Using Firstlight .look in Speedgrade at DVinfo.net

Pedro Rey · March 24th, 2010, 05:29 AM

Hi, has anyone done this ?
I thought about using the white balance and awesome cc options from FL, and then exporting a .look to use within SpeedgradeHD.
No luck... there are no settings in the .look reflected on SGHD...any suggestions ?

TIA

Pedro

Thomas Barthle Jr. · April 3rd, 2010, 07:33 PM

I don't believe you can create a .look file in first light, only recall one per video clip. You can create a .look file in speedgrade though.

Alex Raskin · April 4th, 2010, 09:20 AM

Yes you can ;)

In FirstLook, make your adjustments as needed. Then go down the right pane to the LUT section and click Export. name it and save it. This exports the .look LUT file. Then go to that file and double-click on it. This registers that .look with the system's CFHD database, so now you can assign it to any clip in FirstLight as a LUT.

Voila.

Pedro Rey · April 18th, 2010, 11:53 AM

Thanks Alex, but then the question is cna you use that .look within Speedgrade HD ?
That is what I tried, but did not work.
I did not double click on it after exporting it though...
Will try that and report back.

Pedro

Alex Raskin · April 18th, 2010, 06:04 PM

Sorry Pedro, I don't use Speedgrade, so I wouldn't know.

One would think that all .look files should be standardized, no?

In any case, I was only commenting on whether it is possible to create .look files with FirstLight, and yes it is.

March 24th, 2010, 05:29 AM	#1
Pedro Rey Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 43	Using Firstlight .look in Speedgrade Hi, has anyone done this ? I thought about using the white balance and awesome cc options from FL, and then exporting a .look to use within SpeedgradeHD. No luck... there are no settings in the .look reflected on SGHD...any suggestions ? TIA Pedro

April 18th, 2010, 11:53 AM	#4
Pedro Rey Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 43	Can you use that LUT in Speedgrade HD Thanks Alex, but then the question is cna you use that .look within Speedgrade HD ? That is what I tried, but did not work. I did not double click on it after exporting it though... Will try that and report back. Pedro

April 3rd, 2010, 07:33 PM	#2
Thomas Barthle Jr. Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 86	I don't believe you can create a .look file in first light, only recall one per video clip. You can create a .look file in speedgrade though.

April 4th, 2010, 09:20 AM	#3
Alex Raskin Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,435	Yes you can ;) In FirstLook, make your adjustments as needed. Then go down the right pane to the LUT section and click Export. name it and save it. This exports the .look LUT file. Then go to that file and double-click on it. This registers that .look with the system's CFHD database, so now you can assign it to any clip in FirstLight as a LUT. Voila.

April 18th, 2010, 06:04 PM	#5
Alex Raskin Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,435	Sorry Pedro, I don't use Speedgrade, so I wouldn't know. One would think that all .look files should be standardized, no? In any case, I was only commenting on whether it is possible to create .look files with FirstLight, and yes it is.