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Four LUTs that go straight on Apple Log 2. The Rec.709 conversion is inside: the Apple Log curve and the new Apple Wide Gamut primaries, both from Apple's white paper (September 2025). No separate technical LUT needed.
Phones. iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max: Apple Log 2 from the Camera app, Blackmagic Camera and Final Cut Camera. For iPhone 15 Pro and 16 Pro (the first Apple Log) use a different pack: LOGLINE for Apple Log.
Looks: BASE (clean Rec.709), EMBER (warm film), STAKEOUT (cold thriller), MATINEE (film print).
In the archive. 4 looks at 65 and 33 points, a Rec709 folder for regular iPhone video, a Photo folder for Lightroom, guide in English and Russian.
How to use. Blackmagic Camera: the 33 point file in the LUT section, display only. The clip stays in Apple Log 2. DaVinci Resolve: a node after the white balance. Premiere Pro: Lumetri, Input LUT. If Premiere already converted the Log, turn automatic conversion off. Final Cut Pro: Camera LUT = None, then the Custom LUT effect. CapCut desktop: Adjust, LUT, Import (33 points).
Honest notes. Apple Log 2 looks very bright and grey on screen; that is normal. An Apple Log pack shifts reds and blues on Log 2, which is why this is a separate product. Checked against Apple's formulas and in a second program (ffmpeg); not yet tested on clips straight from an iPhone 17 Pro.
Example images: AI photos converted to Log with Apple's formula.
How to install
Two files per look: .xmp for Lightroom on phone and desktop and for Camera Raw, .cube for video and Photoshop. If the look is too strong, lower the LUT strength in your video editor, and in Lightroom adjust the sliders after applying the preset.
Lightroom Classic and Lightroom on desktop
- Lightroom Classic: Develop module → Presets panel → “+” → Import Presets → pick the .xmp.
- Cloud Lightroom: File → Import Profiles & Presets → pick the .xmp.
- They appear in the GradeColor group. Click a preset, then adjust white balance and exposure for your shot.
Lightroom on your phone (free)
- Download the archive to your phone and unzip it: the .xmp files are inside.
- In Lightroom, open any photo → Presets → Yours tab → ⋯ → Import Presets → pick the .xmp files.
- They appear in the GradeColor group. Tap a preset, then adjust exposure and white balance for your shot.
Photoshop and Camera Raw
- Preset: Filter → Camera Raw → Presets tab → ⋯ → Import Profiles & Presets → .xmp.
- LUT: Layer → New Adjustment Layer → Color Lookup → Load 3D LUT → .cube.
Premiere Pro (LUT)
- Select the clip → Lumetri Color panel.
- Creative → Look → Browse… → pick the .cube.
- The Intensity slider sets the strength.
DaVinci Resolve (LUT)
- Project Settings → Color Management → Open LUT Folder → copy the .cube there.
- Right-click the LUT list → Update Lists.
- Color page → right-click a node → LUT → pick the LUT. Strength: Key Output Gain. If you shot LOG, convert to Rec.709 on a separate node first.
Final Cut Pro (LUT)
- Select the clip → add the Custom LUT effect.
- In the effect settings → LUT → Choose Custom LUT… → pick the .cube.
- Mix sets the strength.
CapCut on desktop (LUT)
- Select the clip → clip adjustment panel → LUT section → Import → pick the .cube.
- Not every mobile editor imports LUTs, and menu names differ.
Stuck? Email hello@gradecolor.com and we’ll sort it out.
