Skip to main content
Maxt413
Participant
March 15, 2026
Question

LUT export does not match original grade

  • March 15, 2026
  • 2 replies
  • 32 views

I am trying to export my color grade as a .cube file and am having trouble getting consistent color.  The photo shows the original grade on the left and the .cube imported immediately back in to the project on the right.  The difference is obviously subtle in most of the image but pretty noticeable in the highlights.  I had no effects or masks or anything other than basic lumetri settings on the original grade.  I am using a rec709 conversion but it’s applied the same for both and should be the same output.  What am I missing?  I’ve tried playing with all the color space settings but this isn’t an exporting issue so it seems like color space shouldn’t be a problem as this is a pre-export issue.  Any ideas?

 

    2 replies

    Community Manager
    March 16, 2026

    Hi Maxt413,

    Welcome to the community! As R Neil Haugen suggested, we would need more details. Please let us know the configuration used under Lumetri Color > Settings. Also, have you tried exporting a .look file to see if its preview is matching?

     

    Thanks,

    Sumeet
     

    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    March 15, 2026

    We would need to know your media color space and your full color management options in Premiere. Maybe even if you’ve done any setting modification to the monitor, like setting it to full range rather than legal.

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...