How To Use LUTs

CapCut Desktop

How to Import & Apply LUTs in CapCut Desktop (Windows & Mac)

CapCut Desktop fully supports custom LUT imports. For the best experience and full control, we recommend applying Grade404 LUTs using the desktop version.

1. Download Your LUTs

Download your .cube LUT files to your computer and save them somewhere easy to access.

2. Open CapCut Desktop & Create a New Project

Launch CapCut on Windows or Mac. Click “New Project” and import your footage into the timeline.

3. Open the Color Panel

Select your clip in the timeline.

Click on “Adjustment” in the top menu, then locate the “LUT” section.

4. Import Your LUT

Click “Import” and select your Grade404 LUT (.cube file).

5. Apply the LUT

Apply the LUT to your selected clip.

Use the Intensity slider to control the strength of the grade.

6. Fine Tune If Needed

We recommend reducing the intensity first if the look appears too strong. Grade404 LUTs are intentionally designed to be powerful, sometimes even slightly bold on first application. This gives you full creative control. You can always reduce intensity, but you cannot increase strength if a LUT is built too weak from the start.

If desired, you may make small refinements using contrast, brightness, temperature, or HSL controls. While LUTs provide a strong foundation, minor exposure adjustments can help footage perform at its best.

In most cases, we do not recommend increasing saturation further, as Grade404 LUTs are carefully balanced for colour depth and skin tone accuracy.

7. Export Your Video

Once you are satisfied with your grade, click “Export” and share your content with confidence.

Adobe Premiere Pro

How to Import & Apply LUTs in Adobe Premiere Pro

Premiere Pro makes it simple to apply custom LUTs using the Lumetri Color panel. Follow the steps below to apply your Grade404 LUT correctly.

1. Download Your LUTs

Download your Grade404 .cube files to your computer and save them somewhere easy to access.

2. Open Premiere Pro & Import Your Footage

Launch Premiere Pro and create or open your project.

Import your footage and drag your clip onto the timeline.

3. Open the Color Workspace

At the top of the screen, click “Color” to open the Lumetri Color panel.

4. Apply Your LUT

With your clip selected:

Go to the Creative tab inside Lumetri Color.

Next to “Look”, click Browse.

Locate and select your Grade404 LUT (.cube file).

Your LUT will now be applied to the clip.

5. Adjust the Intensity

Use the Intensity slider inside the Creative tab to fine tune the strength of the grade.

If the look feels too strong, reduce the intensity slightly. Grade404 LUTs are intentionally designed to be bold on first application, giving you full control to dial them back to your preferred level.

6. Optional Minor Adjustments

If needed, make small exposure or temperature adjustments under Basic Correction.

We generally do not recommend increasing saturation further, as the LUTs are carefully balanced for depth and natural skin tones.

7. Export Your Video

Once you are happy with the result, click Export and render your video.

DaVinci Resolve

How to Import & Apply LUTs in DaVinci Resolve

DaVinci Resolve allows you to permanently install LUTs into your library and apply them using the node system. Follow the steps below to correctly install and use your Grade404 LUTs.

1. Open Project Settings

Click the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Go to the Color Management panel.

Navigate to the Lookup Tables section and click “Open LUT Folder”.

2. Place Your LUTs in the Folder

Drag your Grade404 .cube files into the LUT folder that opens.

Note: If you installed the non-studio version of DaVinci Resolve from the Apple App Store, the LUT folder location may differ.

3. Refresh the LUT Library

Return to DaVinci Resolve.

Go to the Color page by clicking “Color” at the bottom of the screen.

Open the LUTs panel in the top left.

Right click inside the LUT Browser and select “Refresh”.

Your LUTs will now appear in the library.

4. Apply Your LUT

Select your clip in the timeline.

In the Node Editor, right click and choose Add Node > Add Serial Node.

With the new node selected, either:

Right click on the node, hover over LUT, and choose your Grade404 LUT

or

Drag your LUT from the LUT Browser directly onto the node.

