no LUT missing warning when sharing projects

Yes, the use of the user-placed LUTs is computer alpha-numeric, so I make use of that. All MY added LUTs/Look files get prefixes to essentially organize them and bring them up before any of the included ones. I've only used an included one maybe five times in that many years, I know others that live on them of course.

So ... a number, and using either a three-digit or two-digit base, first ... then Alpha within sub-groups.

001 A No-Sat

001 B Sat Up

002 A ...

Neil

LUTs are not stored in the project file, and how you set up your sharing process matters.

First, never ever EVER put LUTs into the program/package folder files along with the LUTs that ship with Premiere. PERIOD. I'll say why down below, after giving a suggested possible fix.

You can save LUTs as a CC Library Look file, which can go into a shared CC Library. So the Look (a LUT file by a different name only) would be seen by any other user working with that same Library available as a shared Library. I think if you did this, and passed on the project file to another editor with that same shared Library available, that Premiere would see and apply that Look/LUT file.

Caveat: I've not worked through this specific thing with LUTs/Looks, but I have with Mogrts ... and know that a Premiere project using a specific mogrt from a shared Library ... when opened on another machine with access to that Library ... does see the mogrt file and uses it.

I think the process (if it works) would be ...

• apply LUT as the only effect on a clip in Lumetri's Basic or Creative tabs;
• in the Library panel, click the + icon in lower left, and Look should be an option, click it;
• the name for the look that appears is the clip name, so double-click that in the Library panel and rename to the proper name for that LUT.
• Now ... for the job, apply the Look file for the LUT to the clip/s and/or adjustment layers.

I'm asking some acquaintances with specific experience in broadcast/post-house shops what they do and recommend.

As to putting LUTs in Prmiere's program/package folder with the LUTs that come with Premiere ... that folder is accessed by Premiere via relative referencing as opposed to absolute referencing. In other words, "the fifth LUT down the list in computer alpha-numeric order". It pays no attention to names.

Further, something you put in that folder is only available to that user in that program on that machine. And neither MediaEncoder nor AfterEffects will see that LUT, even on that machine ... as all the apps have the expectation that everything in those folders is identical. And all reference those folders via relative refences.

Whereas ... they reference the following "proper" user-LUT location in absolute referencing manner, by name.

For all users ... we are supposed to use the following chart, and ... all three apps (four including Prelude) will see the LUTs as used on your machine. Note: you will need to create the Technical and Creative folders at the end of the following chart's folder-trees to put your LUTs into their proper location.

I've create shortcuts on my desktop to quickly access those two folders for when I add/remove LUTs. Also ... I put a prefix on the name so that my LUTs show up first in alpha-numeric order, and in the order ... and grouped ... as I want them to be.

Neil