Camera and Look LUT Presets

VEGAS Pro contains a collection of Input Lookup tables (LUTs) that convert color spaces (such as VLOG/VGamut, SLOG, or CLOG) used in many popular cameras to Rec709, the color space used for most video editing projects. These LUTs—called camera LUTs or input LUTs—are useful for projects that use an 8-bit pixel format (the majority of projects for most users). For users who work with 32-bit full-range projects, the Color Space settings in the media properties for your clips provide similar functionality.

VEGAS Pro also contains a selection of Look LUTs that color grade your image to emulate the look of a number of popular films, music videos, and TV shows.

To set an input or look LUT:

1. Click the Color Grading button to open the Color Grading Panel.

2. To specify an input LUT, click the Input LUT tab.

3. Click the LUT drop-down list and select a LUT preset from the menu.

4. To apply a look LUT, click the Look LUT tab.

5. Click the LUT drop-down list and select a preset from the menu.

6. Once you have an input or look LUT selected, click the Interpolation drop-down list and choose an option from the list.

   • Choose Linear for fast and reasonably accurate results.

   • Choose Tetrahedral for more accurate, but slightly slower results.

     The LUT filter produces a blend of the original image and the color-adjusted image.

7. Adjust the Strength slider to control the mix, or the percentage of the color-adjusted image vs. the original image. A setting of 0 shows the same results as if you do not apply any LUT at all.