Your LUT is now applied.

5. Adjust LUT Intensity

With the LUT node selected, open the Key panel.

Lower the Key Output Gain to reduce the intensity of the LUT.

Grade404 LUTs are intentionally designed to be strong on first application. If the look feels bold, simply reduce the output gain until it matches your desired level.

LUTs On Mobile

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How to Use Grade404 LUTs on Mobile

While desktop editing offers the most control, there are powerful mobile workflows that support custom .cube LUT files. Below are the best options for applying Grade404 LUTs directly from your phone or tablet.

Blackmagic Camera App (iOS & Android)

The Blackmagic Camera app allows you to load LUTs directly for monitoring while filming, and optionally bake them into your footage.

1. Download Your LUTs

Save your Grade404 .cube files to your device. Store them in Files (iOS) or your device storage (Android).

2. Open Blackmagic Camera

Launch the Blackmagic Camera app.

3. Import Your LUT

Go to Settings.

Navigate to LUTs.

Select Import LUT and choose your Grade404 .cube file.

4. Apply the LUT

Once imported, select the LUT from the available list.

You can use the LUT for monitoring while shooting or choose to record with the LUT applied, depending on your settings.

5. Adjust Intensity

Use the LUT strength control within the app to reduce intensity if needed.

Grade404 LUTs are intentionally designed to be bold. If the look appears strong, lower the strength slightly until it matches your desired mood.

VN Video Editor (iOS & Android)

VN supports direct .cube LUT imports and is one of the best free mobile options for applying cinematic colour.

1. Download Your LUTs

Save your Grade404 .cube files to your phone.

2. Open VN & Import Footage

Launch VN and create a new project.

Import your footage onto the timeline.

3. Apply the LUT

Select your clip.

Tap on Filter or Colour.

Locate the LUT import option.

Import your Grade404 .cube file.

4. Adjust Intensity

Use the strength slider to refine the look.

If the grade feels too strong, reduce the intensity slightly. The LUT is designed to provide impact first, then allow you to dial it back.

5. Export

Once satisfied, export your video in the highest resolution available.

LumaFusion (iOS)

LumaFusion offers advanced mobile editing with full LUT support and greater precision than most mobile apps.

1. Download Your LUTs

Save your Grade404 .cube files to your device.

2. Open LumaFusion & Import Footage

Create or open a project.

Import your footage and place it on the timeline.

3. Apply the LUT

Select your clip.

Open the Colour & Effects panel.

Choose LUTs and import your Grade404 .cube file.

4. Adjust Intensity

Use the Mix or Amount control to fine tune the strength.

As with all Grade404 LUTs, we recommend reducing intensity rather than increasing saturation or stacking additional filters.

5. Optional Minor Adjustments

If needed, make small exposure or temperature adjustments to refine the final look.

6. Export

Export your finished video using your preferred resolution and compression settings.

Mobile Best Practices

Use properly exposed footage for best results.

Reduce LUT strength before making heavy manual adjustments.

Avoid stacking multiple LUTs.

Keep refinements minimal to preserve the one click workflow.

Grade404 LUTs are built to deliver cinematic identity quickly, even on mobile.

Apply. Refine lightly. Publish with confidence.

How To Apply Powergrades

DaVinci Powergrades

Here’s how to add PowerGrades to your DaVinci Gallery:

  1. Open the Color page.
  2. Click the Gallery tab.
  3. Right-click in the PowerGrade album and choose Import.
  4. Select the .dpx or .drx files included in your PowerGrade download.
  5. The look will now appear in your Gallery as a still.

To apply it, just drag and drop it onto any clip in the timeline.

LUT Information

Powerful by Design

Our LUTs are intentionally built with impact. On first application, they may appear strong and that is deliberate. It is always easier to reduce intensity than to increase it. A flat or safe grade cannot be pushed much further, but a powerful grade gives you flexibility and creative control.

