Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel - Manual (Page 70)

CONFIGURATION 70
There are two workflows for generating the LUT:
Workflow A. Using the color correction controls and the Trim LUT DPX image within
Resolve to generate the LUT.
Workflow B. Using an external software/product capable of applying a color correction
effect which you want to capture as a LUT.
Workflow A:
1. Set your resolution to High Definition within the Config screen.
2. Load the trim_lut0.dpx file located at /Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/
DaVinci Resolve/trim_lut0.dpx into the Browse screen’s media pool. Within the Color screen
you will now see the Trim LUT file within the thumbnails.
3. Select a normal image clip on the timeline and color grade the desired offset or effect. You
can grade this image like any other. Once done, select the Trim LUT clip on the thumbnail
timeline with your mouse to make it the current clip.
4. With the Trim LUT file as the current clip, using the center mouse button, click on the clip you
just graded with the desired offset grade. This offset grading will now be applied to the Trim
LUT file. (This is a standard DaVinci Resolve copy grade operation).
5. Then, within the Config screen LUT tab, assign a name to the new LUT to be generated using
the ‘Save LUT as’ window.
6. Clicking on the Generate LUT button will create the new LUT that is an offset grade. It’s the
grade you made to the original image. This LUT can now be selected like any other.
7. Update the LUT list that’s at the top of the LUT tab and select as an input, output or display
LUT as required. You can also use the LUT on the color page in any node.
The new LUT will appear in the 3D LUT options and can be used in any of the places DaVinci Resolve
normally uses 3D LUTs. It is also possible to capture an external Trim LUT or generate one with the
Resolve LUT configuration and resolution by placing this Trim LUT Clip into an external device that
applies a LUT.
Trim LUT Clip (One Frame)