Ahead of IBC 2024, we’re starting to see the first small fruits of Nikon’s acquisition of RED. Indeed, the Japanese corporation has just released a free pack of creative LUTs for their N-Log capable cameras adapted from LUTs that were originally crafted for RED DSCM3 cameras. Let’s take a look! Back in 2020, RED released the Creative LUT Kit for their digital cinema cameras. In particular, these LUTs are built around RED’s Image Processing Pipeline 2 (IPP2), so they are meant to be used with RAW footage developed (or ProRes footage encoded) using the Log3G10 gamma curve and REDWideGamutRGB color gamut. They are very handy for previewing a specific look on set or for a quick color pass in post-production. Recently, I tried applying these LUTs to footage shot on the Nikon Z 9 and the new Z 6III using a Color Space Transform in DaVinci Resolve. With just a few manual tweaks, I found the result to be quite pleasing. But now, Nikon and RED have teamed up to officially port over these LUTs to the Nikon Z mirrorless ecosystem. Let’s take a look! RED Creative LUTs for Nikon N-Log – overview The RED N-Log LUTs package includes four creative LUTs inspired by RED’s color science as well as a redesigned Rec.2020/N-Log to Rec.709/BT.1886 technical LUT. The LUTs are compatible with all Nikon cameras capable of shooting in N-Log, either internally or externally, from the original Z 6 to the Z 9, Z 8, and the new Z 6III....
Published By: CineD - Friday, 13 September