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How to install a LUT in Final Cut Pro

Apply a .cube LUT in Final Cut Pro with the Custom LUT effect or as a custom camera LUT, turn off Final Cut's own log conversion, and apply it to many clips.

Final Cut Pro converts log footage it recognizes with a built-in camera LUT. Switch that off for the clip, then add this LUT with the Custom LUT effect.

Checked 2026-09-25 · Final Cut Pro for Mac 12.3

Use the 65-point file.

Turn off Final Cut's own conversion

  1. Select the clip and click the Info button in the inspector.Source
  2. Click the Metadata View pop-up menu at the bottom left and choose General, Extended or Settings.Source
  3. Set the Camera LUT pop-up menu to None.Source

Apply the LUT with the Custom LUT effect

  1. With the clip selected in the timeline, open the Effects browser (Command-5).Source
  2. Select the Color category, then double-click Custom LUT.Source
  3. Open the Video inspector (Command-4, then the Video button).Source
  4. In the Custom LUT section, click the LUT pop-up menu, choose Choose Custom LUT, select the .cube file and click Open.Source
  5. Set the Input and Output pop-up menus to the color spaces the LUT converts from and to. This LUT takes your camera's log in and puts Rec. 709 out.Source
  6. Next time, the file is under Recent in the LUT pop-up menu.Source

Apply it to many clips

  1. Choose Edit > Add Adjustment Clip (Option-A), stretch it over the clips and add the Custom LUT effect to it. Its effects apply to every clip below it.Source
  2. Or use it as a camera LUT: select the clips, open the Camera LUT pop-up menu in the Info inspector, choose Add Custom Camera LUT, pick the file, set Output Color Space and click Open.Source

A camera LUT applies to every use of the clip in the library, before any effects. A Custom LUT effect applies to one clip in the timeline and can sit anywhere in the effect order.Source

The Mix slider in the Custom LUT section blends the original back in.Source

Final Cut keeps imported LUTs in ~/Library/Application Support/ProApps/Custom LUTs and …/Camera LUTs. Copying a library does not copy the LUT file.Source

In a Standard (Rec. 709) library, this LUT's Rec. 709 output is the working space. Check it under File > Library Properties.Source

Documentation gaps

Apple doesn't list the names in the Input and Output menus, so this guide doesn't either.