Making creative LUTs safer for Rec.709 video
Filmtone Desktop 1.12 introduces Rec.709-safe variants of its built-in creative Looks to prevent color distortion on already-rendered footage. The update ensures safer application of LUTs on display-referred sources like Rec.709, SDR BT.709, and Display P3 SDR without flattening the creative effect. Preview and export outputs now consistently use the same source-aware Look variant for reliable results.
- ▪Filmtone Desktop 1.12 adds Rec.709-safe variants for its Stone, Urban, and Noir creative Looks.
- ▪The software now distinguishes between Log/camera profile footage and already-rendered display-referred sources to apply appropriate LUT intensity.
- ▪Preview, export, and playback rendering all use the same source-aware Look variant to ensure consistency.
- ▪Full creative LUTs are still applied when footage is not Rec.709 or display-referred, preserving creative flexibility.
- ▪The update targets common user footage like phone clips and camera files that are usable but not professionally graded.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 343289) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Takumi Chiba Posted on May 17 Making creative LUTs safer for Rec.709 video #video #macos #indiehackers #showdev A strong creative LUT can look great on the footage it was designed around. That does not mean it should hit every source the same way. This was the problem behind the latest Filmtone Desktop release. Filmtone has built-in creative Looks named Stone, Urban, and Noir.
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