How to install LUTs on Atomos Ninja V

8. Monitoring & Recording

A LUT or Look Up Table is a table that transforms the color response and as

such adjusts the 'Look' of the input. 3D LUTs have a combination of three

inputs defining the combination of R, G, and B values allowing for adjustment

of not only color but also gamma and gamut. LUTs can also be used to

monitor the input in a specific color space or more creatively to create a

specific 'look' such as film stock emulation or to match cameras.

It's worth nothing that not all LUTs are equal and the majority of LUTs are

designed to work with in the boundaries of REC.709. This means that

whilst they may apply the color adjustments you are looking for they may

also effect the luminance of the image and in which case these LUTs

should only be used for delivery of content designed to be viewed in

REC.709 or SDR. If you are working with 3D LUTs you can use color

correction applications, as well as applications like Davinci Resolve,

Photoshop or dedicated applications like LUTCalc. to create you own

custom Looks that can then be imported to your Atomos device. They

can provide a great base or primary grade that allow you to apply an

instant look to your footage.

Atomos support 3D LUTs in the industry standard .CUBE format and

provides 8 LUT memory slots for you load your LUTs in to.1D LUTs are

not supported and will need to be converted via 3rd party software to be

imported.

To import LUTs into your Ninja V first copy the .CUBE files on to the

SSD/HDD in your Master Caddy II using a computer and compatible dock.

Load LUTs

from computer

Atomos Ninja V – User Manual Edition 1: November 2018

To load a LUT select the desired slot (curve button) and press on the

curve icon and then tap the folder file. Navigate via touching through the

disk file system to the LUT file to be uploaded, press on the name to

select the LUT and then again to import.

Then wait for the LUT loading progress bar to complete. The name of the

currently selected 3D LUT is displayed at the top of the Monitor Mode panel.

This LUT can then be applied to the display by selecting the correct LUT

memory slot. The LUT needs to be activated in the Monitor Features

Menu. Activating the LUT in the Monitor menu will always use the LUT

selected in the LUTs menu. Touching the activated LUT name in the

Information bar will give you instant access to LUTs selection.

Inside the LUTs menu touching on the slots will preview the name of the

selected LUT (above the Menu bar). The selected LUT filename will also

display in the Information bar.

Add LUTs

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Looking for some free color grading LUTs to load into your monitor for an on-set preview? I have you covered with this free pack of 8 professional monitoring LUTs.

Recently I picked up an Atomos Shinobi 5.2″ monitor, which I’ve been super impressed with so far. My favorite function of the monitor is its ability to load custom LUTs to preview different looks on set.

You can of course use custom monitoring LUTs for a wide variety of purposes, but I like using them to quickly audition looks on the day.

By testing a select few creative looks against any given camera/lighting setup, I get a much clearer picture of what might be possible (or not) later on in the grade. It might also inform additional creative decisions pertaining to lighting ratios, color temperatures, and more.

For anyone doing commercial work, monitoring LUTs are also a great tool to use with clients. Rather than having to vaguely describe what your final image will look like after being color corrected, you can show them right there in real time.

I designed these LUTs to be as versatile as possible, which is why the set includes a mixed bag of commonly used looks.

In total there are 8 LUTs in this free pack:

• LUT 1: High Contrast
• LUT 2: Low Contrast
• LUT 3: Desaturated
• LUT 4: Natural Warmth
• LUT 5: Natural Cool
• LUT 6: Bleach Bypass
• LUT 7: High Contrast Monochrome
• LUT 8: Low Contrast Monochrome

Using The LUTs

The LUTs in this pack all come as industry standard .cube files, making them compatible with virtually any professional grade monitor.

Simply load the LUTs onto your monitor and toggle them on and off to preview each look.

If you have a camera that supports custom LUTs (in .cube format), you can also load the LUTs directly onto the camera to achieve the same results.

Log Recording

If you are shooting in a log color space on your camera, be sure to set your output signal (going to the monitor) to Rec 709.

These LUTs are not designed to convert your footage out of log, so you will need to set the camera to do this for you. With that done, you can then activate one of the monitoring LUTs to add a stylized look on top of the Rec 709 image.

If your camera doesn’t allow you to output a Rec 709 image when shooting in log color space, you can create your own custom LUT to work around this issue.

I recommend doing this in DaVinci Resolve.

Simply apply a conversion LUT to a shot in Resolve (let’s say V-Log to Rec 709), and then apply one of these monitoring LUTs on a separate node. With both LUTs stacked on the same shot, you can now output a new LUT from DaVinci Resolve that combines them both. You can then repeat this process with each of the remaining LUTs included in the pack.

Download The Free Monitoring LUTs

These monitoring LUTs are completely free to download and use. All I ask is that you share this page with friends and colleagues so that others can enjoy them too.

Click Here To Download The Free Monitoring LUT Pack

Hope you all enjoy them, and they help improve your workflow on set!

And if you enjoy those LUTs, you’ll love my full line of professional color grading LUTs available through CINECOLOR.

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