What is a LUT?

A LUT (Look-Up Table) is a colour recipe for your photos or videos. It works by taking every colour in your image and shifting it. Depending on the LUT, it can make shadows cooler, highlights warmer, or skin tones richer all at once, instantly.

Think of it like an Instagram filter, but one built by a professional colourist. Instead of a one-size-fits-all tweak, a LUT can recreate the exact mood of a Hollywood film, a vintage roll of Kodak film, or a clean, neutral editorial look.

What can you do with a LUT?

Once you've generated one here, download the file and drop it into any editing app — Lightroom, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or Capture One all support them. From there, one click applies the entire look to your image or footage. You can dial the strength up or down to taste.

How is a LUT different from a filter?

A filter is usually a fixed preset baked into one app. A LUT is a portable .cube file that works across professional editing software, so the same look travels with you from stills to motion.

How do I make my own?

You don't need to know the technical stuff. Just describe the feeling you're after — for example "warm and golden like a summer road trip" or "dark and moody like a crime thriller" — and LUT Foundry returns two distinct interpretations you can preview, refine, and download.