Color Grading with LUTs

"Color LUT" stands for Color Lookup Table. Color LUTs are lists that instruct ACDSee or related programs to map specific RGB values to other specific color values. You can import LUTs and use them as filters in ACDSee. You can apply a color LUT in the same way you would use any other Develop mode effect. Color LUT supported file types are .3DL and .CUBE.

To Apply a Color LUT to Your Image:

1. In Develop mode, select the Tune tab.
2. In the Color LUTs group, do one of the following:
   • Select a LUT from the drop-down menu. The LUT is immediately applied.
   • Press the Import LUTs button. In the Open dialog, browse to the location of your LUT files, and press Open.

If an imported LUT file's location has changed, you will have to reload it on the Color LUTs panel.

To Remove Color LUTs:

1. In the Color LUTs group, press the Remove LUTs button.
2. In the Remove LUTs dialog, check/uncheck the checkboxes next to the LUTs you want to delete.
3. Press Remove LUTs.

To Refresh Your List of Color LUTs:

You can refresh your list of available LUTs to remove deleted files.

In the Color LUTs group, click the Refresh List button.

The maximum LUT size is 128.

See also:

• Blending and Opacity Settings