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Guides to LUTs and color grading: what .cube files actually do, how to apply them in DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro and LUT Studio, and how to get from flat Log footage to a finished look right on your iPhone.

Two people walking through a stone archway into a sunlit castle courtyard, with the LUT Studio and DaVinci Resolve app icons in the center

Oct 5, 20268 min read

Color Grading for Beginners: A Quick 101 Guide

What color grading actually is, how it differs from color correction, the five controls that do most of the work, and the beginner mistakes worth avoiding.

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A woman walking through a sunlit meadow beneath a tree, one corner still in flat Apple Log and the rest graded

Sep 21, 202613 min read

How to Shoot Apple Log on iPhone: A Beginner's Guide

Which iPhones support Apple Log, how to turn it on, the settings that matter, and the exposure strategy that separates clean footage from noisy clips.

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DaVinci Resolve, LUT Studio and Premiere Pro icons over an interior, ungraded on the left and graded on the right

Sep 7, 202612 min read

How to Use LUTs: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

How to apply LUTs in DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro and on iPhone. Step-by-step, plus the intensity and ordering mistakes that make grades look amateur.

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A .cube 3D LUT cube floating over a street scene, ungraded on the left and graded on the right

Aug 31, 202612 min read

What Is a LUT? The Only Guide You Actually Need

What a LUT actually is, how 1D and 3D LUTs differ, and where they fit in a grading workflow. The explainer that skips both the math and the hand-waving.

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