My Color Grading Workflow Using Phantom Luts

[@liamjulienfilm8891]

I say it time and time again, but your videos are so unbelivibally helpful and entertaining. Your dry humor is definitely funny in parts as well"Dare I say it's lit" 🤣 Overall thankful for you being a part of the filmmaking community alongside , Lewis Potts, A Wandering DP, and Danny Gervitz. Very informative, helpful, and useful content!

[@xti2020]

Trying to learn this stuff from KZbin is surprisingly hard, but this is by far the best video I’ve seen so far.

[@BradyBessette]

That means a lot thank you

[@stevenkralovec]

14:37 “What happened? I’m not even in Premiere” 😂

[@BradyBessette]

hahahah genuine reaction

[@noel-issa]

Really appreciate the depth yet simplicity of this video. At the end you mentioned using the Phantom LUTs for monitoring, and I was wondering if you could tell me a little more about that.

[@slighce]

Bro even made his sit down cinematic with the light focus on his face. That's dedication

[@kimeriksson7445]

I am a bit surprised by how early in the node tree you put the Lut - do you find the end result better when grading ON the Lut like this? (I was taught to grade with Lut towards the end - effectively the same as when adding it as a timeline node)

[@chrissayno21]

Gahhhhh So good. Thank you for this. Will definitely be using this workflow/node tree moving forward. Appreciate you bro!

[@skymakai]

I'm new here... found this video searching for Phantom LUT reviews now that Joel made one for the Mavic 3. I'm happy to sub, also being an FTF member and finding you through the course!

[@albertocostell4449]

Hello men, thanks for this video. Could i ask you about your color management settings for the project? Are you on DCWC Inter colour profile? Thanks'

[@robinb5752]

Did I miss the part where you go through your project color setup? All this depends on your project settings. Color managed or not? DWG Intermediate or not?

[@fredriksvard2603]

One thing i miss in all these tutorials - what color space/management settings should i use? I hear different suggestions and they all lead to different results. The safest seems to be to have everything at rec709 2.4 but i have a feeling that's "wrong".

[@kylemckenna]

there should have been a pdf file with the luts that explain all that.

[@DanielKhuu]

Improved my lunch break man, thank you! I’m only 7 minutes in, but I’ll come back to watch the rest for sure.

[@MichaelSchultzNZ]

Very useful my man I just got the LUTS using your code.

[@SianCKB]

what if I already have CST setup? (Slog3 to Davinci WG at the starting node ---- Davinci WG to rec709 as the last node?) can I still use phantom luts with this?? and should I put it between these 2 nodes or at the start/end?

[@felixkuehl496]

You could surround the Lut with another CST in and out, so Davinci WG to your Camera LOG -> Phantom Lut for your Camera LOG -> Rec709 to Davinci WG. However I found it best to just replace my CST Out at the end of the pipeline with the Phantom Lut and use that as the Rec.709 conversion and do all my grading before. If you need to stay in Davinci WG instead of the Log space of your footage, you could simply add one CST right before the output LUT

[@samueljwalter]

Thanks for sharing! I've been wanting to play around with these luts for a while. For now, I've been using the CST To convert my footage to Cineon Film Log because it works well with the Kodak LUTS built into davinci. Gonna have to check these out though, I really the like the results you shared!

[@KXNGiLLuSioN]

Thank you for the video. Quick question. When using SLOG3 and Phantom Luts do I need to convert the footage to Rec 709 first and then drop a phantom LUT on or can I just slap one directly onto the SLOG3 footage? Thank you I shoot on Sony A7IV and use Divinci Resolve 18

[@BradyBessette]

Hey! I use the phantom lut right on the slog footage! It’s a rec709 lut itself so, no need to convert with a CST

[@KXNGiLLuSioN]

@@BradyBessette thank you so much for the quick response. Does that include all of the SLog3 phantom LUTs or just the neutral one?

[@BradyBessette]

Of course, and all of them!

[@KXNGiLLuSioN]

@@BradyBessette you are the best! Thank you

[@JustinHerd]

Super helpful! Do you set timeline to Rec. 709 A being on a Mac? Or gamma 2.4?

[@BradyBessette]

Lately I’ve found actually -a is best result for most accurate grading! May not be “right” but it works!

[@priyanshusinha9795]

I am not even in premiere 😂😂😂😂

[@batmanfilter]

i have a sony a6700 does these luts work for these camera? or it doesn't matter?

[@funtilwhenever]

Could you explain how would you go about the sharpen node if you had to do it? Thanks

[@Nypics]

Great tutorial! Do you load the LUT's onto your camera to preview the look(s)??

[@jessetimmmiller1870]

Great question.

[@jessetimmmiller1870]

@10:36

[@maurogutierrez]

Hello, great, Sorry, I'm a beginner, I don't speak English, I will use a translator, I would like to know in DaVinci resolve how we would use these Luts, if there would be a need to use a CST to convert to Rec 709 or if those Luts are used directly on slog 3 in the case from Sony?, thank you!!! 👍👍👍

[@jessetimmmiller1870]

Thank you, as always!! Question: can the Arri LUTs be combined with the film print LUTs, or are they meant to be used separately only? 🙏

[@ViozoDesigns]

seperately, they all delog and create a look in one lut

[@jessetimmmiller1870]

@@ViozoDesigns Thank you! You're the only person who got back to me about this!! I got the LUTs last month and finally figured out that they are creative AND technical LUTs (i.e. no need for CST). I love the Arri LUTs but find I've been using the Vision film stock lately. Love that look.

