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How to install a LUT in Premiere Pro

Use a .cube conversion LUT in Premiere Pro without converting log twice: the Source Clip input LUT, the classic Basic Correction route, and where to put LUT files.

Premiere converts log footage it recognizes on its own. To use this LUT instead, give it to the clip as an input LUT and tell Premiere the result is Rec. 709, so the conversion happens once.

Checked 2026-09-25 · Premiere 26.x (26.5.1, September 2026). Adobe says version 27.0 replaces the Lumetri Color panel; these steps will change then.

Use the 65-point file.

Apply it to a clip (recommended)

  1. Choose Window > Lumetri Color and select the clip in the Timeline.Source
  2. Open the Settings tab of the Lumetri Color panel and expand Source Clip.Source
  3. In the Input LUT menu, choose or import the .cube file.Source
  4. Set Media Color Space to Rec. 709, the color space this LUT outputs. Premiere then carries on from Rec. 709 instead of converting the log itself.Source

Apply it to many clips

  1. Select the clips in the Project panel and choose Clip Modify > Color, then set the same Input LUT and Media Color Space for all of them.Source
  2. Or grade one clip, choose Edit > Copy, select the other clips and choose Edit > Paste Attributes.Source

The classic route

  1. Select the clip and turn on Preserve RGB in Lumetri Color > Settings > Source Clip. That stops Premiere's own log conversion.Source
  2. In the Lumetri Color panel, open Basic Correction and choose Browse from the Input LUT menu, then pick the .cube file.Source

Keep it in the LUT menus (optional)

  1. Mac: in the Finder choose Go > Go to Folder, enter ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/LUTs and copy the file into its Input folder (create the folders if they are missing). It then appears under Settings > Source Clip > Input LUT.Source
  2. Windows: copy the file into C:\Users\<your user name>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\LUTs\Input.Source

Premiere's default color setup tone-maps log footage it identifies. A second log-to-Rec.709 conversion on top of that would look wrong, which is why both routes above switch Premiere's own conversion off for the clip.Source

A conversion LUT goes in an Input LUT slot, not in Creative > Look.Source

Documentation gaps

Adobe doesn't say whether Premiere needs a restart before a newly copied LUT shows in the menus.