After applying a Grade404 LUT, you can simply reduce its intensity using the opacity, mix, or strength controls within your editing software until it matches your desired look.

Strong first. Refine second.

Note: Our V2 Skin Tone Luts are designed around an average lighting. If your footage is very dark, the lut will appear too strong, we suggest lowing the intensity to beween 20% and 40% depending on your desired look.

V1 vs V2 LUTs

All Packs now include our V2 LUTs alongside version 1 for the same price. So whats the difference between them?

The V1 pack is designed with a lot of 'wow' factor, these LUTs are designed with full versatility so you can tweak to your desired outcome. These packs are strong and are designed to have their intensity lowered depending on the clip.

Our V2 LUTs are a one click solution. Compared to version 1, these are refined and controlled to a stricter manner to allow for professional and high quality footage without needing any extra adjustments.

One Click With Control

Grade404 LUTs are built as a true one click solution. Apply the LUT and you instantly achieve a cinematic foundation without complex adjustments.

However, you are not locked into a rigid outcome. If needed, we recommend only minimal refinements to personalise the final result while preserving the integrity of the look.

Adjust intensity to fine tune the strength.

Modify temperature to create a warmer cinematic glow or a cooler, mood driven tone.

Fine tune exposure only if your base footage requires correction.

These small adjustments allow you to shape the mood without turning a simple workflow into a complicated one.

Designed for Personality

Each LUT in the Grade404 collection has its own personality. Some are built to emphasise warm highlights and soft skin tones. Others are designed to pull blues, enhance yellows, or create deeper contrast.

To achieve a strong and distinctive look, a LUT must be intentionally focused. If a LUT is designed to enhance blues and golden tones, it will perform best on footage that contains those colour elements. Applying it to an image without those tones may produce a result that feels less aligned with its intended style.

Grade404 LUTs are built to be versatile, but to create impact they cannot be completely neutral. If a LUT worked perfectly on absolutely everything without distinction, it would behave like a generic filter. Our approach is different. Each LUT is crafted with a clear creative direction in mind.

Universal Across Your Workflow

While each LUT has a defined character, they are structured to perform consistently across a wide range of cameras and lighting scenarios when applied to properly exposed footage.

For best results, we recommend applying LUTs to footage that is correctly white balanced and exposed before grading. Balanced footage ensures colour accuracy and allows the LUT to perform as intended.

If you are working with log footage, ensure it has been converted to Rec.709 or the appropriate colour space before applying the LUT, unless otherwise specified in the product instructions.

Built for Speed and Consistency

Grade404 LUTs are designed to remove friction from your editing process. Instead of spending hours adjusting curves, colour wheels, and saturation levels, you begin with a professionally structured grade in seconds.

They are ideal for creators who value speed, consistency, and strong visual identity across social media, YouTube, commercial projects, and personal content.

Apply the LUT. Adjust lightly if desired. Export with confidence.

Cinematic colour, simplified.

Why Creators Use Our LUTs

Shaping the Emotional Atmosphere

LUTs are often selected to complement the emotional direction of a scene. A darker, contrast-driven LUT may reinforce tension in dramatic sequences, while a brighter, more vibrant LUT can elevate uplifting or romantic moments. Colour plays a powerful role in storytelling, and the right LUT helps reinforce that narrative instantly.

Building a Recognisable Visual Identity

Many creators establish a consistent aesthetic by repeatedly using a select set of LUTs across their projects. Over time, this consistency forms a distinct visual signature, allowing audiences to immediately recognise and associate a specific look with their brand or body of work.

Balancing Mixed Footage

When editing content captured on different cameras or under varying lighting conditions, LUTs help unify colour and tone. Applying a consistent grade across clips ensures visual continuity, creating a seamless viewing experience even when the source material differs.

Improving Workflow Efficiency

LUTs significantly reduce the time required for colour grading. Instead of manually adjusting multiple parameters, editors can apply a carefully designed LUT to achieve a refined look within seconds. This accelerates post-production while maintaining a professional result.