How to install a LUT in Final Cut Pro

Checked

September 25, 2026

Version

Final Cut Pro for Mac 12.3

Which file

Use the 65-point file.

Turn off Final Cut's own conversion

1. 1

   Select the clip and click the Info button in the inspector.Source

2. 2

   Click the Metadata View pop-up menu at the bottom left and choose General, Extended or Settings.Source

3. 3

   Set the Camera LUT pop-up menu to None.Source

Apply the LUT with the Custom LUT effect

1. 4

   With the clip selected in the timeline, open the Effects browser (Command-5).Source

2. 5

   Select the Color category, then double-click Custom LUT.Source

3. 6

   Open the Video inspector (Command-4, then the Video button).Source

4. 7

   In the Custom LUT section, click the LUT pop-up menu, choose Choose Custom LUT, select the .cube file and click Open.Source

5. 8

   Set the Input and Output pop-up menus to the color spaces the LUT converts from and to. This LUT takes your camera's log in and puts Rec. 709 out.Source

6. 9

   Next time, the file is under Recent in the LUT pop-up menu.Source

Apply it to many clips

1. 10

   Choose Edit > Add Adjustment Clip (Option-A), stretch it over the clips and add the Custom LUT effect to it. Its effects apply to every clip below it.Source

2. 11

   Or use it as a camera LUT: select the clips, open the Camera LUT pop-up menu in the Info inspector, choose Add Custom Camera LUT, pick the file, set Output Color Space and click Open.Source

Good to know

• A camera LUT applies to every use of the clip in the library, before any effects. A Custom LUT effect applies to one clip in the timeline and can sit anywhere in the effect order.Source
• The Mix slider in the Custom LUT section blends the original back in.Source
• Final Cut keeps imported LUTs in ~/Library/Application Support/ProApps/Custom LUTs and …/Camera LUTs. Copying a library does not copy the LUT file.Source
• In a Standard (Rec. 709) library, this LUT's Rec. 709 output is the working space. Check it under File > Library Properties.Source
• Apple doesn't list the names in the Input and Output menus, so this guide doesn't either.