SpectraCal CalMAN 3D LUT Software Files - Manual

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CalMAN 3D LUT Files
for Image Editing Software
Quick Start Guide
CalMAN Display Calibration Software can now create a display calibration 3D LUT file that can be
imported into many video and image editing software systems. CalMAN creates an optimized 3D
LUT file that applies calibration correction to the display to correct its performance to very
accurately comply with a desired video standard (e.g. BT.709, sRGB, etc.). CalMAN currently creates
the following common LUT file formats: .3dl, .csv, .cube, .m3d, .clt, .itx, .txt, .dat, and .mga formats;
plus specific file formats for many common LUT hardware devices.
When a display calibration LUT is imported into an editing software program, the program’s output
signal is then altered, according to the LUT data, to produce an image on the display that complies
with the selected video standard. Programs that are compatible with the LUT file formats that
CalMAN currently produces include:
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Adobe; After Effects
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Apple; Color
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Assimilate; Scratch
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Autodesk; Lustre, Flame/Inferno, Flint, Smoke, Fire
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Blackmagic Design; DaVinci Resolve
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Chaos Group; Pdplayer
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The Foundry; Nuke
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And, others for which detail is not yet provided
Required CalMAN Software Version:
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Version 5.1.0.1130 or later
Required CalMAN Workflow:
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Color Cube (3D LUT) workflow