[@dannythefunnyguy]

Are you in davinci wide gamut for your color management color space?

[@GrimnoxProductions]

Would these luts also help if shooting in slog2?

[@carstenschlag]

Awesome video man, super helpful!

[@gettriggered8404]

Hey so i currently own the a7iv. I bought the phantom luts but how come i dont see the a7iv drop down on davinci?

[@kylemckenna]

If you have an A7IV you should use the A7Siii luts.

[@apocryphal_man]

Grading AFTER the LUT doing a rec709 correction? I don't know...

[@Tonellacam]

I’m using a fx30 , will these phantom luts work well with it too ? I want to download your lut pack you got !

[@kylemckenna]

Yes but make sure you use the FX6 version not A7SIII.

[@vitalypodolyak5271]

Hello! Could you please make a video about your export settings? I'm loosing my grain every time I export a video.

[@ronneabat]

Awesome video. More vids please.

[@loganwebb5449]

What are your project color space settings?

[@anthonyj_film_photo]

Just found your channel. Thanks for the helpful info. Sub'd.

[@alezcoll]

Does this method work for FX3 / 10-bit users as well?

[@kylemckenna]

Yes

[@pizzomedia7261]

Great channel! One tutorial that I have not been able to find anywhere is how to apply a LUT when shooting and expose properly. For example in SLOG3 I will typically need to overexpose 1.5-2 stops, but then this will throw off the look of the LUT so I’m not getting an accurate representation of the final look of the shot when I’m shooting. This obviously makes it difficult to get the visual look I’m after and I’m really just shooting in the dark with my lighting. How do I do this? S tutorial would be great. How to use overlay luts when shooting and expose properly. Not sure if this is just an SLOG thing or if it’s common to overexpose any type of log footage. Thanks

[@vojtechbadin]

if you have a newer camera that enables you to put the luts inside the camera, just do that and expose with the lut on. most of the times, your image will look great. if you don’t have this option, try to use zebras and a grey card (there are plenty videos on that on youtube). if you wanna go a bit further, try an app called monitor+ where you can import the conversion luts (like phantom luts) to your phone and see the exposure or you can use false colors. there is a lot on youtube about setting the right exposure and i struggled with exposure a lot and now i nail it almost every time. it just needs practice and research what works best for you.

[@anesudetroy]

not sure if you’re using the lut on a monitor or if its baked into youre camera, typically using a monitor is easier. for the phantom luts, the creator of the luts says that you dont need to over expose slog3, you can just expose normally

[@WhySteve]

You chose the wrong Stephen from South Africa! Haha, kidding, congrats other Steve ;). Maybe Resolve is crashing to lure premiere users? Premiere Pro User: "Resolve doesn't have all the features Premiere Pro does". *Resolve crashes. *Premiere Pro user starts dripping from the mouth: "Oh yeah".

[@loudmotion5639]

there is a reason why the company that made the software is called black magic hahaha. you better nt say bad things or it will curse you..

[@WhySteve]

@@loudmotion5639 I left premiere pro for Resolve and never regretted it. I'm 100% on Black Magic's side haha.

[@loudmotion5639]

@@WhySteve same here, 6 years of premiere pro, slowly moved to davinci and now am 100% on it. Sometime when i go back to pr now to export xml timelines from clients, it feels outdated lol

[@WhySteve]

@@loudmotion5639 Yeah other than a few export settings and UI, Premiere has nothing on Resolve.

[@raullopez5729]

HI CAN THESE LUTS BE USED IN PREMIERE?

[@geoffreyvanhuynegem6684]

yes

[@sushantalex514]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@thomas.kovacik]

Juiiiicy

[@thegeniusdirector]

❤

[@BradyBessette]

Thank you!!

[@ShaneFoley]

I'm not even in premier? 🤣

[@MattyKillenDOP]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@loudmotion5639]

fx6 just for the hype of every youtuber? i found ur bmd to be closer to arri :)

[@IvarNesheim]

Can you hook me up with your Node Three? :)

[@buchsg]

20min ads for phantom luts wtf, I had subscribed for lighting tips and tricks not for that kind of things… As always when KZbinrs grow pass a certain point, content turn to be meh at least, sorry bro

[@BradyBessette]

Funny thing is it’s not an ad, I didn’t get paid for this. I did it because I truly believe in these things.

[@kingvisionsmedia]

Then just wait for the next lighting tip video…

[@selfai1238]

It's called the classroom for a good reason.... because he's the teacher 😊

[@tomoakitakagi238]

@@BradyBessette is it possible to use phantom luts into canon clog?

[@Tonellacam]

@@BradyBessette thank you I love these vids and enjoyed this one one , don’t listen to this guy