Bransford MediaCanon Log 3 to Rec.709
Free Canon EOS R8 LUT (Canon Log 3 to Rec.709)
Turns the EOS R8's Canon Log 3 / Cinema Gamut footage into normal-looking Rec.709 video. One .cube LUT, free for any project, no email.
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, as recorded
With the LUT
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 R8
- Shooting > Canon Log settings > Canon Log: On (C.LOG3); Color space BT.709, BT.2020 or Cinema Gamut
- Dynamic range ~1600% at ISO 800 or higher; ISO 100-640 are expanded speeds with narrower range
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
Canon Log 3 only; colour spaces; ISO 800 note; Canon Log and Canon Log 2 not supported (manual for firmware 1.5.0+)
- corporate.jp.canon
Canon Marketing Japan release dated 2023-02-08
- 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
Recording a different profile?
- Download the Canon Log 3 / BT.2020 LUT
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.
About Canon Log 3 / BT.2020 - Download the Canon Log 3 / BT.709 LUT
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.
About Canon Log 3 / BT.709