordinary Rec.709, so any creative .cube goes straight on. Lower the strength if the camera's colour is already vivid.
Longer walkthrough: grading GP-Log footage step by step. Not sure which profile you shot? Find the LUT for your camera.
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