Canon Log 3 to Rec.709

Free Canon EOS R5 LUT (Canon Log 3 to Rec.709)

Turns the EOS R5's Canon Log 3 / Cinema Gamut footage into normal-looking Rec.709 video. One .cube LUT, free for any project, no email.

Download the free Canon Log 3 LUT

The zip holds the same LUT twice: a 65-point file for editing, and a 33-point file for monitoring on a camera or in an app, or for older apps that won't load the larger one.

Built from Canon's published spec; not yet tested on footage from this camera. If blacks look lifted or crushed, check the clip's data levels.

Canon Log 3 / Cinema Gamut frame as recorded, flat and grey

Canon Log 3, as recorded

The same frame converted to Rec.709 with the Canon Log 3 LUT

With the LUT

Shot on Sony FX30 (S-Log3) and re-encoded into Canon Log 3 / Cinema Gamut to show the conversion.

The LUT converts Canon Log 3 with Cinema Gamut color, as the manufacturer publishes them, into Rec.709 through the ACES 2.0 output (SDR, 100 nits).

Built from: Canon, Canon Log 3 and Cinema Gamut (ACES IDT, D55).

Set up the EOS R5

  • Shooting > Canon Log settings > Canon Log: On (C.LOG) or On (C.LOG3); Color space BT.709/BT.2020, or Cinema Gamut with C.LOG3 only (Color Matrix must be Neutral)
  • Canon Log 3: ~1600% dynamic range at ISO 800+ (ISO 100-640 expanded); original Canon Log: ~800% at ISO 400+ (ISO 100-320 expanded)

Exposure

Canon manual: if Canon Log noise is noticeable, try recording under brighter conditions and adjusting brightness in color grading (no 18% grey target is given in the manual).

Sources

  • cam.start.canon

    C.LOG and C.LOG3 options, Color Matrix (Cinema EOS Original / Neutral), colour spaces, ISO notes (manual for firmware 2.2.0+)

  • cined.com

    Secondary (CineD): R5/R6 announced 2020-07-09

  • color.ssw.imaging-saas.canon

    Canon LUT Library (official): Look File LUTs for 'Canon Log 2 / Cinema Gamut to BT.709' and 'Canon Log 3 / Cinema Gamut to BT.709' (plus Log-to-Log). This camera is not in the page's in-camera compatible list; the PC LUTs are defined by input profile (Canon Log 3 / Cinema Gamut). The page says technical Canon Log to Canon 709 LUTs are on Canon's regional websites (not fetched).

  • color.ssw.imaging-saas.canon

    Canon LUT Library detail page listing the four conversions: Canon Log 2 / Cinema Gamut to BT.709, Canon Log 3 / Cinema Gamut to BT.709, and Log-to-Log versions

Updated September 26, 2026

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