How to install LUTs in DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro and CapCut

Unzip your download first. LUTs are .cube files and PowerGrades are .drx files. Then follow the steps for your editor.

First: pick the right file

A LUT pack has one file per camera profile. Use the one that matches how the clip was shot, not the camera brand. A Sony clip shot in a standard picture profile is Rec.709, not S-Log3.

You shot	Colour gamut	18% grey sits near	Use
Sony S-Log3	S-Gamut3.Cine	41%	Sony FX3, FX30, FX6, A7S III, A7 IV and others. Use the S-Log3 version of the LUT.
Blackmagic Film Gen 5	Blackmagic Wide Gamut	38%	Blackmagic Pocket, URSA and BRAW decoded as Blackmagic Film Gen 5. Use the Blackmagic version.
Apple Log	Rec.2020	49%	iPhone 15 Pro and later, in the Camera app or the Blackmagic Camera App. Use the Apple Log version.
Apple Log 2	Apple Wide Gamut	49%	The newer iPhone log profile with a wider gamut. Use the Apple Log 2 version.
Rec.709	Rec.709	41%	Footage that is already normal video: standard iPhone clips, drones in normal mode, AI-generated video. Use the Rec.709 version.

DaVinci Resolve

Open Project Settings → Color Management.
Under Lookup Tables, click Open LUT Folder.
Copy the folder of .cube files in.
Back in Resolve, click Update Lists.
On the Color page, right-click a node → LUT and choose it. The LUTs panel also lets you hover to preview.

DaVinci Resolve: PowerGrades

Open the Color page and show the Gallery.
Open the PowerGrade album, right-click in the empty space and choose Import.
Select the .drx file.
Middle-click the still to apply it to the current clip, or right-click → Apply Grade.

Adobe Premiere Pro

Select the clip and open Lumetri Color.
For log footage, go to Basic Correction → Input LUT → Browse and choose the .cube that matches your camera.
If you want a strength slider, load it under Creative → Look instead and use Intensity.

Final Cut Pro

Open the Effects browser and add Custom LUT to the clip.
In the inspector, open the LUT menu → Choose Custom LUT and select the .cube.
Use Mix to set strength.

If Final Cut is already converting your log clip, set Camera LUT to None in the Info inspector so it is not converted twice.

CapCut (desktop)

Select the clip and open Adjustment → LUT.
Import the .cube file, then pick it from the list.
Set strength with the intensity slider.

If it looks wrong

Too contrasty and oversaturated: the clip is being converted twice, or you used a log LUT on Rec.709 footage.
Flat and grey: you used the Rec.709 version on log footage.
Odd colours: wrong profile. Check Apple Log against Apple Log 2, and the Blackmagic generation.
Too dark or too bright: fix exposure before the LUT, not after it.

Common questions

Where is the LUT folder in DaVinci Resolve?

Project Settings → Color Management → Lookup Tables → Open LUT Folder. Copy your .cube files there and click Update Lists.

How do I import a .drx PowerGrade?

On the Color page, open the Gallery, right-click inside a PowerGrade album and choose Import, then select the .drx file.